Space News
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NASA Project in Puerto Rico Trains Students in Marine Biology
7 Min Read NASA Project in Puerto Rico Trains Students in Marine Biology A forested green peninsula of Culebra Island juts into the blue waters of the Caribbean as a…
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NASA Pilot Program Continues to Award Small Business Innovators
Earlier this month, nine small businesses received 2023 NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Ignite Phase II awards to further develop technologies that may be used in the agency’s missions…
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NASA, SpaceX Extend US Media Deadline for Crew-9 Launch to Station
The SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew ship, carrying four Crew-5 members, approaches the International Space Station with the Earth’s horizon in the background. Credit: NASA/Kjell Lindgren NASA is extending U.S. media…
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Perseverance Kicks off the Crater Rim Campaign!
Mars: Perseverance (Mars 2020) Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and…
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Hubble Pinpoints a Dim, Starry Mini-galaxy
The Pegasus Dwarf spheroidal galaxy, also known as Andromeda VI, is one of at least 13 dwarf galaxies that orbit the Andromeda galaxy. NASA, ESA, and D. Weisz (University of…
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NASA, Boeing Optimizing Vehicle Assembly Building High Bay for Future SLS Stage Production
NASA is preparing space at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for upcoming assembly activities of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for future Artemis missions, beginning…
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NASA’s Europa Clipper Gets Set of Super-Size Solar Arrays
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Europa Clipper is seen here on Aug. 21 at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Engineers and…
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40 Years Ago: President Reagan Announces Teacher in Space Project
On Aug. 27, 1984, President Ronald W. Reagan announced the Teacher in Space project as part of NASA’s Space Flight Participant Program to expand the space shuttle experience to a…
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Wizards Behind the Curtain: Johnson’s Administrative Team Makes Missions Possible
For every NASA astronaut who serves as a public face of human spaceflight, there are thousands of people working behind the scenes to make the agency’s missions a success. Even…
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DETAIL OPPORTUNITY: NASA OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) seeks applicants interested in six to twelve month reimbursable details with the…