2 months ago
55 Years Ago: One Year Before the Moon Landing
In July 1968, much work still remained to meet the goal President John F. Kennedy set in May 1961, to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade. No American astronaut had flown in space since the November 1966 flight of Gemini XII, the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_internships #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_sustainability
2 months ago
25 Years Ago: STS-93, Launch of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory
On July 23, 1999, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies on its 26th trip into space, to deliver its heaviest payload ever the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The STS-93 crew included Commander Eileen M. Collins, the first woman to command a space shuttle mission, Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby, and Mission Specialists Catherine Cady G. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_internships #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_sustainability
2 months ago
UPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+
NASA and Boeing will host a news conference with mission leadership at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agencys Boeing Crew Flight Test aboard the International Space Station. NASA previously planned an audio-only media teleconference to host the discussion. The agency will provide live coverage on NASA, NASA 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_internships #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_sustainability
2 months ago
The Future is Bright: Johnson Space Center Interns Shine Throughout Summer Term
More than 100 interns supported operations at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston this summer, each making an important impact on the agencys mission success. Get to know seven stellar interns nominated by their mentors for their hard work and outstanding contributions. Stella Alcorn Assignment: Engineering Directorate, Guidance, Navigation, and Control Autonomous Flight Systems Branch, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_internships #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_sustainability
2 months ago
The Marshall Star for July 24, 2024
25 Years On, Chandra Highlights Legacy of NASA Engineering Ingenuity By Rick Smith The art of aerospace engineering is a matter of seeing around corners, said NASA thermal analyst Jodi Turk. In the case of NASAs160;Chandra X-ray Observatory, marking its 25th anniversary in space this year, some of those corners proved to be as far 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_internships #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_sustainability
2 months ago
A Saturnian Summer
NASAs Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of Saturn and its colossal rings on July 4, 2020, during summer in the gas giants northern hemisphere. Two of Saturn8217;s icy moons are also clearly visible: Mimas at right, and Enceladus at bottom. The light reddish haze over the northern hemisphere seen in this color composite could 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_internships #nasa_rings_of_saturn #nasa_saturn #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_sustainability
2 months ago
NASA’s Webb Images Cold Exoplanet 12 Light-Years Away
An international team of astronomers using NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an exoplanet roughly 12 light-years from Earth. The planet, Epsilon Indi Ab, is one of the coldest exoplanets observed to date. The planet is several times the mass of Jupiter and orbits the K-type star Epsilon Indi A Eps Ind A, . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_missions #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_sustainability #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_iss_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system
2 months ago
NASA’s ICON Mission Ends with Several Ionospheric Breakthroughs
After contributing to many important findings on the boundary between Earths atmosphere and space an area where space weather can interfere with both satellites and communications signals NASAs ICON Ionospheric Connection Explorer mission has come to an end. The mission launched in October 2019 and completed its two-year mission objectives in December 2021, . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_missions #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_sustainability #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_iss_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system
2 months ago
Media Invited to Watch NASA Stream 4K Video to Space
NASA invites media to attend a real-time laser communications experiment at the agencys Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Researchers are testing a laser communications networking system that could enable the public to watch the first woman and first person of color walk on the Moon in HD during the Artemis missions. The media availability begins 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_missions #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_sustainability #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_iss_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system
2 months ago
NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back
A team at NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using optical, or laser, communications. The feat was part of a series of tests on new technology that could provide live video coverage of astronauts on the Moon 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_missions #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_sustainability #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_iss_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system
2 months ago
45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Enterprise Completes Launch Pad Checkout
On July 23, 1979, space shuttle Enterprise completed its time as a pathfinder vehicle at Launch Pad 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center KSC in Florida. Workers towed it back to the Vehicle Assembly Building VAB. During its four-month stay at KSC, Enterprise validated procedures for the assembly of the space shuttle stack and interfaces 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_exoplanet_science #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_studying_exoplanets #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth 's_atmosphere #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_ionosphere #nasa_missions #nasa_space_weather #nasa_the_sun #nasa_sustainability #nasa_aeronautics_research #nasa_iss_research #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_blogs #nasa_exomars #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_mars_express #nasa_mars_odyssey #nasa_the_solar_system
