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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and space research.
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NASA/Joel Kowsky “Where I grew up [on my family farm] 100% shaped who I am. In fact, my son and I were talking about high schools and how big his is. His high school population is double the population of the town I grew up in. I had 20 kids in my graduating class, and three of them were foreign exchange students. He asked me, ‘Do you wish you would have gone to a bigger school like us?’ And I said, ‘Actually, no, I don’t.’ I loved where I grew up. I absolutely cherish what it instilled in me, and that’s something I carry with me all the time. “The earliest lesson was that you are part of something much bigger than yourself. Everybody has an important role in what t…
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On March 8, 2004, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took the first image of Earth from the surface of another planet. The Earth appearing as nothing more than a bright star provided a new perspective on our home planet, a perspective reshaped over the past eight decades as cameras aboard rockets and spacecraft traveled farther and farther away. From sounding rockets in the 1940s and Earth orbiting satellites in the early 1960s to spacecraft and people traveling to the Moon in the late 1960s and early 1970s and since then to spacecraft exploring all reaches of our solar system, the images of Earth they sent back expanded our horizons while showing an ever-smaller pale blue…
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3 min read Discovery Alert: a Long Year for a ‘Cold Saturn’ Illustration of the possible appearance of TOI-4600 c, a “cold Saturn.” NASA/JPL-Caltech The Discovery Two giant planets comparable to our own system’s Saturn orbit a star not unlike our Sun some 700 light-years away. The outer planet has the longest year – 483 days – of any found so far by NASA’s TESS (the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite). It’s also among the coldest. Key Facts The two planets, TOI-4600 b and c, could prove important to astronomers who investigate how large, gaseous planets form and evolve. And they begin to fill a gap in knowledge between gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn i…
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2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) In celebration of the mathematical constant pi, JPL is releasing the annual NASA Pi Day Challenge: a set of illustrated math problems involving real-world science and engineering aspects of agency missions.NASA/JPL-Caltech Celebrate one of the world’s most famous numbers with a set of math problems involving real space missions, courtesy of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. March 14 marks the annual celebration of the mathematical constant pi, aka the Greek letter π. Its infinite number of digits is usually rounded to 3.14, hence the date of Pi Day. For some people, the occasion m…
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A capsule containing the first products manufactured in space by Varda Space Industries and protected by a heat shield made at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley lands at the Utah Test and Training Range on Feb. 21, 2024.Varda Space Industries/John Kraus Things are heating up in the atmosphere, and NASA is helping space start-ups stay cool. NASA has decades of expertise in creating technology that protects spacecraft from the intense heat generated when entering an atmosphere. As emerging companies develop innovative ways to do business in space, they know where to turn – and the agency is responding by offering its know-how and the advance…
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NASA/Russell L. Schweickart Astronaut David R. Scott, command module pilot for the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital mission, stands in the command module’s open hatch during his stand-up spacewalk on March 6, 1969. Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, lunar module pilot, took this photograph of Scott while also performing a spacewalk. He was positioned on the porch of the lunar module (LM), while astronaut James A. McDivitt, was inside the LM. Apollo 9 was the first crewed flight of the command/service module along with the lunar module. The mission’s three-person crew tested several aspects critical to landing on the Moon including the lunar module’s engines, backpack life supp…
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5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Part of NASA’s CADRE technology demonstration, three small rovers that will explore the Moon together show off their ability to drive as a team autonomously – without explicit commands from engineers – during a test in a clean room at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in December 2023. NASA/JPL-Caltech Members of the CADRE assembly, test, launch, and operations team pose with completed hardware in a clean room at JPL in late January. Behind the three rovers are the situational awarenes…
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Students Become FjordPhyto Volunteers and Discover that Antarctica Is Much Colder Than Texas
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2 Min Read Students Become FjordPhyto Volunteers and Discover that Antarctica Is Much Colder Than Texas Texas A&M sent 31 students to the Antarctic this year—and they did some vital NASA science while they were there. Meteorology students, oceanography students and education psychology students worked with Dr. Chrissy Wiederwohl to collect data for NASA’s FjordPhyto project. The data reveal how meltwater from glaciers affects phytoplankton, the base of the Antarctic food chain. “We were actually collecting samples for them to look at these phytoplankton communities and how they are changing over time,” said Dr. Wiederwohl, an oc…
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2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Artist’s concept of the X-66 aircraft that Boeing will produce through NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. As NASA and Boeing enter the early stages of producing the X-66, the first X-plane specifically focused on helping the United States achieve net-zero aviation emissions by 2050, the team is already picturing what the aircraft will look like soaring above the clouds. A new rendering of the X-66 from Boeing demonstrates the aircraft’s signature extra-long, thin wings stabilized by diagonal struts, known as the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing concept. When combined with othe…
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2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Wearing safety glasses is vital in protecting your eyes during the total solar eclipse. Credit: NASA/John Aylward NASA’s Glenn Research Center is encouraging the public to prepare to safely view this awe-inspiring event. YOU can help us build excitement and raise awareness about eclipse safety by taking photos of people – including yourself! – wearing eclipse glasses. The goal is to show how you will be protecting your eyes during the total solar eclipse on April 8, and sharing the message on your social media channels. Be sure to tag @NASAGlenn and use the hashtag #ShowUsYourSpecs t…
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Full-duration RS-25 Engine Hot FireNASA/Danny Nowlin Full-duration RS-25 Engine Hot FireNASA/Danny Nowlin Full-duration RS-25 Engine Hot FireNASA/Danny Nowlin Full-duration RS-25 Engine Hot FireNASA/Danny Nowlin NASA conducted a full-duration RS-25 engine hot fire March 6, continuing a final round of certification testing for production of new engines to help power the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on future Artem…
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26 Min Read The Marshall Star for March 6, 2024 Marshall Supports NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch By Jessica Barnett Team members at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center celebrated another successful launch as astronauts on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission began the journey to the International Space Station in the late hours of March 3. Marshall’s support team is part of the agency’s CCP (Commercial Crew Program) team, which partners with private companies, such as SpaceX, to develop commercial crew space transportation capabilities to and from the space station. A SpaceX Falcon 9…
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NASA's Europa Clipper SXSW 2024 Opening Session
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Pascagoula (Mississippi) High School students stand in front of the Thad Cochran Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center on Feb. 22 during a Next Gen STEM Explore Stennis event focused on computer science and how it impacts propulsion test work onsite.NASA/Danny Nowlin Hancock County (Mississippi) Career Technical Center students stand in front of the Thad Cochran Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center on Feb. 22 during a Next Gen STEM Explore Stennis event focused on computer science and how it impacts propulsion test work onsite.NASA/Danny Nowlin …
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4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) LEGEND: ARMD NASA CENTERS ARC = Ames Research Center AFRC = Armstrong Flight Research Center GRC = Glenn Research Center HQ = Headquarters LaRC = Langley Research Center Technology and Innovation Honoree (Group) ecoDemonstrator Emissions Flight and Ground Test Team The ecoDemonstrator Emissions Flight and Ground Test team demonstrated remarkable performance and innovative technical achievement by making the first in-flight measurements of aircraft emissions and contrails formed by Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 737-10 aircraft burning 100-percent sustainable aviation fuel. The data an…
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2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) 2023 Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Awards Technology and Innovation Honoree ecoDemonstrator Emissions Flight and Ground Test Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Langley Research Center Bruce Anderson Joseph Atkinson Rosemary Baize John Barrick Rory Barton-Grimley Kristopher Bedka Seth Begay Matthew Brown Melinda Cagle Yonghoon Choi Jim Collins Brian Collister John Cooney Garfield Creary Ewan Crosbie Maurice Cross Harper David Joshua DiGangi Mary DiJoseph Glenn Diskin Dave Duda Trina Dyal David Eckberg Richard Ferrare Francesca Gallo Marisol Garc…
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1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) 2023 Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Associate Administrator (AA) Awards Unmanned Aerial Systems Pilot (UASP) Kit Development Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Ames Research Center Joey Mercer* Lynne Martin* Lauren Roberts Yasmin Arbab NASA Glenn Research Center Charles Sheehe David Fuller ASRC Federal Data Solutions, LLC Charles Walter Charles Whatley Willam McCarty 2023 AA Award Honorees 2023 AA Award Honorees PDF ARMD Associate Administrator Awards Facebook logo @NASA@NASAaero@NASA_es @NASA…
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1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) 2023 Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Associate Administrator (AA) Awards Remote Pilot Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Training Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Ames Research Center Melissa A. Hill Brian K. Hutchinson Bryan J. Petty Bill K. Buck Brent P. Pickering Metis Flight Research Associates, LLC Benjamin P. Jenkins Joshua K. Carbonneau Regina J. Tober RSES Jacob Revesz* 2023 AA Award Honorees 2023 AA Award Winners PDF ARMD Associate Administrator Awards Facebook logo @NASA@NASAaero@NASA_es …
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3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) 2023 Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Awards Pushing the Envelope Honoree X-57 Maxwell Team * Denotes Team Lead NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Bony J. Baca Jeffrey E. Baker Kaleiokalani J. Barela Ethan A. Baumann Paul S. Bean Matthew J. Berry Keerti K. Bhamidipati Andrew D. Blua John K. Bodylski Kirsten M. Boogaard Trong T. Bui Bradley S. Butler Sean C. Clarke Bruce R. Cogan John G. Coggins James R. Cowart Brian P. Curlett Adam F. Curry Angelo De La Rosa Jacob J. Ediger German Escobar Vicelis Karen L. Estes David E. Farmer Russell J. F…
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NASA Science Live: Juno Spacecraft Makes Historic Flybys of Jupiter’s Moons
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NASA The most recent astronaut candidates wave to the crowd in this image from their March 5, 2024, graduation ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Nicknamed “The Flies,” this cohort is now eligible for spaceflight assignments to the International Space Station, future orbiting destinations, the Moon, and beyond. Selected for training in 2021, the astronaut graduates were chosen from a pool of more than 12,000 applicants and successfully completed more than two years of required basic training, including spacewalking, robotics, space station systems, and more. The graduating NASA astronauts are Nichole Ayers or Colorado Springs, Colorado; Marcos B…
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2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Orion spacecraft from Artemis I – now known as the Orion Environmental Test Article – arrives at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, ahead of eight months of testing. Credit: NASA/Jordan Salkin The Orion spacecraft that traveled around the Moon and back during 2022’s Artemis I mission completed a different round trip when it recently returned to Ohio for testing. Now known as the Orion Environmental Test Article, the spacecraft is undergoing ground testing at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. This testing is crucial to the safety and su…
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4 min read What Are Hubble and Webb Observing Right Now? NASA Tool Has the Answer It’s not hard to find out what NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes have observed in the past. Barely a week goes by without news of a cosmic discovery made possible using images, spectra, and other data captured by NASA’s prolific astronomical observatories. But what are Hubble and Webb looking at right this minute? A shadowy pillar harboring nascent stars? A pair of colliding galaxies? The atmosphere of a distant planet? Galactic light, stretched and distorted on a 13-billion-year journey across space? NASA’s Space Telescope Live, a web application originally develop…
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4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Kepler mission enabled the discovery of thousands of exoplanets, revealing a deep truth about our place in the cosmos: there are more planets than stars in the Milky Way galaxy. The road to this fundamental change in our understanding of the universe, however, required almost 20 years of persistence before the mission became a reality with its selection in 2001. The Kepler spacecraft at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in Boulder, Colorado. The Kepler mission surveyed a region of the Milky Way galaxy, discovering the first Earth-size exoplanets and determining that there are mo…
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4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This image shows SWOT satellite data for water surface height in part of Mendocino County, Northern California, on Jan. 15, before several atmospheric rivers arrived, and on Feb. 4, after the first storms. Light blue and green indicate the highest water levels relative to mean sea level. (Inland water heights include the underlying ground elevation.)NASA/JPL-Caltech Operated by NASA and the French space agency, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission provides a new view of water on land, at the coast, and in the ocean. A series of atmospheric rivers drenched California in Februar…
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