Space News
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NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 91 Launch, Space Station Docking
The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress spacecraft pictured on Aug. 13, 2024, from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft…
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Venus Blows Off Some Steam
Tall plumes of white vapor rise from the rocky Venusian surface in this April 19, 1977, artist’s concept. NASA/Rick Guidice Tall plumes of white vapor rise from the rocky Venusian…
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Ames’ Own: Wayne R. Johnson Elected to the 2025 National Academy of Engineering Class
Wayne Johnson, who in 2012 earned the highest rank of Fellow at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California, is known worldwide as an expert in rotary wing technology. He was…
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NASA Invites Media to Observe FireSense Prescribed Burn at Kennedy
Drone pilot Brayden Chamberlain flashes a “good to go” signal to the command tent, indicating that the NASA Alta X quadcopter is prepped for takeoff during a FireSense uncrewed aerial…
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NASA Names Acting Associate Administrator, More Leadership Changes
NASA logo. (Credit: NASA) NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro announced Monday Vanessa Wyche will serve as the acting associate administrator for the agency at NASA Headquarters in Washington, effective immediately.…
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NASA Invites Media to Attend Alabama Space Day 2025
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, and aerospace industry partners, will…
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NASA Marshall Reflects on 65 Years of Ingenuity, Teamwork
6 Min Read NASA Marshall Reflects on 65 Years of Ingenuity, Teamwork NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, is celebrating its 65-year legacy of ingenuity and service to the…
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Station Science Top News: Feb. 21, 2025
Improving space-based pharmaceutical research View of the Ice Cubes experiment #6 (Kirara) floating in the Columbus European Laboratory module aboard the International Space Station. UAE (United Arab Emirates)/Sultan Alneyadi Researchers…
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NASA University Research Program Makes First Award to a Community College Project
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Project F.I.R.E. team, part of Falcon Research Labs and current students at Cerritos Community College in California, is…
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NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract
Credit: NASA NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could…