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CES News, a New Taco Bell Menu, 2024's Best Jobs: Top Stories from The Week That You Might Have Missed

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Friday, January 12, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire.
  • The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story.
  • Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
  • CES kicked off this week and PR Newswire is the official news distribution provider and host of the CES Exhibitor Media Center for the fourth consecutive year.

NASA Shares Progress Toward Early Artemis Moon Missions with Crew

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

To safely carry out these missions, agency leaders are adjusting the schedules for Artemis II and Artemis III to allow teams to work through challenges associated with first-time developments, operations, and integration.

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  • To safely carry out these missions, agency leaders are adjusting the schedules for Artemis II and Artemis III to allow teams to work through challenges associated with first-time developments, operations, and integration.
  • NASA will now target September 2025 for Artemis II , the first crewed Artemis mission around the Moon, and September 2026 for Artemis III , which is planned to land the first astronauts near the lunar South Pole.
  • "We are returning to the Moon in a way we never have before, and the safety of our astronauts is NASA's top priority as we prepare for future Artemis missions," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • "Artemis is a long-term exploration campaign to conduct science at the Moon with astronauts and prepare for future human missions to Mars.

NASA Administrator, Leaders to Discuss Artemis Moon Mission Plans

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Friday, January 5, 2024

In addition to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, agency participants will include:

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  • In addition to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, agency participants will include:
    Industry partner representatives also will be available to answer questions during the call.
  • To participate by telephone, media must RSVP no later than two hours prior to the start of the event to: [email protected] .
  • In the time since NASA's successful flight test of the Artemis I mission, the agency has continued to learn from that flight and prepare for Artemis II, the first crewed mission around the Moon under Artemis.
  • NASA has made significant progress toward Artemis III, which is planned to land the first astronauts near the lunar South Pole; Artemis IV, which is planned to be the first mission to incorporate the Gateway lunar space station; and future Artemis missions.

Leidos receives extension on LAMS system for additional Artemis missions

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) announced today that it received a contract award from NASA extending production of the company's Laser Air Monitoring System (LAMS) for Artemis IV and V missions.

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  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) announced today that it received a contract award from NASA extending production of the company's Laser Air Monitoring System (LAMS) for Artemis IV and V missions.
  • The total contract value of $37.8 million includes the completed fabrication of LAMS for the Artemis III, IV and V missions to the moon.
  • "This extension reaffirms the importance of LAMS to the ORION Program and our commitment to NASA's mission," said Leidos Space Division Manager for the Dynetics Group Robert Wright.
  • "We have a talented team of committed engineers working on this exciting NASA program, and they are ready to build and deliver nine LAMS units for both Artemis IV and V missions," said Trista Niemann, Leidos LAMS Program Manager.

NASA to Select Second Lunar Lander Partner for Artemis Moon Mission

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

The human landing system will take astronauts to and from Gateway in lunar orbit to the surface and back to the lunar space station as part of NASA's return to the Moon for science, exploration, and inspiration.

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  • The human landing system will take astronauts to and from Gateway in lunar orbit to the surface and back to the lunar space station as part of NASA's return to the Moon for science, exploration, and inspiration.
  • The announcement will air on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .
  • NASA is partnering with industry providers to develop, build, test, and launch innovative and technically advanced landers for the Artemis Generation.
  • The agency already is working with SpaceX to develop landers for the Artemis III and Artemis IV missions.