3 months ago
DETAIL OPPORTUNITY: NASA OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA seeks applicants interested in six to twelve month reimbursable details with the Office of General Counsel OGC. Applicants must be current Federal Employees. Applicants should receive the approval of their supervisor before applying. Consisting of a Headquarters Office and nine Center-level legal offices, NASA OGC provides advice and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_robotics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_nasa_en_español #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_galaxies #nasa_nebulae #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_blogs
3 months ago
NASA Seeks Input for Astrobee Free-flying Space Robots
NASA is seeking input from American companies for the operation and use of a system of free-flying robots aboard the International Space Station as the agency continues to foster scientific, educational, and technological developments in low Earth orbit for the benefit of all. The colorful, cube-shaped robots named Bumble, Honey, and Queen are 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_robotics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_nasa_en_español #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_galaxies #nasa_nebulae #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_blogs
3 months ago
NASA Develops Pod to Help Autonomous Aircraft Operators
For self-flying aircraft to take to the skies, they need to learn about their environments to avoid hazards. NASA aeronautics researchers recently developed a camera pod with sensors to help with this challenge by advancing computer vision for autonomous aviation.160;160; This pod is called the Airborne Instrumentation for Real-world Video of Urban Environments AIRVUE. It 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_robotics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_nasa_en_español #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_galaxies #nasa_nebulae #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_blogs
3 months ago
La NASA decide traer de vuelta la nave Starliner a la Tierra sin tripulación
Read this release in English160;here. La NASA traer la nave espacial Starliner de Boeing de vuelta a la Tierra sin los astronautas Butch Wilmore y Suni Williams a bordo, segn anunci la agencia el sbado. Este retorno sin tripulacin permite a la NASA y a Boeing seguir recopilando datos de pruebas sobre Starliner durante su 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_robotics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_nasa_en_español #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_galaxies #nasa_nebulae #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_blogs
3 months ago
Station Science Top News: August 23, 2024
Researchers successfully produced cellulose from bacteria cultured on the International Space Station for four weeks. The bacteria used in the experiment, K. hansenii, is known to produce the highest amount of cellulose and could be considered for large-scale production in microgravity to support the development of materials used in construction, clothing, and the supply of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_robotics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_nasa_en_español #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_galaxies #nasa_nebulae #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_blogs
3 months ago
Dr. Irene Duhart Long
Dr. Irene Duhart Long was the first female and the first minority to hold the position of chief medical officer at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as well as the first African American female to serve in the Senior Executive Service at the center. These distinctions were only two of many firsts in her 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_robotics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_nasa_en_español #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_galaxies #nasa_nebulae #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_blogs
3 months ago
Cassiopeia A, Then the Cosmos: 25 Years of Chandra X-ray Science
By Rick Smith On Aug. 26, 1999, NASAs Chandra160;X-ray Observatory opened its powerful telescopic eye in orbit and captured its awe-inspiring first light images of Cassiopeia A, a supernova remnant roughly 11,000 light-years from Earth. That first observation was far more detailed than anything seen by previous X-ray telescopes, even revealing for the first 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_robotics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_nasa_en_español #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_galaxies #nasa_nebulae #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_blogs
3 months ago
NASA, Blue Origin Invite Media to New Glenn Launch of Mars Mission
NASA and Blue Origin are preparing for the agencys ESCAPADE Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers mission, which begins on the inaugural launch of the companys New Glenn rocket. The mission will study the solar winds interaction with the magnetosphere on Mars. Blue Origin is targeting no earlier than Sunday, Oct. 13, for the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_robotics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_drones_ &_you #nasa_nasa_en_español #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_galaxies #nasa_nebulae #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_blogs
5 months ago
Sols 4216-4218: Another ‘Mammoth’ Plan!
Earth planning date: Friday, June 14, 2024 At the start of this week, we did a preload test on the target Mammoth Lakes, the rightmost bright ellipse DRT ellipse, so less dusty on the workspace image above. The preload test shows the stability of the rock, making sure it doesnt move and that it doesnt . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_neutral_buoyancy_lab #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_lgbtq_pride #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth_science #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions
5 months ago
NASA Awards Contract for Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations
NASA has awarded a contract to Vertex Aerospace, LLC of Madison, Mississippi, for labor support to ensure continuing safe operations of the Sonny Carter Training Facility at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations Contract II has a two-year base period that begins Oct. 1, followed by five option periods ranging 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_neutral_buoyancy_lab #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_lgbtq_pride #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth_science #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions
5 months ago
Johnson Celebrates LGBTQI+ Pride Month: Meet Maya FarrHenderson
Maya FarrHendersons first day at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston involved the usual new hire setup and training tasks, but also something special: A tour of the CHAPEA Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog and HERA Human Exploration Research Analog habitats. It was such a thrill to start my career at NASA standing in 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_neutral_buoyancy_lab #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_lgbtq_pride #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth_science #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions
5 months ago
NASA Interns Blast Off for Their First Week at Goddard
Several hundred new faces walked through the gates of NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the first time on June 3. Who is this small army of motivated space-enthusiasts Its Goddards 2024 summer intern cohort. Across Goddards campuses, more than 300 on-site and virtual interns spend the 10-week program contributing across all 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_neutral_buoyancy_lab #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_lgbtq_pride #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_earth_science #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions
5 months ago
NASA Satellites Find Snow Didn’t Offset Southwest US Groundwater Loss
Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data. Declining water levels in the Great Salt Lake and Lake Mead have been testaments to a megadrought afflicting western North America since 2000. But 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/scien...#nasa #space #news #nasa_earth_science #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_airborne_science
5 months ago
Slow Your Student’s ‘Summer Slide’ and Beat Boredom With NASA STEM
The school year has come to an end, and those long summer days are stretching ahead like an open runway. Parents and educators often worry about the summer slide, the concept that students may lose academic ground while out of school. But summer doesnt mean students imaginations have to stay grounded Are you hoping to 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/learn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets
5 months ago
Investigating the Origins of the Crab Nebula With NASA’s Webb
New data revises our view of this unusual supernova explosion. A team of scientists used NASAs James Webb Space Telescope to parse the composition of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. With the telescopes MIRI Mid-Infrared Instrument and NIRCam Near-Infrared Camera, the team gathered data that is . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets
5 months ago
Tropical Solstice Shadows
Solstices were some of our earliest astronomical observations, celebrated throughout history via many summer and winter celebrations.. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_grades_k_ -_4 #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_pulsars #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_supernovae #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_flight_innovation #nasa_night_sky_network #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_mission_equity #nasa_general #nasa_planetary_defense #nasa_earth #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_sounding_rockets
7 months ago
Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares
By Jessica Barnett160; After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission Hi-C Flare, for short took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare. The low-noise cameras built at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama are 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_mars #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_tech_demo_missions #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_supernovae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
7 months ago
NASA Technology Grants to Advance Moon to Mars Space Exploration
NASA has awarded nearly 1.5 million to academic, non-profit, and business organizations to advance state-of-the-art technology that will play a key role in the agencys return to the Moon under Artemis, as well as future missions to Mars. Twenty-four projects from 21 organizations have been awarded under NASAs Dual-Use Technology Development Cooperative Agreement Notices, or 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_mars #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_tech_demo_missions #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_supernovae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
7 months ago
The Marshall Star for May 1, 2024
Marshall Prepares for Strategic Facilities Updates160; NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center is getting ready for the next big step in the evolution of its main campus. Through a series of multi-year infrastructure projects, Marshall is optimizing its footprint to assure its place as a vibrant and vital hub for the aerospace community in the next 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_mars #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_tech_demo_missions #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_supernovae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
7 months ago
NASA Marshall Prepares for Strategic Facilities Updates
NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center is getting ready for the next big step in the evolution of its main campus in Huntsville, Alabama. Through a series of multi-year infrastructure projects, Marshall is optimizing its footprint to assure its place as a vibrant and vital hub for the aerospace community in the next era.160; Near-term plans 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_mars #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_tech_demo_missions #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_supernovae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
7 months ago
Site-Wide Environmental Assessment for Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment EA that analyzes the environmental impacts of implementing continuing and future mission support activities at the Marshall Space Flight Center MSFC in Huntsville, Alabama. The EA evaluated the potential environmental effects associated with air quality; climate change and greenhouse gases; land use; 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_mars #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_tech_demo_missions #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_supernovae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
7 months ago
NASA’s Optical Comms Demo Transmits Data Over 140 Million Miles
NASAs Deep Space Optical Communications experiment also interfaced with the Psyche spacecrafts communication system for the first time, transmitting engineering data to Earth. Riding aboard NASAs Psyche spacecraft, the agencys Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration continues to break records. While the asteroid-bound spacecraft doesnt rely on optical communications to send data, the new technology 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_mars #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_tech_demo_missions #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_supernovae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
7 months ago
The Marshall Star for April 24, 2024
NASA Announces 30th Human Exploration Rover Challenge Winners NASA announced the winners of the 30th160;Human Exploration Rover Challenge160;HERC April 22, with Parish Episcopal School, from Dallas, winning first place in the high school division, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville,capturing the collegeuniversity title. The annual engineering competition one of NASAs longest standing challenges 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_mars #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_tech_demo_missions #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_supernovae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
7 months ago
NASA’s Chandra Releases Doubleheader of Blockbuster Hits
New movies of two of the most famous objects in the sky the Crab Nebula and Cassiopeia A are being released from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory. Each includes X-ray data collected by Chandra over about two decades. They show dramatic changes in the debris and radiation remaining after the explosion of two massive 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_mars #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_tech_demo_missions #nasa_crab_nebula #nasa_nebulae #nasa_supernovae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
