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• NASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor
  August 28, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  From left to right: NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Donald J. Trump on Aug. 28, 2026, for their service during the Artemis II mission. The Congressional Space Medal of Honor was authorized […]
• NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge 
  August 28, 2026 by Bailey G. Light
  NASA named a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first prize winner for Phase 2 of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, which focused on developing solutions for reducing waste during missions to the Moon or deep space by recycling common materials, like fabrics, plastics, foam, and metals.  The Composites for Extraterrestrial Recycling By Engineering the Reuse and Upcycling of Zotek (CERBERUZ) team, comprised of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students at MIT, received a total of $775,000 in awards.   The technology grinds mixed trash into a fine powder, […]
• President Honors NASA’s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award
  August 28, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Friday for their service during the Artemis II mission. He presented the awards during a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, honoring the first […]
• President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy  
  August 28, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  To strengthen the nation’s space workforce and develop the next generation of space leaders, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Friday to establish the nation’s first U.S. Space Academy. The order highlights how space is a critical domain for American national security, economic growth, scientific discovery, and technological innovation. The proposed academy […]
• Grants
  August 28, 2026 by Zachary J. Pohto
  *Notice* The Payment Management System (PMS) is currently experiencing issues affecting Federal Financial Report (FFR) generation. Impacted NASA grant recipients will not be considered noncompliant. NASA is working with PMS to resolve the issue. Updates will be posted here. Grants Status Requests To submit a request, visit NASA General Information Request Form and complete the […]

SpaceNews

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ArsTechnica

• Why did 1,000 world citizens bury their underpants?
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago
  by Kiona N. Smith
• Researchers get two genetic codes to work at the same time
  by John Timmer
• Preserving glow-in-the-dark art and fashion for future generations
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Lab supply companies have been selling antibodies using manipulated images
  by John Timmer