7 months ago
The Marshall Star for September 11, 2024
Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing NASA and its industry partners continue to make progress toward Artemis III and beyond, the first crewed lunar landing missions under the agencys Artemis campaign. SpaceX, the commercial160;Human Landing System HLS160;provider for Artemis III and Artemis IV, recently tested a 1.2 scale model of the Super Heavy 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson
7 months ago
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing its number of residents to 12 for the 13-day handover period. After a two-orbit, three-hour journey to the station, the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft automatically docked to the orbiting laboratorys Rassvet module at 3:32 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson
7 months ago
NASA to Preview Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter Moon
NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the agencys Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to discuss the upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiters icy moon Europa. The briefing will be open to media and will air live on NASA and the agencys website, plus Facebook, X, and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson
7 months ago
NASA Finds Summer 2024 Hottest to Date
The agency also shared new state-of-the-art datasets that allow scientists to track Earths temperature for any month and region going back to 1880 with greater certainty. August 2024 set a new monthly temperature record, capping Earths hottest summer since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASAs Goddard Institute for Space Studies GISS 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson
7 months ago
Chile Flowers Bloom in Space
In July 2021, NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station started growing chile peppers in the Advanced Plant Habitat, as part of the Plant Habitat-04 PH-04 experiment. The astronauts and a team of researchers at Kennedy worked together to monitor the peppers growth before harvesting them. In this image from Sept. 30, 2021, chile flowers 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_astronauts #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_earth #nasa_climate_change #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson
7 months ago
The Next Full Moon is a Partial Lunar Eclipse; a Supermoon; the Corn Moon; and the Harvest Moon
The next full Moon will be Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 10:35 PM EDT. The Moon will appear full from Monday evening through Thursday morning.. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
7 months ago
NASA Remembers Sept. 11
The attacks of Sept.160;11, 2001 were a national tragedy that resulted in a staggering loss of life and a significant change in American culture. Each year, we pause and remember. Beyond160;honoring the Americans who died that day, NASA also assisted FEMA in New York in the days afterward, and remembered the victims by providing flags 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
7 months ago
9 Phenomena NASA Astronauts Will Encounter at Moon’s South Pole
Out-of-this-world phenomena NASA astronauts will experience at the Moons south polar region.. https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
7 months ago
NASA Scientists Re-Create Mars ‘Spiders’ in a Lab for First Time
Tests on Earth appear to confirm how the Red Planets spider-shaped geologic formations are carved by carbon dioxide. Since discovering them in 2003 via images from orbiters, scientists have marveled at spider-like shapes sprawled across the southern hemisphere of Mars. No one is entirely sure how these geologic features are created. Each branched formation can 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/solar...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
7 months ago
Inspiration Among the Stars: How Johnson’s Workforce Found Their Place in Space
For some people, working for NASA is a lifelong dream. For others, it is an interesting and perhaps unexpected opportunity that comes up at just the right time and place. Everything from family ties and influential teachers to witnessing human spaceflight history and enjoying sci-fi entertainment has helped bring people of all backgrounds together at 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
7 months ago
NASA Stennis Set to Continue ASTRA Mission with Sidus Space
NASAs Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, announced Wednesday it will continue its historic in-space autonomous systems payload mission aboard an orbiting satellite through a follow-on agreement with Sidus Space, Inc. We are excited to report the historic ASTRA Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications mission will continue, said Chris Carmichael, chief, Stennis 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
7 months ago
Gateway Space Station in 3D
Immerse yourself in the future of deep space science exploration and download a 3D model of Gateway. Click, drag, and explore the exterior of the lunar space station from multiple angles. International teams of astronauts will use Gateway, humanity8217;s first space station to orbit the Moon, to explore the scientific mysteries of deep space. Gateway 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_skywatching #nasa_skywatching_tips #nasa_general #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_mars #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_artemis_4 #nasa_astronauts #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_blogs #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis_3
7 months ago
Hubble Examines a Busy Galactic Center
This NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy IC 4709a located around 240 million light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium. Hubble beautifully captures its faint halo and swirling disk filled with stars and dust bands. The compact region at its core might be the most remarkable sight. It holds an active galactic . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_missions #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_blogs #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system
7 months ago
Persevering Through the Storm
Its dust-storm season on Mars Over the past couple of weeks, as we ascended the Jezero Crater rim, our science team has monitored increasing dust in the atmosphere typically highest around this time of the Martian year.. https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant
7 months ago
Sols 4295-4296: A Martian Moon and Planet Earth
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 Todays two-sol plan contains the usual science blocks filled with contact science and remote science to observe and assess the geology surrounding us. However, the Mastcam team is hoping to capture a special celestial event above the Martian skyline as one of Mars moons, Phobos, will be in . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history
7 months ago
NASA Selects Langley Research Center Support Contractor
NASA has awarded the Center, Operations Maintenance, and Engineering II contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to support operations at the agencys Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of 973.7 million. Following a phase-in period that starts Tuesday, Oct. 1 and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history
7 months ago
New Hardware for Future Artemis Moon Missions Arrive at NASA Kennedy
From across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Gulf of Mexico, two ships converged, delivering key spacecraft and rocket components of NASA8217;s Artemis campaign to the agency8217;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Sept. 3, ESA European Space Agency marked a milestone in the Artemis III mission as its European-built service module for NASAs Orion 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_3 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_nasa_directorates #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history
7 months ago
NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline
As NASA and Boeing prepare to return the companys Starliner spacecraft uncrewed from the International Space Station to Earth, safety and mission success remain as top priorities for the teams. Mission managers will complete a series of operational and weather checks before the spacecraft undocks from the orbital complex.160; The Starliner spacecraft is the first 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
Join the Eclipsing Binary Patrol and Spot Rare Stellar Pairs!
Eclipsing binaries are special pairs of stars that cross in front of one another as they orbitstars that take turns blocking one another from our view. AtEclipsing Binary Patrol,the newest NASA-funded citizen science project, youll have a chance to help discover these unusual pairs of objects. In Eclipsing Binary Patrol, youll work with real data . https://science.nasa.gov/g...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
Ames Wind Tunnel
Construction of the Ames wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80- by 120-foot test section. A Navy blimp, which would have been based at Hangars 2 and 3 at Moffett Field, patrols in the background. Image Credit: NACA. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
NASA to Support DARPA Robotic Satellite Servicing Program
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA have signed an interagency agreement to collaborate on a satellite servicing demonstration in geosynchronous Earth orbit, where hundreds of satellites provide communications, meteorological, national security, and other vital functions. Under this agreement, NASA will provide subject matter expertise to DARPAs Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites RSGS 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
NASA’s Hubble, MAVEN Help Solve the Mystery of Mars’ Escaping Water
Mars was once a very wet planet as is evident in its surface geological features. Scientists know that over the last 3 billion years, at least some water went deep underground, but what happened to the rest Now, NASAs Hubble Space Telescope and MAVEN Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution missions are helping unlock that mystery. . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
Eclipses Create Atmospheric Gravity Waves, NASA Student Teams Confirm
Student teams from three U.S. universities became the first to measure what scientists have long predicted: eclipses can generate ripples in Earths atmosphere called atmospheric gravity waves. The waves telltale signature emerged in data captured during the North American annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, as part of the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project NEBP 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/learn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
NASA Tunnel Generates Decades of Icy Aircraft Safety Data
On Sept. 13, 1944, researchers subjected a Bell P-39L Airacobra to frigid temperatures and a freezing water spray in the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NACAs new Icing Research Tunnel IRT to study inflight ice buildup. Since that first run at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory now NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the facility 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_missions #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_space_grant #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_blogs
7 months ago
August 2024 Supermoon Rises Near NASA Marshall
A super blue Moon rises over Huntsville, Alabama, home to NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Aug. 19. Visible through Wednesday, Aug. 21, the full Moon is both a supermoon and a Blue Moon. As the Moon reaches its closest approach to Earth, the Moon looks larger in the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_stars #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system
8 months ago
NASA Marshall Names Roger Baird Associate Director
Roger Baird has been selected as associate director of NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In this role, Baird will lead execution and integration of the center8217;s business operations, mission support enterprise functions, and budget management. In addition, he will be a senior adviser in advancing the direction of the center8217;s future. Baird 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_get_involved #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_juno #nasa_europa #nasa_io #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_apollo_11 #nasa_blogs #nasa_earth_science #nasa_uncategorized
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
Solar Eclipse Data Story Helps the Public Visualize the April 2024 Total Eclipse
The NASA Science Activation programs Cosmic Data Stories team, led by Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, released a new Data Story for the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. A Data Story is an interactive, digital showcase of new science imagery, including ideas for exploration and scientific highlights shared in a brief video and narrative . https://science.nasa.gov/l...#nasa #space #news #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_mosaics #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_murep #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_apollo_15 #nasa_earth 's_moon
8 months ago
Winners of NASA’s Power to Explore Student Challenge Tour NASA’s Glenn Research Center and Meet NASA Engineers
The three grand prize winners of NASAs third Power to Explore Challenge visited the NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH on August 8 to learn about the people and technologies that power NASA missions.. https://science.nasa.gov/r...#nasa #space #news #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_mosaics #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_murep #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_apollo_15 #nasa_earth 's_moon
8 months ago
55 Years Ago: NASA Group 7 Astronaut Selection
On Aug. 14, 1969, NASA announced the selection of seven new astronauts. The Group 7 astronauts consisted of pilots transferred from the Manned Orbital Laboratory MOL Program canceled two months earlier. The MOL, a joint project of the U.S. Air Force USAF and the National Reconnaissance Office, sought to obtain high-resolution photographic imagery of Americas 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_nasa_stem_projects #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_airborne_science #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_mosaics #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_murep #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_apollo_15 #nasa_earth 's_moon
