- Tech Today: Measuring the Buzz, Hum, and Rattle
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The WirelessArray developed by Interdisciplinary Consulting Corporation (IC2), laid out here for a test flight at Langley Research Center, makes flight ...
- NASA to Measure Moonquakes With Help From InSight Mars Mission
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JPL engineers and technicians prepare NASA’s Farside Seismic Suite for testing in simulated lunar gravity, which is about one-sixth of Earth’s. ...
- Apollo 10 Ends Successfully
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Astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 10 mission, exits the spacecraft during recovery operations on May 26, 1969. He and the other two crew members already ...
- Earth Science Information Partners Celebrate 25 Years of Collaboration
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Earth Science Information Partners Celebrate 25 Years of Collaboration
Allison Mills, Earth Science Information Partners, allisonmills@esipfed.orgSusan Shingledecker, ...
- NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 88 Launch, Space Station Docking
The Progress 85 cargo craft is seen shortly after undocking from International Space Station on Feb. 12 as it was orbiting 260 miles above the Pacific Ocean.
NASA will provide live ...
- NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX Unscathed After Searing Pass of Sun
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NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX Unscathed After Searing Pass of Sun
Mission engineers were confident NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification – Apophis Explorer) spacecraft could weather its closest ever pass ...
- Sols 4195-4198: Feels Like Summer
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Sols 4195-4198: Feels Like Summer
Navcam Right image of Fascination Turret to the north from sol 4193
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Earth planning date: Friday, May 24, 2024
The first sol of this weekend includes ...
- 15 Years Ago: First Time all Partners Represented aboard the International Space Station
From May 29 to July 17, 2009, for the first time in its history, each of the five partner agencies participating in the International Space Station Program had a crew ...
- Johnson Celebrates AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Britney Tang
When you think about personal property, your home, clothes, and electronic devices probably come to mind. For NASA, personal property comprises government-owned government-held assets ranging from laptops to spacecraft and ...
- Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA’s Magellan Data
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This computer-generated 3D model of Venus’ surface shows the volcano Sif Mons, which is exhibiting signs of ongoing activity. Using data ...
- NASA Launches Small Climate Satellite to Study Earth’s Poles
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 1 at Māhia, New Zealand at 7:41 p.m. NZST May 25, 2024 (3:41 a.m. EDT) carrying a small satellite for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar ...
- NASA TACP Team Visits with UCF Students, Faculty
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Representatives of NASA’s Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP) pose with students and faculty from the University of Central Florida (UCF) in ...
- HiCAM 2024 Spring Review
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Composites Consortium team members gathered during May 2024 at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia for a technical review of all ...
- NASA Engages in Artemis Accords Workshop to Advance Exploration
Representatives from 24 of the Artemis Accords signatories met May 21-23, 2024, for a workshop hosted at the John H. Chapman Space Centre (CSA Headquarters) in Longueuil, Quebec.
CSA (Canadian Space ...
- Jennifer Scott Williams: Leading the Next Giant Leap in Space Exploration and Championing STEM Advocacy
Jennifer Scott Williams embodies leadership, innovation, and excitement for life. Her career has been a testament to her unwavering passion and versatility, navigating through various roles and significantly contributing to ...
- Clare Luckey: Shaping the Future of Mars Missions and Inspiring the Artemis Generation
As a member of the Mars Architecture Team, Clare Luckey is one of the people at the forefront of designing the first crewed mission to the Red Planet. Her current ...
- Helen Ling, Changemaker
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Helen Ling, seen here in a photo from Feb. 16, 1973, was influential in the inclusion of women in STEM positions at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. After majoring in Mathematics ...
- Facility Systems Safety Engineer and Fall Protection Program Administrator Thu Nguyen
“I went back to school in 2016. So I had two kids that were three and five, and I was working full time, and I was doing the master’s program, ...
- Deputy Program Manager Vir Thanvi
“I had the privilege of being the very first project manager for Exploration and ...
- NASA Marshall Team Supports Safe Travels for Space Station Science
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s payload technician Chris Honea, left, and quality assurance specialist Keith Brandon, right, on Feb. 29 carefully ...
- Hubble Captures a Bright Spiral in the Queen’s Hair
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Hubble Captures a Bright Spiral in the Queen’s Hair
This Hubble Space Telescope image showcases the bright spiral galaxy NGC 4689.
ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker, J. Lee, and the ...
- Macao Welcomes Over 450 Delegates to the PATA Annual Summit 2024
Macau, Macao SAR, May 24, 2024 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) welcomed over 450 delegates from nearly 200 organisations across 29 destinations to the PATA Annual ...
- Rae Ann Meyer Named Deputy Director of NASA Marshall
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Portrait: Rae Ann Meyer
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Rae Ann Meyer has been selected as deputy director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, ...
- NASA Selects Technology Transfer Services Contractor
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NASA has awarded the Consolidated Agency Technology Transfer Services contract to Summit Technologies & Solutions, Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia, to provide support for the agency’s Technology Transfer Program.
The performance-based ...
- What is 3D-MAT?
A thermal protection material for the Artemis Generation
On the 19th day of the Artemis I mission, the Moon grows larger in frame as Orion prepares for the return powered flyby ...