NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the United States government agency responsible for space exploration, space technology, and aeronautics research. As a space agency, NASA leads both crewed and robotic missions, develops new space technologies, and conducts research in space science. NASA is known for its partnerships with organizations like ESA and its work on programs like the International Space Station (ISS), the Artemis Program, and the Space Launch System (SLS). Associated keywords include: space exploration, aeronautics, space technology, and scientific discovery.
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NASA is partnering with the Department of Energy to design and assemble SR-1.
Associate Administrator Lori Glaze is part of NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate.
NASA is trying to reuse hardware to maintain SR-1’s schedule and budget.
NASA will use funding from its FY27 budget request and the 2025 Working Families Tax Cut Act to support SR-1.
NASA’s Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom mission is targeting a launch in late 2028.
NASA says SR-1 Freedom will be the first fission-powered interplanetary spacecraft.
DARPA leads the RSGS mission with support from NASA.
The April 2026 NASA OIG and GAO report identified serious technical, quality control, and program management issues affecting Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.
Former NASA astronaut Charlie Walker attended the opening event for Redwire’s Georgetown facility.
NASA is using the science directorate’s line of future Mars missions to help fund SkyFall.
SR-1 Freedom will carry SkyFall, NASA’s next Mars helicopter mission, to scout landing sites for future crewed exploration on Mars.
Former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Captain Ken Bowersox attended the opening event for Redwire’s Georgetown facility.
SkyFall is managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and co-designed and co-manufactured by AeroVironment.
The Boeing Starliner program is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
NASA has contingency plans to avoid delays in the lunar lander program if Blue Origin suffers additional setbacks.
NASA will install two Starlink mini laser terminals on the exterior of the Orion spacecraft.
The Flight Dynamics Research Facility will support NASA work tied to the agency's exploration and science goals, including the Artemis program.
NASA is shifting toward commercial satellite services for missions close to Earth to free up government resources for deep space exploration.
On July 22, 2026, L3Harris Technologies completed and shipped four modified RS-25 main engines to NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
Boeing and NASA technicians will begin mechanical installation and alignment of the four RS-25 engines on the 212-foot-tall Space Launch System core stage engine section at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility.