Space News
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NASA Prepares for Air Taxi Passenger Comfort Studies
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA test pilot Wayne Ringelberg sits in the air taxi virtual reality flight simulator during a test at NASA’s…
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NASA Kennedy Team Recognized During White House Sustainability Awards
Six of the seven members of the NASA Kennedy Space Center team recognized by the White House on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, during the Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards stand next…
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Langley Celebrates Pride Month: Derek Bramble
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Derek Bramble is a HR Business Partner with NASA’s Langley Research Center. Over his 14-year career at NASA Langley,…
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Mapping the Red Planet with the Power of Open Science
4 min read Mapping the Red Planet with the Power of Open Science This image of Perseverance’s backshell sitting upright on the surface of Jezero Crater was collected from an…
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NASA Parachute Sensor Testing Could Make EPIC Mars Landings
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Coby Asselin, from left, Adam Curry, and L. J. Hantsche set up the data acquisition systems used during testing…
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NASA Celebrates 10 Years of Human Spaceflight’s NExT Pioneers
Experienced spacewalkers, university students, flight controllers, and NASA team members at all stages of their career recently came together at Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) for an anniversary…
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Liftoff! Redesigned NASA Ames Visitor Center Engages Kids, Families
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Chabot Space & Science Center director Adam Tobin, right, welcomes NASA Ames center director Eugene Tu, left, and deputy…
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NASA’s Mars Odyssey Captures Huge Volcano, Nears 100,000 Orbits
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter captured this single image of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system,…
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NASA eClips Engages Families at 2024 STEM Community Day
2 min read NASA eClips Engages Families at 2024 STEM Community Day On Saturday, June 1, 2024, thousands of community members attended the Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) Community…
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40 Years Ago: STS-41D – First Space Shuttle Launch Pad Abort
In 1983, NASA received delivery of Discovery, the third space qualified vehicle in the agency’s space shuttle fleet. During the launch attempt for the STS-41D mission on June 26, 1984,…