- Accor to Open Bold Array of New Hotels in 2024
Paris, France, December 12, 2023 / TRAVELINDEX / Accor proudly introduces one of its most diverse annual line-ups of new hotel openings to date. Across all segments and categories, Accor ...
- Armstrong Flight Research Center: A Year in Review
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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
It was an abundant year of innovation, exploration, and inspiration for NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA Armstrong ...
- NASA: Una jugosa historia de tomates en la Estación Espacial Internacional
El cultivo de alimentos a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional es una de las muchas investigaciones que han alcanzado la madurez para las misiones de vuelos espaciales de larga ...
- NASA Awards Turbofan Engine Core Technology Demonstration Contract
Credits: NASA
NASA has selected GE Aerospace of Cincinnati to work with the agency’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project, which is aiming to develop more fuel efficient engines for single-aisle ...
- Inventor of Air Conditioning Helped Chill NASA Wind Tunnels
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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
When constructed in the early 1940s, NASA Glenn Research Center’s Altitude Wind Tunnel was the nation’s only wind tunnel capable of ...
- NASA: Let’s Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato Research
Two rogue tomatoes have been recovered nearly a year after astronaut Frank Rubio accidentally lost track of them while harvesting for the XROOTS experiment.
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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is photographed performing ...
- NASA Facility Builds on Space Station Legacy at Kennedy
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida pose inside the Space Station Processing Facility’s high bay to celebrate 25 years of supporting the International Space Station.
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- Experience the Launch of NASA’s PACE Mission
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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission and ...
- NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus
Water from the subsurface ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus sprays from huge fissures out into space. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which captured this image in 2010, sampled icy particles and scientists ...
- 120 Years Ago: The First Powered Flight at Kitty Hawk
On Dec. 17, 1903, humanity’s long-held dream of flying came true. Ideas of flying date back centuries, from the Greek legend of Icarus and Daedalus, to kite flying in China, ...
- The Marshall Star for December 13, 2023
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The Marshall Star for December 13, 2023
Marshall Team Members Celebrate Holiday Season
By Jessica Barnett
Marshall team members gather at the center’s holiday reception Dec. 7 in ...
- NASA’s NEOWISE Celebrates 10 Years, Plans End of Mission
NEOWISE is depicted in an artist’s concept in front of an image of the infrared sky that the mission captured. The string of red dots moving across the sky near ...
- NASA Provides Update on Venture-Class Launch Services
NASA currently is working with several commercial companies as part of the agency’s VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) launch services contract, providing new opportunities for science, and technology ...
- I am Artemis: Bruce Askins
Bruce Askins
Growing up, Bruce Askins was passionate about space and oceanography. His desire to explore other worlds always made him want to be an astronaut. Though he did not become ...
- NASA Stennis Continues Preparations for Future Artemis Testing
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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)
Crews at NASA’s Stennis Space Center cleared a milestone Dec. 11, installing a key component in preparation for future Green Run ...
- 2023 in Review: Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley
It’s been another great year at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. Join us as we review some of the highlights of the science, engineering, and innovation from ...
- 2023 in Review: Artemis II Crew Visits Kennedy
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On Aug. 8, 2023, Artemis II crew members (from left) Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch took a photo in front of their Orion ...
- NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link
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NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link
NASA’s ILLUMA-T payload at Goddard Space Flight Center fully tested and integrated prior to its delivery to Kennedy ...
- NASA’s Webb Identifies Tiniest Free-Floating Brown Dwarf
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NASA’s Webb Identifies Tiniest Free-Floating Brown Dwarf
Webb Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera shows the central portion of the star cluster IC 348.
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- NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Top 20 Stories of 2023
Here’s a look back at 2023’s most significant events at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida:
JANUARYDay of Remembrance Marks 20th Anniversary of Columbia Tragedy
NASA senior management and guests paid tribute ...
- NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deciphers Ancient History of Martian Lake
This 360-degree mosaic from the “Airey Hill” location inside Jezero Crater was generated using 993 individual images taken by the Perseverance Mars rover’s Mastcam-Z from Nov. 3-6. The rover remained ...
- Four-time Space Veteran Jeff Williams to Retire from NASA
Commander Jeff Williams poses for a photo in the Quest Airlock (A/L) with all of his mission patches. The patches are, from left, STS-101, Soyuz TMA-8, Expedition 13, Soyuz TMA-16, ...
- Branch Chief Margarita Sampson
“There’s this thing called the overview effect: Space has this effect on people that you could probably call almost spiritual. Everyone returns from spaceflight changed in one way or another. ...
- Contributions of the DC-8 to Earth System Science at NASA: A Workshop
Call for Papers
Date: August 13–14, 2024Location: Washington, D.C.
Jointly organized by the NASA History Office and the Earth Science Division, this workshop seeks to document the important contributions of airborne campaigns ...
- NASA Teams Prepare Moon Rocket-to-Spacecraft Connector for Assembly
NASA/Sam Lott
The elements of the super-heavy lift SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis II mission are undergoing final preparations before shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...