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Vast scores insane 2027 deal to fly private mission to NASA space station

NASA has awarded Vast the contract to fly the sixth Private Astronaut Mission to the International Space Station, a deal that positions the relatively young company alongside Axiom Space as one of only two firms trusted to send private crews to the orbiting laboratory.
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NASA work on several programs pending responses to White House executive order

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he expects to provide details about several agency priorities in the coming weeks.
Space Coast Daily

NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station, Targeted to Launch Summer 2027

NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
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Astronaut Winston Scott on his career, upcoming moon missions, and the state of the American space program

More than 50 years since the end of NASA’s Apollo program, moon missions are about to start up again. As early as March, Artemis II is expected to take four astronauts to orbit the moon in preparation for a moon landing to come.

US House takes first step toward creating “commercial” deep space program

A US House committee with oversight of NASA unanimously passed a “reauthorization” act for the space agency on Wednesday. The legislation must still be approved by the full House before being sent to the Senate,

SpaceX, NASA mission arrives at ISS, relieving bare-bones astronaut crew

The four Crew-12 astronauts brought the International Space Station’s staff back to seven after a month of operating with three people on board.
Yahoo

NASA tests new spacesuits for future moonwalks as Artemis program ramps up

NASA astronauts are now testing a new generation of lunar spacesuits underwater, part of the agency’s long-term preparations for the first Artemis moonwalks in more than 50 years. The underwater sessions, used to rehearse real lunar activities, are one ...
Hyperallergic

Art in the Outer Limits: A Look at NASA's Space Art Program

A sampling of the over 2,000 artworks that are part of the NASA Art Program were recently uploaded to NASA's Flickrstream, and give an insight into the breadth of work that has come out of this rare merger between a government agency and art. Annie ...
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U.S. Space Program

From Mercury & Apollo Missions to the Space Shuttle Program, Mars Rover Landings, & Artemis II. In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the Cold War between the Soviet Union and United States… On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became ...

NASA to let private company Vast visit space station for private mission in 2027

NASA has let Axiom Space make four visits to the International Space Station and a fifth next year, but on Thursday the agency announced a new private company would be allowed a mission as well.

NearSpace Education Awarded Statewide NASA Grant to Send Student-Programmed Hardware into Orbit

NearSpace Education (NSE) has been awarded a NASA TEAM II STEM Innovator grant to erase the line between classroom