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| 2025 | Zachary S. Roberts received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, highlighting exceptional leadership within the NASA organization. |
| 2025 | Justin C. Pane received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, recognizing significant leadership contributions to NASA's mission and objectives. |
| 2025 | Planned Artemis II mission, which will be the first crewed mission, launching four astronauts on a free-return flyby of the Moon. |
| 2025 | FY2026 budget proposes a 24% cut to NASA's budget, the smallest since 1961, to be implemented through staff reductions. |
| 2025 | NASA selected six companies for additional VADR studies focused on orbital transfer vehicle technology, furthering innovation in space launch capabilities. |
| 2025 | Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) mission scheduled for launch by SpaceX |
| 2025 | The NASA 'worm' logo was included in 'Pirouette: Turning Points in Design', an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art showcasing widely recognized design icons. |
| 2025 | Planned Pandora mission launch using a SpaceX rocket with a VADR Award. |
| 2025 | Planned EscaPADE mission launch using a New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36 with a VADR award. |
| 2025 | 70-meter antennas at all three Deep Space Network locations will be decommissioned and replaced with 34-meter beam waveguide antennas, with systems upgraded to have X-band uplink and X and Ka-band downlink capabilities. |
| December 18 2025 | Jared Isaacman appointed as NASA Administrator, becoming the highest-ranking official responsible for providing leadership and vision to the national space agency of the United States. |
| December 17 2025 | Jared Isaacman becomes NASA Administrator, currently serving. |
| December 17 2025 | Sean Duffy's term as acting NASA Administrator ended. |
| December 12 2025 | Nick Hague retires from NASA |
| November 2025 | Sentinel-6B mission planned for launch using Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 East, with an estimated launch cost of $94 million. |
| November 5 2025 | Jared Isaacman was re-nominated as NASA Administrator by President Trump. |
| November 5 2025 | President Donald Trump nominated Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator. |
| September 22 2025 | Official announcement and public revelation of NASA Astronaut Group 24. |
| September 3 2025 | Amit Kshatriya was sworn in as the current Deputy Administrator of NASA, marking a significant leadership appointment in the agency's administration. |
| August 23 2025 | NASA released a statement that the new Astronaut Group 24 class would be announced at a live-streamed event. |
| August 23 2025 | NASA released a statement indicating that the new astronaut class would be announced through a live-streamed event at Johnson Space Center. |
| July 30 2025 | Scheduled launch of NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NI-SAR) mission using Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark II from Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| July 9 2025 | Janet Petro serves as NASA Administrator. |
| July 9 2025 | Sean Duffy began serving as the acting administrator of NASA, taking on the highest-ranking leadership role in the national space agency. |
| May 31 2025 | Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA Administrator withdrawn |
| May 3 2025 | Bill Nelson's term as NASA Administrator ends |
| May 3 2025 | Bill Nelson continues as NASA Administrator |
| April 2025 | A.C. Charania's term as NASA Chief Technologist concludes |
| April 2025 | Planned launch of Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) along with two SmallSats (GLIDE & Solar Cruiser) using a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Space Launch Complex 40. |
| April 13 2025 | Planned launch of Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission using a Falcon 9 rocket. |
| March 14 2025 | Anne McClain will serve as Commander on SpaceX Crew-10 during Expedition 72/73. |
| March 11 2025 | The NASA Chief Scientist position is eliminated on March 11, 2025. |
| March 10 2025 | NASA Chief Technologist position is officially eliminated. |
| February 2025 | IM-2 was launched, continuing NASA's commercial lunar mission program. |
| January 2025 | Blue Ghost Mission 1 was launched as part of NASA's lunar exploration efforts. |
| January 20 2025 | Bill Nelson steps down as NASA Administrator during the transition of presidential administrations. |
| January 20 2025 | Pamela Melroy concludes her term as NASA Deputy Administrator. |
| January 20 2025 | Janet Petro began serving as the acting administrator of NASA. |
| 2024 | The Europa Clipper mission is set to begin, and the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite will become operational. |
| 2024 | NASA's annual budget is set at $25.4 billion, representing 0.37% of the United States' total spending. |
| 2024 | Europa Clipper mission becomes operational to explore Jupiter's moon Europa. |
| 2024 | Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite launched for Earth observation. |
| 2024 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected thirteen innovative space exploration and technology projects in Phase I, covering diverse research areas including interstellar exploration, Mars missions, advanced propulsion, and space health technologies. |
| 2024 | Nicholas G. Skytland and Joel B. Walker received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, recognizing their significant contributions to NASA's mission and leadership. |
| 2024 | Amir Ibrahim from Goddard Space Flight Center received the NASA Early Career Achievement Medal. |
| December 4 2024 | Jared Isaacman, an entrepreneur and commercial astronaut, was nominated as the NASA Administrator. |
| October 1 2024 | Josh Cassada retires from NASA |
| September 24 2024 | Nick Hague will serve as Commander on SpaceX Crew-9 during Expedition 72. |
| August 2024 | NASA conducted a second round of VADR mission launch services contractor selections, continuing to support diverse commercial space launch capabilities across multiple companies. |
| April 16 2024 | NASA concluded the application period for Astronaut Group 24, closing applications on this date. |
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