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OSIRIS-REx Departure: Farewell to Asteroid Bennu

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. View the full article

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. View the full article

NASA has awarded the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Evolution and Development (EED)-3 contract to Raytheon Company of Riverdale, Maryland. View the full article

NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Answer Questions After Return to Earth

NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson announced Wednesday that Susie Perez Quinn will serve as the agency’s chief of staff. View the full article

Media will have the opportunity to see the iconic golden mirror of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope open for the last time on Earth during a virtual briefing Tuesday, May 11, at 1 p.m. EDT (10 a.m. PDT). View the full article

A Message from NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson to the NASA Workforce

60 Years of Human Spaceflight: Launching The First American into Space

Exoplanets: Weird, Wondrous Worlds

Students from New York will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. View the full article

NASA Astronauts Share Teacher Appreciation Week Message From the Space Station

This May, NASA celebrates the contributions of its Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) employees – past and present – with a variety of internal and external events and products centered around the theme: Advancing Leaders Through Purpose-Driven Service. View the full article

NASA Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month 2021

Vice President Harris Swears in NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson

Sen. Bill Nelson took office as the 14th administrator of NASA Monday, after he was given the oath of office by Vice President Kamala Harris during a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. View the full article

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will answer questions at 3:45 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 6, about their historic mission on the International Space Station and return to Earth. View the full article

Mark Geyer, director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, is stepping down from his position leading the center to focus more time on his health and family in light of a cancer diagnosis. View the full article

NASA Science Live: Mars Helicopter and the Future of Extraterrestrial Flight

Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next SpaceX delivery of NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. View the full article

Post-Splashdown News Update on NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission

Four astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, completing NASA’s first commercial crew, long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station. The return comes nearly six months after the crew members arrived at the microgravity laboratory and also marks the longest-duration mission of a crewed American spacecraft to date View the full article

NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Splashes Down

NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Undock and Depart from International Space Station

The following is a statement from Sen. Bill Nelson, who the U.S. Senate confirmed as the 14th NASA administrator on April 29, regarding the announcement Saturday that Vice President Kamala Harris will chair the National Space Council:. View the full article