7 months ago
NASA Composite Manufacturing Initiative Gains Two New Members
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Fives Machining Systems Inc. have joined 20 other organizations to support NASAs Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing HiCAM project. The project is addressing industrys needs to meet growing demand for air travel, replace aging airliners, and secure U.S. competitiveness in the commercial aircraft industry. NASA and its partners are collaborating and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_green_aviation_tech #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_infrared_light #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_the_universe #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars
7 months ago
Beyond the Textbook: DC-8 Aircraft Inspires Students in Retirement
In May 2024, Idaho State Universitys class of 2025 received a new learning tool from NASA. The DC-8 aircraft served the worlds scientific community for decades as a platform under NASAs Airborne Science Program before retiring to Idaho State University ISU to provide a hands-on learning experience for students in the universitys aircraft maintenance technology 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_infrared_light #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_the_universe #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center
7 months ago
NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight
Scientists and engineers are ready to fly an infrared mission called EXCITE EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope to the edge of space. EXCITEis designed to study atmospheres aroundexoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, during circumpolar long-duration scientific balloon flights. But first, it must complete a test flight duringNASAs fall 2024 scientific ballooning campaignfrom Fort Sumner, . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_infrared_light #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_the_universe #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center
7 months ago
NASA Selects Three New Venture-Class Launch Service Providers
NASA has selected three additional companies to provide launch services for future agency missions through its VADR Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare contract. The companies awarded are: The VADR contract is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity instrument with an ordering period through Feb. 3, 2027 and a maximum total value of 300 million across all VADR 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_infrared_light #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_the_universe #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center
7 months ago
Leadership to Discuss NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership will hold an internal Agency Test Flight Readiness Review on Saturday, Aug. 24, for NASAs Boeing Crew Flight Test. About an hour later, NASA will host a live news conference at 1 p.m. EDT from the agencys Johnson Space Center in Houston. Watch the media event on NASA, NASA 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_infrared_light #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_the_universe #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center
7 months ago
Sunrise Begins
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured the start of this orbital sunrise on Aug. 15, 2024, while aboard the International Space Station. Crew members aboard the orbital lab have produced hundreds of thousands of images of the land, oceans, and atmosphere160;of Earth, and even of the Moon through Crew Earth Observations. Their photographs of Earth record 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_science_in_the_air #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_infrared_light #nasa_scientific_balloons #nasa_the_universe #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_earth_science #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center
7 months ago
NASA Moves Artemis II Rocket Adapter, Prepares for Shipment
NASA rolled out a key piece of space flight hardware for the SLS Space Launch System rocket for the first crewed mission of NASAs Artemis campaign from Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, on Wednesday, Aug. 21 for shipment to the agencys Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cone-shaped launch vehicle stage adapter connects 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_earth_science #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_technology #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe
7 months ago
Looking Back on Looking Up: The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Introduction First as a bite, then a half Moon, until crescent-shaped shadows dance through the leaves and the temperature begins to drop a total solar eclipse can be felt growing in the atmosphere. As the sky darkens in the few minutes before totality, the sounds of animals begin to dissipate along with the vibrancy . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_earth_science #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_technology #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe
7 months ago
Hubble Finds Structure in an Unstructured Galaxy
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the nearby dwarf irregular galaxy Leo A, located some 2.6 million light-years away. The relatively open distribution of stars in this diminutive galaxy allows light from distant background galaxies to shine through. Astronomers study dwarf galaxies like Leo A because they are numerous and may offer clues to . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_earth_science #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_technology #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe
7 months ago
Update on NASA Wallops Aircraft and Airfield Operations
The NASA Aircraft Management Advisory Board AMAB, which manages the agencys aircraft fleet, has decided to relocate the agencys P-3 aircraft at Wallops to Langley Research Center. The decision is part of a long-running, NASA-wide aircraft enterprise-management activity to consolidate the aircraft fleet where feasible and achieve greater operational efficiencies while reducing our infrastructure footprint. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_earth_science #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_technology #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe
7 months ago
Gateway: Energizing Exploration
Discover the cutting-edge technology powering Gateway, humanity's first lunar space station. . https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_earth_science #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_technology #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe
8 months ago
Hubble Spots Billowing Bubbles of Stellar Floss
A bubbling region of stars both old and new lies some 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado. This complex cluster of emission nebulae is known as N11, and was discovered by American astronomer and NASA astronaut Karl Gordon Henize in 1956. NASAs Hubble Space Telescope brings a new image of the cluster in the . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space
8 months ago
At Work and Beyond, NASA Employees Find Joy in Aviation
The first A in NASA stands for aeronautics. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is just one of several NASA centers conducting revolutionary research to make flight cleaner, safer, and quieter. But an interest in flying goes beyond the professional for many at NASA. Meet a handful of NASA Glenn employees who have a personal connection 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space
8 months ago
Merging Art and Analysis: The Collaborative Efforts Behind NASA Johnson’s Visual Legacy
In the heart of NASA8217;s Johnson Space Center in Houston, a team of photographers, imagery acquisition specialists, analytic scientists, and graphic designers work together to create visual narratives that capture the defining moments of space exploration with creativity and precision.160; From the Apollo missions to the Artemis campaign, these images, videos, and graphics chronicle NASAs 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe
8 months ago
NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches
Developed by the agencys Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the imaging spectrometer will provide actionable data to help reduce emissions that contribute to global warming. Tanager-1, the Carbon Mapper Coalitions first satellite, which carries a state-of-the-art, NASA-designed greenhouse-gas-tracking instrument, is in Earth orbit after lifting off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth_observatory
8 months ago
Orville Wright and National Aviation Day
Orville Wright wasnt sure exactly how long his first flight lasted. He and his brother, Wilbur, think it was about 12 seconds, but according to what Orville wrote in his diary of that December day in 1903 at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., the time is not known exactly as watch was not promptly stopped. Its 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong
8 months ago
Ideas for Celebrating National Aviation Day
It was in 1939 that President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first presidential proclamation designating Aug. 19 Orville Wrights birthday as a day in which citizens are encouraged to participate in activities that promote interest in aviation. So how will you be a good citizen and observe the day as indicated by the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong
8 months ago
The Macroeconomics of Space Symposium
Join OTPS and NASAs Agency Chief Economist at the Macroeconomics of Space Symposium on September 5, 2024. https://www.nasa.gov/organ...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth_observatory
8 months ago
Rescuers at the Ready at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
If theres an emergency at the launch pad during a launch countdown, theres a special team engineers at Kennedy Space Center teams can call on160; the Pad Rescue team. Trained to quickly rescue personnel at the launch pad and take them to safety in the event of an unlikely emergency, NASA8217;s Pad Rescue team at 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth_observatory
8 months ago
Rings and Things
The subject of this NASAESA160;Hubble Space Telescope160;image160;is situated in the Perseus Cluster, also known as Abell 426, 320 million light-years from Earth. Its a barred spiral galaxy known as MCG07-07-072, seen here among a number of photobombing160;stars160;that are much closer to Earth than it is. MCG07-07-072 has quite an unusual shape for a spiral galaxy, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth_observatory
8 months ago
NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1 Million Miles Per Hour
Most familiar stars peacefully orbit the center of the Milky Way. But citizen scientists working on NASAs Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project havehelped discover an objectmoving so fast that it will escape the Milky Ways gravity and shoot into intergalactic space.This hypervelocity object is the first such object found with the mass similar to or . https://science.nasa.gov/g...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center
8 months ago
Mental Well-Being in Space
Science in Space: August 2024 Life on the International Space Station is quite different from life on the ground. Crew members experience multiple sunrises and sunsets each day, spend their time in a confined space, have packed schedules, and deal with microgravity. These and other conditions during spaceflight can negatively affect the performance and well-being 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center
8 months ago
The Summer Triangle’s Hidden Treasures
With the Summer Triangle high in the sky, its a great time to lie back, relax, and explore some of its hidden treasures: the small constellations of Vulpecula, Sagitta, and Delphinus. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_neowise #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_iss_research #nasa_general #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center
8 months ago
Sols 4275-4276: A Familiar View
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024 The star of todays plan is SAMs GCMS, which continues our analysis of the Kings Canyon drill sample. As Natalie mentioned, this is a relatively energy-hungry activity, but luckily our last plan left us in a good position to not only complete the GCMS experiment but also fit . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_get_involved #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_technology #nasa_nasa_history
8 months ago
Sols 4273-4274: Prep Rally
Earth planning date: Monday, Aug. 12, 2024 The SAM EGA over the weekend was successful, and that means were well on our way to planning the GCMS Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometry on our Kings Canyon drill sample GCMS is an energy-intensive activity, so well be using todays two-sol plan mainly for recharging our battery and . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth
8 months ago
Wildland Fire Management Initiative Description
Background Fire is a natural occurrence in many ecosystems and can promote ecological health. However, wildfires are growing in scope and occurring more often than in the past. Among other causes this is due to human-caused climate impacts and the expansion of communities into areas with wildland vegetation. These blazes continue to significantly harm communities, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth
8 months ago
The Marshall Star for August 14, 2024
Marshall Director Joseph Pelfrey Addresses Space and Missile Defense Symposium NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Director Joseph Pelfrey gives a keynote address during the 2024 Space and Missile Defense Symposium on Aug. 8 at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville. Pelfrey shared updates on programs and projects that Marshall is leading for the agency, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth
8 months ago
NASA Invites Media to Watch Artemis II Rocket Adapter Roll Out
To mark progress toward the first crewed flight test around the Moon in more than 50 years for the benefit of humanity, NASA will welcome media Wednesday, Aug. 21, to see a key adapter for the agencys SLS Space Launch System rocket at its Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The cone-shaped launch vehicle 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth
8 months ago
A Practiced Escape
In preparation for NASAs Artemis II crewed mission, teams at the agencys Kennedy Space Center in Florida practice getting out of the emergency escape, or egress, basket on Aug. 9, 2024. The baskets, similar to gondolas on ski lifts, are used in the case of a pad abort emergency to enable astronauts and other pad 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth
8 months ago
NASA Telescopes Work Out Black Hole’s Snack Schedule
By using new data from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as well as ESAs XMM-Newton, a team of researchers have made important headway in understanding how and when a supermassive black hole obtains and then consumes material, as described in our latest press release. This artists impression shows a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth
