- WTTC and Harvard on the Importance of Sustainability Leadership in Tourism
London, United Kingdom, May 7, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, and faculty and ...
- NASA Selects Contractor for Quiet Supersonic Flight Community Testing
NASA has awarded a contract to Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc. of Burlington, Massachusetts, to support a national campaign of community overflight tests using the agency’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic ...
- Texas Students to Hear from Astronauts on International Space Station
Students from Brownsville, Texas will hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station during a call at 10:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 11 that will air live on NASA Television, ...
- NASA, Axiom Space to Host Media Briefing on Private Astronaut Mission
NASA and Axiom Space have signed a mission order for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station and will host a teleconference with media at 11 a.m. ...
- NASA Invites Public, Media to Watch Asteroid Mission Begin Return to Earth
NASA invites the public and the media to watch its first asteroid sample return mission begin a two-year cruise home at 4 p.m. EDT Monday, May 10, on NASA Television, ...
- NASA Awards Earth Science Data and Information System Contract
NASA has awarded the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Evolution and Development (EED)-3 contract to Raytheon Company of Riverdale, Maryland.
First published at NASA.gov
- Vienna Announces €4 Million Meeting Fund to Support MICE Organisers
Vienna, Austria, May 6, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The City of Vienna is providing the Vienna Tourist Board and its Vienna Convention Bureau with an additional €4 million ...
- SpaceFund Announces New Space Strategic Consulting Company
Houston, Texas, United States, May 6, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / SpaceFund venture capital firm announced today that it is spinning off a new aerospace strategic consulting company to ...
- Camille Chevalier Becomes Champion of Sustainable Golf
Aix-en-Provence, France, May 6, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Camille Chevalier has become a Sustainable Golf Champion – partnering with the non-profit GEO Foundation to help support the group’s ...
- NASA Names New Chief of Staff
NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson announced Wednesday that Susie Perez Quinn will serve as the agency’s chief of staff.
First published at NASA.gov
- Media Invited to Virtual Briefing as NASA’s Webb Prepares for Launch
Media will have the opportunity to see the iconic golden mirror of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope open for the last time on Earth during a virtual briefing Tuesday, May ...
- G20 Ministers Welcome UNWTO Recommendations for Tourism’s Green Transformation
Rome, Italy, May 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / UNWTO has served as tourism’s global voice as the Tourism Ministers of the G20 nations met to devise a way ...
- WTTC Requests Clear Rules and Consistent Protocol for Mobility at G20
Rome, Italy, May 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Gloria Guevara, President & CEO of World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) gave an opening keynote speech at the G20 ...
- PATA Honours Scott Supernaw at 70th Annual General Meeting
Bangkok, May 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / During its 70th Annual General Meeting held online on Thursday, April 29, 2021, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) presented PATA ...
- JNTO Launches new Insider Guide to Japan
Tokyo, Japan, May 5, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has launched a new Insider Guide to Japan, celebrating the country’s many traditions, innovations, natural ...
- New York Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts on Space Station
Students from New York will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
First published at NASA.gov
- NASA Celebrates Asian American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month
This May, NASA celebrates the contributions of its Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) employees – past and present – with a variety of internal and external events and products ...
- PATA Welcomes Expedia Group as its Newest Corporate Member
Bangkok, Thailand, May 4, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to welcome Expedia Group as its newest corporate member. “As the COVID-19 ...
- Public Supports COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate for International Travel
Geneva, Switzerland, May 3, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / A new World Economic Forum/IPSOS survey found three in four people support COVID-19 vaccine certificates for travelers entering their country. ...
- Culture and Heritage Tourism NGOs Create Global Alliance
Sydney, Australia, May 2, 2021 / TRAVELINDEX / Two tourism bodies have signed an agreement to put culture, heritage and communities at the forefront of the post-Covid travel ...
- Vice President Harris Swears in NASA Administrator Sen. Bill Nelson
Sen. Bill Nelson took office as the 14th administrator of NASA Monday, after he was given the oath of office by Vice President Kamala Harris during a ceremony at the ...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts to Answer Questions after Return to Earth
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts will answer questions at 3:45 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 6, about their historic mission on the International Space Station and return to Earth.
First published at ...
- Johnson Space Center Director Mark Geyer Moves To New Role
Mark Geyer, director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, is stepping down from his position leading the center to focus more time on his health and family in light of a ...
- NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next SpaceX delivery of NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.
First published at NASA.gov
- Crew-1 Astronauts Safely Splash Down After Space Station Mission
Four astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, completing NASA’s first commercial crew, long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station. The return comes nearly six months after ...