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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample

[ad_1] After nearly five years in space, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with an abundance of rocks and dust from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Announces New Associate Administrator

[ad_1] NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson announced Monday Robert D. Cabana, who has served as director of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center since 2008, will serve as associate administrator effective Monday, May 17. [ad_2] Source link

Jurczyk Retires as NASA Associate Administrator

[ad_1] Steve Jurczyk, who served as acting NASA administrator from Jan. 20 to May 3, 2021, announced Monday he will retire on Friday, May 14, after more than three decades of service at NASA. [ad_2] Source link

NASA, Axiom Agree to First Private Astronaut Mission on Space Station

[ad_1] NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station to take place no earlier than January 2022. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Administrator Statement on Chinese Rocket Debris

[ad_1] NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson released the following statement Saturday regarding debris from the Chinese Long March 5B rocket. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Selects Contractor for Quiet Supersonic Flight Community Testing

[ad_1] NASA has awarded a contract to Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. of Burlington, Massachusetts, to support a national campaign of community overflight tests using the agency’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology research aircraft. [ad_2] Source link

Texas Students to Hear from Astronauts on International Space Station

[ad_1] Students from Brownsville, Texas will hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station during a call at 10:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 11 that will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. [ad_2] Source link

NASA, Axiom Space to Host Media Briefing on Private Astronaut Mission

[ad_1] NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station and will host a teleconference with media at 11 a.m. EDT on Monday, May 10, to discuss more details about the mission. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Invites Public, Media to Watch Asteroid Mission Begin Return to Earth

[ad_1] NASA invites the public and the media to watch its first asteroid sample return mission begin a two-year cruise home at 4 p.m. EDT Monday, May 10, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Awards Earth Science Data and Information System Contract

[ad_1] NASA has awarded the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Evolution and Development (EED)-3 contract to Raytheon Company of Riverdale, Maryland. [ad_2] Source link

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Category: Technology

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample

NASA Announces New Associate Administrator

Jurczyk Retires as NASA Associate Administrator

NASA, Axiom Agree to First Private Astronaut Mission on Space Station

NASA Administrator Statement on Chinese Rocket Debris

NASA Selects Contractor for Quiet Supersonic Flight Community Testing

Texas Students to Hear from Astronauts on International Space Station

NASA, Axiom Space to Host Media Briefing on Private Astronaut Mission

NASA Invites Public, Media to Watch Asteroid Mission Begin Return to Earth

NASA Awards Earth Science Data and Information System Contract