NASA Selects Blue Origin as Second Artemis Lunar Lander Provider

Blue Origin will design, develop, test, and verify its Blue Moon lander to meet NASA’s human landing system requirements for recurring astronaut expeditions to the lunar surface, including docking with Gateway, a space station where crew transfer in lunar orbit. In addition to design and development work, the contract includes one uncrewed demonstration mission to the lunar surface before a crewed demo on the Artemis V mission in 2029. The total award value of the firm-fixed price contract is $3.4 billion.

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Sierra Space and Notre Dame to Push the Boundaries of Scientific Discovery in Space

Sierra Space and Notre Dame to Push the Boundaries of Scientific Discovery in Space. Sierra Space and Notre Dame announce plans to develop new in-space R&D platforms – expanding the academic institution’s footprint in low-Earth orbit and beyond.

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NASA Experts Go on Tour with The Color of Space Documentary

NASA TV producer of “The Color of Space” Jori Kates gives remarks prior to the screening of the documentary at Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium in Washington, Saturday, June 18, 2022. Premiering on Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, “The Color of Space” is an inspirational documentary that tells the stories of NASA’s Black astronauts determined to reach the stars.

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