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NASA has released the final request for proposals for the next phase of its program to develop commercial space stations. The solicitation moves the procurement beyond the earlier draft stage, inviting proposals for the effort’s next phase.
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NASA has released the final request for proposals for the next phase of its program to develop commercial space stations. The solicitation moves the procurement beyond the earlier draft stage, inviting proposals for the effort’s next phase.
NASA has released its final request for proposals inviting U.S. industry to develop, certify and operate privately owned space stations. The solicitation sets out how the agency plans to procure commercial destinations as it prepares for operations beyond the International Space Station.
Teams behind the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have released new images capturing stellar nurseries, galaxies and gravitational lensing. Webb is jointly operated by NASA and the European Space Agency, with the Canadian Space Agency also participating; both observatories contributed to the latest collection.
NASA launched Apollo 7 on Oct. 11, 1968, carrying astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham into orbit. It was the first Apollo mission with a crew in orbit and marked the American return to spaceflight after the Apollo 1 tragedy.
Jared Isaacman says he is ready to make deals with Artemis partners, while Japan and Italy are cited as models for deeper participation in the program. The remarks point to international and private-sector involvement as a focus in shaping how Artemis partners contribute.
The report brings together Artemis II crew photographs, spoken observations, drawings and annotations, creating a scientific record of the mission’s lunar observations. That material is now available to the science community and the public for further study.
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NASA has issued a long-awaited call to industry for private space stations, saying it will not give up its presence in low Earth orbit. The move invites companies to develop commercial platforms that could support NASA’s continued orbital operations.
L3Harris will design, assemble, integrate and test an all-glass telescope for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a European Space Agency mission expected to launch in the mid-2030s. NASA selected the company for the work, according to one report; another describes the telescope as part of ESA’s mission.
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