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NASA Says Farewell to MAVEN Mars Mission, Hosts Media Call Today

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

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font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;" align="center"> <img data-image-content class="image_content" style="display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="600" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/07957b36901/8ace9dba-4e45-4723-8671-2c786defb844.jpg?rdr=true" alt="" align="center"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="line-height: 1; text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Artist’s concept of NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft at Mars. The spacecraft entered orbit around the planet in 2014 and has completed over eleven years of observing the Martian upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and interactions with the Sun and solar wind to explore the loss of the Red Planet's atmosphere to space.</span><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(107, 107, 107);"> </span><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(107, 107, 107); font-weight: bold;">Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Colorado/Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics</span></p></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_container content-padding-horizontal" style="padding: 10px 40px;" width="100%" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider_content-row" style="height: 1px; width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_content-cell" style="height: 1px; line-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #000000; border-bottom-width: 0px;" height="1" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"> <img alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" style="display: block; height: 1px; width: 5px;"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars and a decade beyond its primary, one-year mission. The spacecraft was heard last on Dec. 6, when it experienced an unexpected loss of signal after it passed behind the Red Planet.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT today, Wednesday, June 3, to discuss MAVEN’s achievements.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The agency convened an anomaly review board in February to evaluate recovery efforts and assess the spacecraft’s probable current state. The review board has determined that the MAVEN spacecraft is not recoverable, and it is no longer capable of performing its science and data relay mission, which is consistent with the mission team’s findings. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Telemetry from MAVEN prior to the spacecraft’s passage behind Mars in December showed all subsystems working normally. After the spacecraft emerged, NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) did not observe a signal.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A brief fragment of telemetry data from analysis of radio signals recorded by the DSN’s open-loop receivers indicated the spacecraft was in safe mode and rotating at an unusually high rate when it emerged from behind Mars, indicating a disruption in MAVEN’s orbit trajectory. The review board concluded that due to this rotation, the batteries on the spacecraft had drained, causing the communications system to lose power and rendering MAVEN in an unrecoverable state. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These preliminary findings do not address a potential root cause for the anomaly, which still is being investigated. The review board is expected to provide its final report later this year. NASA has begun the official process of decommissioning the MAVEN mission, following standard procedures to archive the full mission dataset for the science and exploration communities.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The science MAVEN has given us is key to informing what kind of radiation protection and safety measures we must take before sending humans to Mars,” said Louise Prockter, director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “The data collected from MAVEN will continue to provide valuable insight into Mars for decades to come.”</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Launched in November 2013, the MAVEN mission explored the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and interactions with the Sun to explore the loss of the Martian atmosphere to space. Understanding atmospheric loss gives scientists insight into the history of the planet’s atmosphere and climate, liquid water, and planetary habitability. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The MAVEN mission has truly advanced our understanding of the Martian atmosphere and evolution. This dataset has had a tremendous impact on the field,” said Shannon Curry, MAVEN’s principal investigator and a researcher at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder. “Our science team is exceptionally proud of all of these amazing discoveries.”</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sun’s impact on Mars</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of MAVEN’s first major results was </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014-K-7m1Gfe170LqF6nC2BxIwIEaYNJohXS10g73KIJiaMfBh4CP2E9pNBo72uxZ_h2uzrbZlErAH76p9szTMcc2YokCEhmvobkm4740se_AszKIo6VMLsxrl8laul80wyjoj_8hKYzHdNx9OT56ouyLz9kU15wxMR5cDsdzZPlfxYAngHYSmsIJ-d9jvO6Sw8Drig5MIxjpBYN73KqzIJpqRuiMj7FYDNLwrmu-NJO1TbwP7G4EO1Fb_FZA33DN6mZdgc6Mk6kc=&c=rlKf3S0EiYE1L5x-xc3BiJVL0tex7XxMnol5bEE1NX9-ErOxST8tCA==&ch=ATFX4fAA-nHRZizfl-UKuXhwAGN1HibUUfS0md-UThKQw217wbYZPQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that the erosion of Mars’ atmosphere increases significantly during solar storms</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);">. The team studied how the solar wind, which is a stream of charged particles continually streaming from the Sun, and solar storms continually strip away Mars’ atmosphere, as well as how this process played a key role in altering the Martian climate from a potentially habitable world to today’s cold, arid planet. The MAVEN mission made unprecedented strides in advancing our understanding of how the Sun and space weather affect Mars, as it was the only spacecraft that could simultaneously take measurements of both the Sun and the Martian atmospheric response. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Martian light shows</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The MAVEN mission </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014-K-7m1Gfe170LqF6nC2BxIwIEaYNJohXS10g73KIJiaMfBh4CP2E9pNBo72uxZ_sE9sG8xoJPBmjbVOCvvafXjy1MZ_z6NzdxiLdQCbRYDS_uecAb7up1_k6_Vzvu6uf6HaINUp8q4D8RQWnXt0hXobq8x74yQUdu7Tda4FxTSdvUkeX6YeHRGsNnAFMzcIqOehHxLUFU3EpTUhm-HhlLBArIXMJaQCfddbg7xsHmcdSU_0WJLgk88GrEvZQutJWNmqRZBp6r1puiNLLlwPMA==&c=rlKf3S0EiYE1L5x-xc3BiJVL0tex7XxMnol5bEE1NX9-ErOxST8tCA==&ch=ATFX4fAA-nHRZizfl-UKuXhwAGN1HibUUfS0md-UThKQw217wbYZPQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">discovered several types of auroras</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);"> that light up when energetic particles plunge into the atmosphere, bombarding gases and making them glow. The MAVEN team showed that protons create new kinds of auroras at Mars. On Earth, proton auroras only occur in very small regions near the poles, whereas at Mars they can occur everywhere.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mars’ atmosphere sputters into space</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To better understand how Mars lost most of its atmosphere, </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014-K-7m1Gfe170LqF6nC2BxIwIEaYNJohXS10g73KIJiaMfBh4CP2E9pNBo72uxZ_RW9yPIV3hkPopa_l6fpHMHykXJXAYGNyNnYT-J62JHKCn_18cRUDz9dNHDGrfMSvbLNpexcv4BKTMVDjZLRLeohs1UqTAISzWGa0Pl73x2J2U0upu-gUBoNpk59chvMlnsHPXsV3X8V9Ei3lzobdzNcFheQcwzwflZMGrlBhnmQ1eD1SV_DP8F8gZHWl0wcu92p_a0mNhpyeBevoNAhdMA==&c=rlKf3S0EiYE1L5x-xc3BiJVL0tex7XxMnol5bEE1NX9-ErOxST8tCA==&ch=ATFX4fAA-nHRZizfl-UKuXhwAGN1HibUUfS0md-UThKQw217wbYZPQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">MAVEN measured atmospheric sputtering</a> <span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for the first time at any planet. The team did this by observing argon, which is a noble gas, meaning it rarely reacts with other constituents in the Martian atmosphere. The only significant way it can be removed is by atmospheric sputtering, a process where ions crash into the Martian atmosphere at high enough speeds that they splash gas molecules out of the atmosphere, much like doing a cannonball into a pool. The team used 11 years of data to reveal the presence of sputtered argon at high altitudes in the exact locations that the energetic particles crashed into the atmosphere, showing sputtering in real time. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-style: italic; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Understanding Mars’ dusty secrets</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2018, a series of dust storms created a dust cloud so large that it enveloped the Red Planet. The MAVEN team </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014-K-7m1Gfe170LqF6nC2BxIwIEaYNJohXS10g73KIJiaMfBh4CP2E9pNBo72uxZ_56RqivvdbALLHi5ngT_2GVSwwJWTH5NKx1TYVDNxs9LaWtYHRmjnVqX5RZ6Ej-JbkJLwsH_3Lgdl-vFaXMZZZR8IvqQgigcBzxfJAE5P_cW3u7Q7tjCidkO636pXnJhasrD7gAcMLrNuZZkqYxjfRP-pgqp0YN6Oo7cjEwSwJ_M=&c=rlKf3S0EiYE1L5x-xc3BiJVL0tex7XxMnol5bEE1NX9-ErOxST8tCA==&ch=ATFX4fAA-nHRZizfl-UKuXhwAGN1HibUUfS0md-UThKQw217wbYZPQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">studied how this “global” dust storm</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);"> affected Mars’ upper atmosphere to understand how these events affected the escape of water to space. It confirmed that heating from dust storms can loft water molecules far higher into the atmosphere than usual, leading to a sudden surge in water lost to space.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chasing comets</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to Martian science, MAVEN contributed to NASA’s effort to observe </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014-K-7m1Gfe170LqF6nC2BxIwIEaYNJohXS10g73KIJiaMfBh4CP2E9pNBo72uxZ_JH03EUxoF0siF7CA7lBvuh9NdWXfJxYUB7KpXsCi4eQ5S7kHTPF34nMmjmIE1psp3rL9OggNpkSPbEYaNimzztJ83lk0_AwSHbSfazFqClq5PCFwtlThx7gacGFfsMOeXxLmSyiOkuIE_mOJWVjsVGSgUkDrvAtifqHBi3D49-bYl4xbsCzdpuRjIN-cEPaukX7O-46Bghk=&c=rlKf3S0EiYE1L5x-xc3BiJVL0tex7XxMnol5bEE1NX9-ErOxST8tCA==&ch=ATFX4fAA-nHRZizfl-UKuXhwAGN1HibUUfS0md-UThKQw217wbYZPQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">comet 3I/ATLAS at Mars</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);">. Over the course of 10 days last year, the MAVEN team designed a new observing campaign to capture 3I/ATLAS by taking multiple images of the comet in several wavelengths, much like using various filters on a camera. Then it snapped high-resolution UV images to identify the hydrogen coming from the comet. By studying a combination of these images, scientists can identify a variety of molecules and better understand the comet’s composition and history.  </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the mission’s lifetime, MAVEN’s science team produced more than 800 publications, and additional publications are planned.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In addition to science, the MAVEN spacecraft was an instrumental player in NASA’s </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014-K-7m1Gfe170LqF6nC2BxIwIEaYNJohXS10g73KIJiaMfBh4CP2E9pNBo72uxZ_PxysJy1yNWRbU_fmHCJcZ_fSABKT6yC9sB1vXUFcz86XLXDXilki5EEaXsW_c5QooLNd2Ly548GxxbSIn4U38Xdno6V872TR3GtuEE0hhm5qXBSEnhmQvIz4Et-qG7uA&c=rlKf3S0EiYE1L5x-xc3BiJVL0tex7XxMnol5bEE1NX9-ErOxST8tCA==&ch=ATFX4fAA-nHRZizfl-UKuXhwAGN1HibUUfS0md-UThKQw217wbYZPQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Mars Relay Network</a>,<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> communicating data from Mars rovers to Earth. 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NASA Invites Media to See Roman Space Telescope Arrive at Kennedy

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:01:00 GMT

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display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope stands complete in the largest clean room at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. With its deep, sweeping views of the universe, Roman will observe billions of cosmic objects to explore fundamental questions about dark energy and planets outside our solar system</span><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(119, 119, 122);"> </span><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(119, 119, 122); font-weight: bold;">Credit: </span><span style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(107, 107, 107);">NASA/Scott Wiessinger</span></p></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_container content-padding-horizontal" style="padding: 10px 40px;" width="100%" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider_content-row" style="height: 1px; width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_content-cell" style="height: 1px; line-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #000000; border-bottom-width: 0px;" height="1" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"> <img alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" style="display: block; height: 1px; width: 5px;"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Registration is open for media to cover the arrival of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the coming weeks.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The observatory will arrive aboard NASA’s Pegasus barge from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, where teams completed its construction, assembly, and testing. Credentialed media will be able to witness the arrival and unloading of the space telescope in its transport container at NASA Kennedy’s turn basin. From there, technicians will move the telescope to the center’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility for launch processing. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NASA subject matter experts will be available on site to answer questions about the arrival. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Media interested in participating must apply for credentials at:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center; margin: 0;" align="center"><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0016YSNa3_9AKiUS_pRX8_LVg347znbJNlDYpG8u5w2AUju4jQ5AWlV69KuGleq4aomqCnov4mxt1di82Iq8f1qhUBZQqDqCwipSmXXGlVlDEKekk2NEcbk5rMaxQpQHWF4bA3afAJDglws5ydKe_NaTOinc17DavmP&c=xBbuoWqizf9NW9CM_WW8tu--Npx1xcHD9686aYBQbpkrvWYIp3klZQ==&ch=mIEsWe6AyK-ZPnm7ZRYZO0fMRHv0HMaZvpkW7QXdPk3WQ0Haj9va6g==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; text-decoration: none;">https://media.ksc.nasa.gov</a></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="ql-cursor"></span>To receive credentials, media must apply by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 4. 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The observatory will usher in a new era of cosmic surveys, unveiling troves of celestial objects, and shedding light on some of the universe’s most profound mysteries, including phenomena we can’t see. Roman also will showcase a test of the most advanced technology ever flown in space to directly image planets around nearby stars, a key step in NASA’s search for life on other worlds.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Roman telescope is managed at NASA Goddard with participation by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California; Caltech/IPAC in Pasadena, California; the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore; and a science team of scientists from various research institutions. The primary industrial partners are BAE Systems Inc., L3Harris Technologies, and Teledyne Scientific & Imaging. 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display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts gather together for a crew portrait wearing their Dragon pressure suits during a suit verification check inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. Clockwise from bottom left are, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10px; color: rgb(119, 119, 122);">Credit: NASA</span></p></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_container content-padding-horizontal" style="padding: 10px 40px;" width="100%" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider_content-row" style="height: 1px; width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_content-cell" style="height: 1px; line-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #000000; border-bottom-width: 0px;" height="1" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"> <img alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" style="display: block; height: 1px; width: 5px;"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NASA will host a public event featuring three crew members from the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission at 11 a.m. EDT Monday, June 1. The event, which takes place during the crew’s standard postflight visit, will be held in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in the Mary W. Jackson building, 300 E. Street SW in Washington.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The crew members, including NASA astronauts </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nQdUWaYvm31oNleE2Z-ZMFGBoFyJQeUkNgeXsm1YjfUmCDp-NhhBIUy-25CtwwSNQAZrDObX72RjHryOdPX4s_lvbUgA6Ii3rXzwI24UeA7GMISPVjWU3PZSPvFYUk67CMiQ8CFFh6gx9dMZWbGPHyEiHZ_gdtayckTLsjOq3Tqm4oEhOM3s5Q==&c=z0R3_GIbXV0dBOng067KDM4uzQJvqcV9Ij9Dv8AUqNkvKtiUwgPZfA==&ch=tnYmzlu4dcvCu8UUJrU__1N-diXawiz4JFWppg524dv64AJoOc7hzQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Zena Cardman</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nQdUWaYvm31oNleE2Z-ZMFGBoFyJQeUkNgeXsm1YjfUmCDp-NhhBIUy-25CtwwSNeJRnJVyGmJKYA4FT8DmFuob1CWEVTVytGzPWPOwhugQ-L90rpaUqYmNvMBUhUJkQeuR3Pc0ISvYmap55-ol5C2xVvWoTKBxTLYyNxGTdfJCF66d2D8gFsl8nwYC0s3qf0Z92saUO268=&c=z0R3_GIbXV0dBOng067KDM4uzQJvqcV9Ij9Dv8AUqNkvKtiUwgPZfA==&ch=tnYmzlu4dcvCu8UUJrU__1N-diXawiz4JFWppg524dv64AJoOc7hzQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Mike Fincke</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, will discuss their recent 167-day mission aboard the International Space Station, where they conducted a wide range of science experiments to benefit life on Earth and advance human space exploration as part of International Space Station Expedition 73/74.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);">The Crew-11 mission </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nQdUWaYvm31oNleE2Z-ZMFGBoFyJQeUkNgeXsm1YjfUmCDp-NhhBIcWynO30zCCyhO5IMSwFMSXLEgMoZR1SuliIz-6XSJbsblXec3uN_UlbH2ztVeggB6OkbyYjtejnAHDXL9qArMJWExxCqSTi8c206bXOKrfkBnnvOHk7m25qEerygeu64fZDGOtodsUC5ZQ1JJHuYxY74wcjZsajWuEW66AMq-RYgZt8AwTg3iisgFBrixyv8Psee7qY0HXG&c=z0R3_GIbXV0dBOng067KDM4uzQJvqcV9Ij9Dv8AUqNkvKtiUwgPZfA==&ch=tnYmzlu4dcvCu8UUJrU__1N-diXawiz4JFWppg524dv64AJoOc7hzQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">lifted off</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);"> on Aug.1, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew’s SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the orbital outpost on Aug. 2.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);"> During their mission, the three astronauts, along with crewmate Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, traveled nearly 71 million miles and completed more than 2,670 orbits around Earth. The Crew-11 mission was Fincke’s fourth spaceflight, Yui’s second, and the first for Cardman and Platonov. Fincke has logged 549 days in space, ranking him fourth among all NASA astronauts for cumulative days in space. The crew members returned to Earth on Jan. 15, splashing down off the coast of San Diego.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);">Along the way, Crew-11 logged hundreds of hours of research, maintenance, and technology demonstrations. The crew members also celebrated the </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nQdUWaYvm31oNleE2Z-ZMFGBoFyJQeUkNgeXsm1YjfUmCDp-NhhBIQSYNZDR_WN4nnHPBkV5QRFST2xlsszb5X_Ig2Vy4dM9TbuMnkTCktXb7cKscTpbBXYWyCSsITDOmxuzanyX_6CFCpd8dHz2S_FnbzxhAADkJIHnAFs4yTktfVlmk6TDTT5IcShPFCqcH267n4L_BGs=&c=z0R3_GIbXV0dBOng067KDM4uzQJvqcV9Ij9Dv8AUqNkvKtiUwgPZfA==&ch=tnYmzlu4dcvCu8UUJrU__1N-diXawiz4JFWppg524dv64AJoOc7hzQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">25th anniversary</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);"> of continuous human presence aboard the orbiting laboratory on Nov. 2, 2025. 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display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(119, 119, 122); font-weight: bold;">Credit: NASA</span></p></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_container content-padding-horizontal" style="padding: 10px 40px;" width="100%" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider_content-row" style="height: 1px; width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_content-cell" style="height: 1px; line-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #000000; border-bottom-width: 0px;" height="1" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"> <img alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" style="display: block; height: 1px; width: 5px;"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NASA will provide an update on the agency’s Artemis III mission and announce the astronauts assigned to the test flight during a live event at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 9, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The event will stream on </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011MbTjo2Qa_-YLrMLX8ONCiA4G19cANki3qRXL4GbWs2X0TQA3usZXCYwIs7nkp5yQTr4uATVqnrEeuTCQgRInfHgism61XLmRYs5nQsx-nmmDH02aSahEWRYMOF6cxOdsHn_j_6mdoqyXcZtqW6WLA==&c=AOLDFr0RK2p07ttUCOZh05OQWDgBGgsRaAG7Uq-DqOebMC_aRMPp-Q==&ch=B7qlgxpLMTlNi-bEqvM5jOP47Il8u7nMuVtJqmTpW68PbNN2qQwtLA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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Learn how to </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011MbTjo2Qa_-YLrMLX8ONCiA4G19cANki3qRXL4GbWs2X0TQA3usZXMo4HVEwBPXWT8_EAtOeNOSBCYkC1FD1npR5HqGEVmXatcPWgkaZUSVnjuB38dQwuZAjW-Xrmf_flxUYrMAo7fcEobvhk99P-5wIUBgsrhM4Y0pPB19fh44=&c=AOLDFr0RK2p07ttUCOZh05OQWDgBGgsRaAG7Uq-DqOebMC_aRMPp-Q==&ch=B7qlgxpLMTlNi-bEqvM5jOP47Il8u7nMuVtJqmTpW68PbNN2qQwtLA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">watch NASA content</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> through a variety of online platforms, including social media.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Following the event, the </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011MbTjo2Qa_-YLrMLX8ONCiA4G19cANki3qRXL4GbWs2X0TQA3usZXC5Sxh_trbZFo-KniyQ7cB81iyn6s6rA_-wFhfTTjE4o0Y1De0k3y-UUAPMJOZNEXRrHw6th05IaiXx7nzqSQix-K3UwwI2uXecbOvd6msbVPPO64eykVutRD_em1g0DrA==&c=AOLDFr0RK2p07ttUCOZh05OQWDgBGgsRaAG7Uq-DqOebMC_aRMPp-Q==&ch=B7qlgxpLMTlNi-bEqvM5jOP47Il8u7nMuVtJqmTpW68PbNN2qQwtLA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Artemis III</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> crew will be available for limited in-person and virtual interviews. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview requests must be submitted to the NASA Johnson newsroom by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 4. International media interested in attending must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom at </span><a href="mailto:jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by 5 p.m., Thursday, May 28. U.S. media must contact the newsroom by 5 p.m., June 4. Registered media will receive confirmation and additional event details by email. NASA’s </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011MbTjo2Qa_-YLrMLX8ONCiA4G19cANki3qRXL4GbWs2X0TQA3usZXOifXf7hhHtcv6ej4eMnmdRqjTJMPRytCa6KUBzRmv7VbnbsdTTy68ZdZiTxUt7Grida0mn1o7YiJawqhnvjl_f97qa3fvC6zphoTvehM8My5SRnnEz2Svm7W7Nzirg_npDEns1GBop74_Yq1PS_ZpyB_fthNFc2xlGHsQvCVMYg&c=AOLDFr0RK2p07ttUCOZh05OQWDgBGgsRaAG7Uq-DqOebMC_aRMPp-Q==&ch=B7qlgxpLMTlNi-bEqvM5jOP47Il8u7nMuVtJqmTpW68PbNN2qQwtLA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">media accreditation policy</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is available online.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Artemis III will launch four astronauts from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Orion spacecraft on the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The mission will test critical rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial human landing systems needed to deliver astronauts to the lunar surface. Building on the successful </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011MbTjo2Qa_-YLrMLX8ONCiA4G19cANki3qRXL4GbWs2X0TQA3usZXJQ81P8tFSBfn7pfRKyzIiNboQHcX_Y08dWaC8EkMfU2CsYUthH6Xfayx6bwxMoUczavEamFPEmocyQA0Xow9fZxSg1vFdkD1ZROfps6FLYXgwPxiqF7AkL8q_A3l8O7Pg==&c=AOLDFr0RK2p07ttUCOZh05OQWDgBGgsRaAG7Uq-DqOebMC_aRMPp-Q==&ch=B7qlgxpLMTlNi-bEqvM5jOP47Il8u7nMuVtJqmTpW68PbNN2qQwtLA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Artemis II</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> crewed test flight in April, Artemis III will pave the way for future surface missions. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As part of the Golden Age of innovation and exploration, NASA will send Artemis astronauts on increasingly complex missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, establish an enduring human presence on the lunar surface, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn more about NASA’s Artemis program: </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="text-align: left; 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NASA Provides Update on Moon Base Rovers, Landers, Missions

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display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">Artist’s concept of Phase 3 of NASA’s Moon Base.</span><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(119, 119, 122);"> </span><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(119, 119, 122); font-weight: bold;">Credit: NASA</span></p></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_container content-padding-horizontal" style="padding: 10px 40px;" width="100%" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider_content-row" style="height: 1px; width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_content-cell" style="height: 1px; line-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #000000; border-bottom-width: 0px;" height="1" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"> <img alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" style="display: block; height: 1px; width: 5px;"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During a Moon Base event Tuesday at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington, the agency announced new contracts for lunar rovers for crew to drive and uncrewed cargo landers bound for the Moon. NASA leaders also shared target launch timeframes and upcoming milestones for the first Moon Base infrastructure and exploration missions to the lunar South Pole region ahead of Artemis astronaut landings.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“The Moon Base will be America’s and humanity’s first outpost on another celestial world,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. “Every mission, crewed and uncrewed, will be a learning opportunity as we return to the lunar surface, build the infrastructure to stay, and master the skills required to live and operate in one of the most demanding and dangerous environments imaginable. We will go for the science, for all we stand to gain from an economic and technological perspective, for the innovations that will make life better here on Earth, and to prepare for where we will inevitably go next. We are grateful for President Trump’s leadership, the bipartisan commitment from Congress, our industry and international partners, and the dedicated NASA workforce whose expertise enables us to achieve the near-impossible.”</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NASA announced the first three </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HlyM0bNbR1ZDtbXeWeenatMeOqgCwdB_8TQVMq4MQ9jNtMC7X1UxjhK98q_G7tfBUr4-vUUZzY5Dj4DMBew-DF6o762blbMlRupcQM0jAktKravqt1HDDuJavm5gQN0bK8SHXhpCvEWGtZmzML1oIaXfJs9ijqKe&c=jM64WuonKuCc2UuWp4GKznNFveDnP-4ba-0mWGcqm6nbB-zsMK6Sng==&ch=VfHPG86ibgCMucna7l1QQi7Hc5-E0GEEA8xdhLYMnaDl7moXBgLYBw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Moon Base</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> missions to begin building sustained operations: </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><br></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moon Base I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: Targeted for launch no earlier than fall 2026, this mission will use Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance lander to deliver NASA payloads. Equipment will include the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies instrument to study how thrusters interact with the Moon’s surface, and the Laser Retroreflective Array, which helps orbiting spacecraft determine a more precise location using reflected laser light. The mission will land on the Shackleton Connecting Ridge to demonstrate capabilities that reduce risk for future crewed Artemis landing missions in 2028. </span> </li></ul> <p style="margin: 0;"><br></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moon Base II:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Planned for launch later this year, this mission will deliver more than 1,100 pounds of cargo on Astrobotic’s Griffin lander, including Astrolab’s FLIP rover, to mature mobility systems that inform future lunar terrain vehicle, or LTV, operations.</span> </li></ul> <p style="margin: 0;"><br></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><li> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moon Base III:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Also targeted for this year, this mission will fly the first payload selected through NASA’s Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon initiative. Its anchor investigation, Lunar Vertex, will fly on Intuitive Machine’s Nova-C Trinity lunar lander and study lunar swirls, or light spots on the surface of the Moon, to improve understanding of surface evolution and material behavior under extreme conditions. The mission will include payloads from ESA (European Space Agency) and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, reflecting commercial and international participation in Moon Base activities. </span> </li></ul> <p style="margin: 0;"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These missions are the first of more than a dozen missions that will be announced this year, each designed to generate operational data and reduce risk ahead of crewed Artemis surface activities.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NASA has awarded Astrolab $219 million and Lunar Outpost $220 million to build and deliver the first phase of LTVs. Awarded under the Phase 1 High Achievability Mission task orders of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract, these firm-fixed-price, performance-based milestones will enable NASA to deploy crewed and uncrewed mobility systems to the lunar surface by 2028 through the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. Early surface mobility is a foundational component of the national space policy priority to create an enduring lunar presence.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Astrolab’s Crewed Lunar Vehicle, or CLV</span>‑<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1, adapted from the company’s FLEX architecture, is a crewed rover designed to transport astronauts, carry supplies, and support remote operations, with a compact stowed configuration, a mass of about 2,000 pounds, and the ability to reach more than 6 mph on level terrain.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Complementing this capability, Lunar Outpost’s Pegasus is a lighter, mission</span>‑<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ready evolution of its Eagle rover designed explicitly to meet NASA’s updated LTV requirements. Operational for up to a year and capable of manual, autonomous, or teleoperated driving at speeds more than 9 mph, Pegasus incorporates Apollo</span>‑<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">heritage technologies and builds on prototype and flight experience to deliver human</span>‑<span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">centered mobility essential for establishing a sustained Moon Base. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Deploying multiple LTVs early in Moon Base development will accelerate technology demonstrations, inform site planning, and reduce operational risk ahead of crewed Artemis missions, enabling NASA to characterize terrain hazards, move materials, pre-stage resources, and mature systems needed for long-duration lunar exploration. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><br></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="ql-cursor"></span>Over the next 18 months, the selected providers will finalize rover designs, conduct crewed evaluations, and qualify flight units for operational readiness, with the resulting LTVs supporting autonomous traverses, terrain preparation, scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, and astronaut transport. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As Moon Base efforts advance, NASA will </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HlyM0bNbR1ZDtbXeWeenatMeOqgCwdB_8TQVMq4MQ9jNtMC7X1UxjhK98q_G7tfByko3lduQh5K7YBFr94TbeZJACoMGkppbBvyld96PW0fMR7kuBmsou7TyUoypK9_8oaIZ8AU-C32qxZnx3g0AONFKqAzbsWxvyZcdOnBsDT88y5hAzM19bw==&c=jM64WuonKuCc2UuWp4GKznNFveDnP-4ba-0mWGcqm6nbB-zsMK6Sng==&ch=VfHPG86ibgCMucna7l1QQi7Hc5-E0GEEA8xdhLYMnaDl7moXBgLYBw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">expand opportunities</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for additional vendors through on‑ramp competitions, fostering a robust, sustainable approach to lunar mobility and strengthening national priorities in space capability.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To deliver these rovers to the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA awarded Blue Origin $188 million with an option period worth $280.4 million for two task orders, which includes an option period based on initial phase performance. NASA can choose to extend the task order for payload delivery.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This competitive procurement, executed under the CLPS 1.0 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity framework, the CX-2 task order represents a strategic investment in lunar exploration and will play a critical role in enabling mobility and infrastructure development for sustained lunar operations, marking a significant step toward establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Building on the successes and lessons learned from CLPS 1.0, the agency also outlined how the next generation of cargo landers under CLPS 2.0 will continue to deliver payloads to the lunar surface and lunar orbit, supporting NASA’s ambitious goals for sustained lunar operations. This next phase introduces enhanced flexibility, allowing NASA to order turn-key delivery services or start accepting delivery of CLPS hardware for integration into its own missions. The final CLPS 2.0 request for proposal was released on May 15, with responses due on Tuesday, June 30.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moonfall update</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The agency also shared new updates on </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HlyM0bNbR1ZDtbXeWeenatMeOqgCwdB_8TQVMq4MQ9jNtMC7X1UxjhK98q_G7tfBYOwpU2CB2gRUJFkCoYT9Ri-P3IIHH-v1nLJfmEHwzSwnQCxhaaDvjUhgs7wmWV-Vlx_BmRz7bD2RwJL5ou7NKpRDPS5IXkdF81GR0Y8zveJuYtHiUoBYTg==&c=jM64WuonKuCc2UuWp4GKznNFveDnP-4ba-0mWGcqm6nbB-zsMK6Sng==&ch=VfHPG86ibgCMucna7l1QQi7Hc5-E0GEEA8xdhLYMnaDl7moXBgLYBw==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">MoonFall</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, a mission that will send four drones to fly short hops on the lunar surface as they survey potential landing sites for Artemis astronauts. NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has been developing the design and testing prototype hardware and has selected Firefly Aerospace to build the spacecraft that will transport the drones from Earth orbit to the Moon. Launch is targeted for 2028. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The drones will independently land on the lunar surface and then gather high-resolution imagery of hard-to-reach terrain over the course of a single lunar day. After each drone’s final flight, its survive-the-night payload will continue to operate for several months, marking a sustained U.S. presence at the lunar South Pole.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More robotic missions to come</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, NASA stated in the coming weeks that a selection of additional CLPS 1.0 task awards, issued during the agency’s Ignition event, for Moon Base payloads and technology demonstrations, is forthcoming. In the coming months, there also will be additional opportunities to compete for CLPS 1.0 and 2.0 task orders as Phase 1 technology demonstrations are defined and planned for Moon Base missions.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During the update, NASA leadership reiterated that establishing a sustained lunar presence is aligned with the agency’s broader exploration strategy, supported by increased launch cadence, expanded industry partnerships, and agencywide coordination. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As part of the Golden Age of innovation and exploration, NASA will send astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more on Moon Base, visit: </span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="text-align: left; 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display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(35, 35, 36);">Engineers from Katalyst stabilize their LINK robotic servicing spacecraft during environmental testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The LINK spacecraft will be encapsulated in Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, for launch in late June on a mission to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.</span><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(119, 119, 122);"> </span><span style="font-size: 10px; color: rgb(107, 107, 107); font-weight: bold;">Credit: NASA/Scott Wiessinger</span></p></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_container content-padding-horizontal" style="padding: 10px 40px;" width="100%" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="divider_content-row" style="height: 1px; width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="divider_content-cell" style="height: 1px; line-height: 1px; padding-bottom: 0px; background-color: #000000; border-bottom-width: 0px;" height="1" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"> <img alt="" width="5" height="1" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif" style="display: block; height: 1px; width: 5px;"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="line-height: 1.2; text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Media are invited to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday, June 17, to view Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, carrying a Katalyst robotic spacecraft that will attempt to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft, called LINK, will launch on Pegasus in June to rendezvous with Swift and raise its altitude, extending its science mission lifespan.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both United States and international media may apply for onsite credentials to view the Pegasus and the L-1011 Stargazer aircraft that will deploy the rocket at launch. In addition to interview opportunities on site, media also will receive images and video of LINK, as the spacecraft already will be encapsulated in the rocket. </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NASA and Katalyst also will host an audio-only media teleconference on June 17 to preview the mission to boost Swift’s orbit. Audio of the media teleconference will stream live on NASA’s </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JUlG60_M0gaqSXhESgrkZ2I893z_CTdHVcd9eOOi3gCYSXFAj9qw2nLJDxqsjBrIY6H5V-bd8fOJw1su830dy-q5q7zeS3-cgP3YVOT7m76-pnacYmIRuesI7TUpD1ynROL8NvKN9Df67Aikls5jDUWtZ5XZk4Qpt9pkh8f97Vd7v770XXydeQ==&c=HsC6NYjFhLqKhZPfRp3ZM6elQlGmC9teDxzAfm1gXnRDHBwvGr-pSQ==&ch=tb4r6aHzZLzPyw0dA16EdZRoYp9zAm2vlEjCoeuguMvQQKlqkGjaeg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">YouTube</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> channel. Information about timing and teleconference participants will be shared closer to the event.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The application deadline for U.S. citizens to attend in person is 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 10. International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 3 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 27. NASA’s </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JUlG60_M0gaqSXhESgrkZ2I893z_CTdHVcd9eOOi3gCYSXFAj9qw2jnqBqvi-iHkowS7jQBe5it77CfAmlGcnqUP-ec24SWs27siVR2WO02yd6DPTs8cDPlNFu0t7_wP_yG3MQOp00Qy34T2S3OSTj8rOHU_a1il7ixfJorQJ_HjekeXj02sKOJMr84G0Dzh86irY6J2d47wB0bP1FElkpSJHO2gisls&c=HsC6NYjFhLqKhZPfRp3ZM6elQlGmC9teDxzAfm1gXnRDHBwvGr-pSQ==&ch=tb4r6aHzZLzPyw0dA16EdZRoYp9zAm2vlEjCoeuguMvQQKlqkGjaeg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">media accreditation policy</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is available online.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Media requesting to participate in person or join the media call must send their accreditation requests to Amy Barra at: </span><a href="mailto:amy.l.barra@nasa.gov" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">amy.l.barra@nasa.gov</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, with the following information:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><br></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Legal first and last name (must match government identification)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Email</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Phone number</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Job title and organization</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Citizenship</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="ql-cursor"></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Swift mission, which launched in 2004, leads NASA’s fleet of space telescopes in studying changes in the high-energy universe.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(27, 27, 27);"> It studies gamma-ray bursts — the most powerful explosions in the universe — and other cosmic objects and events. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When a rapid, sudden event takes place in the cosmos, Swift serves as a “dispatcher,” providing critical information that allows other “first responder” missions to follow up to learn more about how the universe works.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After 21 years, Swift’s low Earth orbit has begun to rapidly decay because of increased solar activity. Rather than allowing the observatory to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, as many missions do at the end of their lifetimes, NASA is using this opportunity to advance U.S. spacecraft servicing technology. In September 2025, NASA </span><a href="https://qlwo8rfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JUlG60_M0gaqSXhESgrkZ2I893z_CTdHVcd9eOOi3gCYSXFAj9qw2nRA5tCtkVhtSaCTEtkWeHqfUeYAmShFN1zW2zz98m7X6wRyfAuzqOAhIYSp_YcK9uLqEWld9xg5tDElwQASSZLy0JG6uQTF8JodCO3cEVgCCOnkPR9XkL0dm8hXgsMUidcNwiT3vNBS7HGuJ65wMnacQMpVn9YUnfR8HxrqpoBILM-yqd_DdFFNXs7pg5cges-rR8yC4CoH&c=HsC6NYjFhLqKhZPfRp3ZM6elQlGmC9teDxzAfm1gXnRDHBwvGr-pSQ==&ch=tb4r6aHzZLzPyw0dA16EdZRoYp9zAm2vlEjCoeuguMvQQKlqkGjaeg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0b3d91; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">awarded</a> <span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a contract to Katalyst to mount a robotic servicing mission for Swift in less than a year. The mission will use LINK to rendezvous with Swift and boost it to a higher altitude, demonstrating a key capability for the future of space exploration. The mission is targeted for launch in June from Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn more about the mission to boost Swift’s orbit at:</span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="layout layout--1-column" style="table-layout: fixed;" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="column column--1 scale stack" style="width: 100%;" align="center" valign="top"> <table class="text text--padding-vertical" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="table-layout: fixed;"> <tr> <td class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="text-align: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; display: block; word-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 40px;" align="left" valign="top"><p style="text-align: center; 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