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| 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 | 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| May 31 2025 | Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA Administrator withdrawn |
| 2025 | Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) mission scheduled for launch by SpaceX |
| May 3 2025 | Bill Nelson continues as NASA Administrator |
| 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. |
| April 13 2025 | Planned launch of Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission using a Falcon 9 rocket. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| March 11 2025 | The NASA Chief Scientist position is eliminated on March 11, 2025. |
| 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. |
| 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 | 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. |
| 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. |
| March 2024 | NASA began accepting applications for astronaut hires for Group 24. |
| March 5 2024 | NASA announced Astronaut Group 24, simultaneously graduating the previous NASA Astronaut Group 23. This marked the selection of a new cohort of potential space explorers for future NASA missions. |
| 2023 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected fourteen innovative projects for Phase I, covering a wide range of space exploration, scientific observation, and technological advancement concepts. |
| 2023 | NIAC also selected six projects for continuation into Phase II, including advanced concepts in quantum radar, propulsion, planetary defense, and space observation technologies. |
| September 14 2023 | NASA Administrator Bill Nelson officially announced the creation of the NASA Director of UAP Research position, following recommendations from NASA's UAP independent study team. Initially, the identity of the person was intended to be kept secret to prevent potential harassment. |
| July 2023 | NASA established the Moon to Mars Program office to oversee lunar and Mars exploration projects. |
| June 2023 | The X-57 Maxwell program was cancelled due to unresolvable safety problems with the propulsion system within the allocated budget and time. |
| January 3 2023 | A.C. Charania began his role as NASA's agency chief technologist. Prior to this, he served as vice president of product strategy at Reliable Robotics and worked in strategy and business development for the Virgin Galactic LauncherOne program. |
| 2022 | NIAC selected five projects to continue into Phase II, including Javid Bayandor's BREEZE project and Zac Manchester's Kilometer-Scale Space Structures initiative. |
| 2022 | Amber Dubill's Diffractive Solar Sailing project was selected for continuation into Phase III, marking a significant advancement in solar sail technology research. |
| 2022 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected twelve innovative projects for Phase I funding, including research proposals from scientists like Darmindra Arumugam, Steven Barrett, and Sara Seager covering diverse space and exploration technologies. |
| 2022 | Giuliano Liuzzi from Goddard Space Flight Center was awarded the NASA Early Career Achievement Medal. |
| 2022 | Lynnae Quick from Goddard Space Flight Center received the NASA Early Career Achievement Medal. |
| 2022 | Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST low boom quiet supersonic demonstrator entered development at Armstrong Flight Research Center. |
| November 16 2022 | Artemis I, an uncrewed initial launch of Space Launch System (SLS), was conducted. |
| October 5 2022 | Nicole Aunapu Mann served as Commander on SpaceX Crew-5 during Expedition 68. Josh A. Cassada served as Pilot on the same mission. |
| February 2022 | New 34-meter dish (DSS53) became operational at the Madrid complex. |
| January 2022 | NASA awarded initial contracts to launch services contractors for Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions, selecting 16 companies including ABL Space Systems, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and others to support mission launches. |
| January 10 2022 | Katherine Calvin becomes NASA Chief Scientist, serving from January 10, 2022 to present. |
| 2021 | NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) selected sixteen innovative projects in Phase I, including groundbreaking space exploration and planetary research concepts from researchers like Sarbajit Banerjee, Sigrid Close, and Amelia Greig. |
| 2021 | Six projects were selected for continuation into Phase II, including Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay's Lunar Crater Radio Telescope and Lynn Rothschild's Mycotecture Off Planet project. |
| 2021 | Nickolas Solomey's Cube-Sat Space Flight Test of a Neutrino Detector was selected for continuation into Phase III, marking a significant milestone in space technology research. |
| 2021 | NASA X-57 fully electric powered aircraft demonstrator development begins |
| 2021 | Wesley W. Deadrick received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, recognizing his significant contributions to the organization. |
| 2021 | Eliad Peretz from Goddard Space Flight Center was awarded the NASA Early Career Achievement Medal. |
| 2021 | Perseverance rover landed on Mars, carrying Ingenuity, the first extraplanetary aircraft, and James Webb Space Telescope was launched to observe the formation of first galaxies. |
| 2021 | NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope, an infrared observatory intended to observe the formation of the first galaxies, and the Perseverance rover with Ingenuity, the first extraplanetary aircraft. |
| November 1 2021 | Bhavya Lal becomes Acting NASA Chief Technologist |
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