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NASA has selected four small explorer missions to conduct concept studies. Read full story.

Media accreditation is open through Oct. 18, 2023, for SpaceXs 29th commercial resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station. Read full story.

NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, and its Falcon 9 rocket to provide the launch service for the agencys TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission. Read full story.

In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the NASA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) is highlighting the contributions made by Hispanic-owned businesses to NASA’s mission. Through collaborative efforts, Patriot Construction, Inc. has played a pivotal role in the enhancement and maintenance of NASAs Ames Research Center in California. They have worked on the N244 […] Read full story.

NASA has announced an updated plan to continue New Horizons mission of exploration of the outer solar system.  Beginning in fiscal year 2025, New Horizons will focus on gathering unique heliophysics data, which can be readily obtained during an extended, low-activity mode of operations.  While the science community is not currently aware of any reachable […] Read full story.

By Matina DouzenisNASAs Kennedy Space Center Women at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida marked the 2023 Girls in Aviation Day by hosting a special visit. A flight of 131 girls, ages 12 to 18, landed at the worlds premier spaceport on Sept. 22, to spend the day learning from women in aerospace and aviation […] Read full story.

More than 500 local students, ranging from grades first to eighth, joined NASA and COSI (Center of Science and Industry) in a Learning Lunchbox event where they saw a demonstration of how clouds form, and had the opportunity to ask NASA experts questions. Taking place at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California on […] Read full story.

Ten research investigators at nine academic institutions will advance their science and technology projects while contributing to NASAs research priorities through an agency collaboration with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Read full story.

Students from North Carolina and Rhode Island will have separate opportunities next week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Read full story.

The fall campaign of NASAs Scientific Balloon Program is underway at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) balloon launch site in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Read full story.

Payloads: Cold Atom Lab (CAL): Closeout of the week-long activities to replace science module 3 with science module 3B was initiated and will be completed next week. CAL produces clouds of atoms that are chilled to about one ten billionth of a degree above absolute zero — much colder than the average temperature of deep …  Read full story.

Payloads: Astrobee: The crew performed steps to replace an Astrobee docking station memory card. Astrobee is made up of free-flying, cube-shaped robots. These robots are designed to help scientists and engineers develop and test technologies for use in microgravity to assist astronauts with routine chores, and give ground controllers additional eyes and ears on the …  Read full story.

69 Soyuz Undock and Landing: 69 Soyuz undocked from the NM docking port of the ISS on Wednesday September 27th at 2:55 AM CDT. Later, at 6:17 AM CDT, 69 Soyuz touched down, safely returning NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin from the 371-day docked mission. This concludes Expedition …  Read full story.

Change of Command Ceremony: The full crew on-board the ISS participated in a public ceremony to mark the change of command between Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev and ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen. The change of command is in preparation for tomorrows 69 Soyuz return, carrying NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry …  Read full story.

Payloads: BioFabrication Facility (BFF): The crew gained access to the BFF interior and performed steps to unclog the Smart Pump Tips and installed Bio-Ink Syringes. Using 3D biological printers to produce usable human organs has long been a dream of scientists and doctors around the globe; however, printing the tiny, complex structures found inside human …  Read full story.