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NASA Sets Crew-13 Launch for Oct. 1 With Fastest ISS Trip
NASA says the SpaceX Crew-13 mission will reach the International Space Station in 7 hours, 50 minutes, the fastest by a U.S. spacecraft in station history.

NASA Awards Omitron $23.5 Million Orbital Safety Contract
The five-year contract covers conjunction assessment screening for NASA's uncrewed spacecraft and support for human spaceflight and the Office of Space Commerce.

NASA Glenn develops Moon dust composite for in-space manufacturing
NASA says the biodegradable plastic mixed with simulated lunar and Martian dust could let crews build and repair tools on site, cutting resupply needs.

NASA Armstrong Marks 80 Years, Named Flight Test Center
NASA said Administrator Jared Isaacman recently designated Armstrong its Center of Excellence for Flight Test and Aircraft Operations as the X-59 continues testing.

NASA targets uncrewed Starliner-1 flight, crew return by 2028
NASA says Boeing's Starliner will fly uncrewed as soon as December to validate thruster fixes, with astronauts not expected back aboard until Starliner-2 in 2028.

NASA Swift boost mission ends without raising observatory’s orbit
NASA says Katalyst Space's LINK servicing spacecraft hit communications and attitude control problems and re-entered on Sept. 25 without grappling the Swift observatory.

NASA sets Oct. 1 launch for SpaceX Crew-13 mission to ISS
NASA says four astronauts will lift off from Cape Canaveral aboard the Dragon spacecraft Grace for a long-duration research stay on the International Space Station.

NASA Maps 1,943 Hidden Valleys Beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet
A NASA-led study says a new satellite-based method revealed a vast subglacial valley network that could sharpen long-term projections of how Greenland's ice will retreat.