Space News
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NASA Innovation on Display at AAS Goddard Space Science Symposium
From the search for habitable worlds beyond our solar system to Earth science missions closer to home, NASA shared its goals for the next decades of exploration at this year’s…
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Hubble Spots the Spider Galaxy
2 min read Hubble Spots the Spider Galaxy This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the irregular galaxy UGC 5829. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully, M. Messa This…
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45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Columbia Arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
On March 24, 1979, space shuttle Columbia arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the very first time. Following Presidential direction to build the space shuttle in 1972, Congress…
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NASA’s Tiny BurstCube Mission Launches to Study Cosmic Blasts
4 min read NASA’s Tiny BurstCube Mission Launches to Study Cosmic Blasts BurstCube, shown in this artist’s concept, will orbit Earth as it hunts for short gamma-ray bursts. NASA’s Goddard…
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NASA Science, Hardware Aboard SpaceX’s 30th Resupply Launch to Station
NASA’s SpaceX 30th commercial resupply mission launched at 4:55 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 21 , from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Credit: NASA/Madison…
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Payload Adapter Testing: A Key Step for Artemis IV Rocket’s Success
Key adapters for the first crewed Artemis missions are manufactured at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The cone-shaped payload adapter, left, will debut on the Block 1B…
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Station Science 101: Cardiovascular Research on Station
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Everyday physical activities keep the cardiovascular system healthy. The human cardiovascular system, which includes the heart and blood vessels,…
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Mentoring the Next Generation of Engineers and Improving Shock Testing Standards
The year 2023 was productive for the Loads & Dynamics (L&D) Technical Discipline Team (TDT). New shock and modal analysis techniques were developed and mentoring the next generation of NASA…
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Shuttle, Family Inspire NASA’s Cryogenic Technology Manager
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) By Daniel Boyette Jeremy Kenny squinted his eyes as he looked toward the brilliant light. Then came the deafening…
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Building a Community of Practice
The Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS) is an annual event cosponsored by the NESC’s Thermal Control & Protection, Environmental Control & Life Support, Aerosciences, and Cryogenics Technical Discipline Teams…