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NASA Brings Drone and Space Rover to Air Show
About 20,000 guests visited NASA’s tent at the Miramar Air Show in San Diego, California,…
NASA to Launch Innovative Solar Coronagraph to Space Station
5 min read NASA’s Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) is ready to launch to the International…
A Small Business Success Story: Mentor-Protégé Agreements Drive Growth in Aerospace Sector
In the ever-evolving aerospace industry, collaboration and mentorship are vital for fostering innovation and growth.…
NASA Sets Coverage for its SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Station Relocation
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov approaches…
Carissa Arillo: Testing Spacecraft, Penning the Owner’s Manuals
Flight operations engineer Carissa Arillo helped ensure one of the instruments on NASA’s PACE mission…
Station Science Top News: Oct. 25, 2024
Better Monitoring of the Air Astronauts Breathe Ten weeks of operations showed that a second version of…
Sols 4345-4347: Contact Science is Back on the Table
3 min read Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 The changes to the plan…
NASA Successfully Integrates Coronagraph for Roman Space Telescope
The Roman Coronagraph is integrated with the Instrument Carrier for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space…
Watch How Students Help NASA Grow Plants in Space: Growing Beyond Earth
2 min read Since 2015, students from across the USA have been partnering with scientists…
Back on Earth: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Splashes Down Off Florida
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 members, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts…
Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms
2 min read The NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) set out to activate…
NASA Invites Media to 2024 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium
Hundreds of students, scientists, and other stakeholders listen in person and online as NASA leaders…
Human Adaptation to Spaceflight: The Role of Food and Nutrition
Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Victor Glover of NASA sips on a water bag. The latest…
NASA Science on Health, Safety to Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission
5 min read New science experiments for NASA are set to launch aboard the agency’s…
After 60 Years, Nuclear Power for Spaceflight is Still Tried and True
Editor’s Note: Originally published on June 21, 2021. Six decades after the launch of the…
NASA Quiet Space Fan Research to Benefit Commercial Space Stations
NASA researchers developed a Quiet Space Fan to reduce the noise inside crewed spacecraft, sharing…
NASA Begins New Deployable Solar Array Tech Demo on Pathfinder Spacecraft
A test image of Earth taken by NASA’s Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4’s onboard camera. The camera…
Meloë Kacenelenbogen Eyes the Future of Air Quality, Climate Research
A mentor of research scientist Meloë Kacenelenbogen once shared a sentiment from French author André…
Explore International Space Station Research with NASA Mobile Apps
At any given time, crew members are conducting dozens of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations…
Station Science Top News: Oct. 18, 2024
Microgravity had no immediate effect on a person’s ability to perceive the height of an object, indicating…
Five Years Ago: First All Woman Spacewalk
The fifth anniversary of the first all-female spacewalk by NASA astronauts Christina H. Koch and…
Scientist Profile: Jacquelyn Shuman Blazes New Trails in Fire Science
Jacquelyn Shuman visually assesses a prescribed fire at Ft. Stewart in Georgia, working with partner…
NASA Selects Two Teams to Advance Life Sciences Research in Space
3 min read NASA announced two awards Thursday to establish scientific consortia – multi-institutional coalitions…
The View from Space Keeps Getting Better
After 50 years of Landsat, discovery of new commercial and scientific uses is only accelerating…
Navigating Space and Sound: Jesse Bazley Supports Station Integration and Colleagues With Disabilities
A salute is widely recognized as a display of respect, but did you know it…
Station Science Top News: Oct. 11, 2024
Researchers verified that 3D micro-computed tomography scans can map the orientation of plant roots in space and…
Spooky on the Space Station
Cultures around the world celebrate Halloween on Oct 31. In many places, in addition to…
Journey to a Water World: NASA’s Europa Clipper Is Ready to Launch
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Europa Clipper spacecraft aboard is seen at Launch…
Kathryn Sullivan: The First American Woman to Walk in Space
Forty years ago, in October 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to…
NASA Highlights Low Earth Orbit, Sustainability at Space Conference
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility…
NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract
Credit: NASA NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide…
NASA Terminal Transmits First Laser Communications Uplink to Space
NASA’s LCOT (Low-Cost Optical Terminal), a ground station made of modified commercial hardware, transmitted its…
Systems Engineer Noosha Haghani Prepped PACE for Space
Throughout the life cycles of missions, Goddard engineer Noosha Haghani has championed problem-solving and decision-making…
Station Science Top News: Oct. 4, 2024
Engineered heart tissues in space showed impairments that led to increased arrhythmias and loss of muscle strength,…
Tissue Chips Accurately Model Organs in Space
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir conducts cardiac research using tissue chip platforms in the Life Sciences…
Science Activation’s PLACES Team Facilitates Third Professional Learning Institute
5 min read The NASA Science Activation program’s Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and…
NASA’s Laser Comms Demo Makes Deep Space Record, Completes First Phase
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is depicted receiving a laser signal from the Deep Space Optical Communications…
International and Space Law
The International and Space Law Practice Group is responsible for providing Agency-wide legal advice and…
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 31st Resupply Launch to Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft approaching the International Space Station Credits: NASA Media accreditation is open…
2 NASA Employees Awarded Space and Satellite Professionals 20 under 35 of 2024
Two NASA employees, Howard Chang and Bradley Williams, were named as two of the “20…
Facility Managers, Assemble: Protecting Johnson Space Center’s People and Places
Not all heroes wear capes (or blue flight suits). At Johnson Space Center in Houston,…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Concludes Space Station Scientific Mission
NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin are…
Three-time Spacewalker Josh Cassada to Retire from NASA
Oct. 1, 2024 NASA astronaut Josh Cassada holds a roll-out solar array as he rides…
Aerospace Medicine Clerkship
Aerospace Medicine Clerkship montage of images NASA The application window for the April 2025 session is…
30 Years Ago: STS-68 The Second Space Radar Lab Mission
On Sept. 30, 1994, space shuttle Endeavour took to the skies on its 7th trip…
Station Science Top News: Sept. 27, 2024
Researchers found that long-duration spaceflight affected the mechanical properties of eye tissues, including reducing the stiffness of…
NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson to Discuss Science, Station Mission
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson works on a computer inside the International Space Station. Credit:…
The Science of the Perfect Cup for Coffee
Material research is behind the design of a temperature-regulating mug Research into phase-change material (PCM)…
NASA Astronaut Nick Hague Boosts Human Health Research in Space
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 commander Nick Hague is pictured in his flight suit during training at…
Liftoff! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launches to International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX…
Launch Your Creativity with These Space Crafts!
9 min read In honor of the completion of our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s…
NASA Invites Public to Join as Virtual Guests for SpaceX Crew-9 Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX…
NASA’s Artemis Science Instrument Gets Tested in Moon-Like Sandbox
On Sept. 9 and 10, scientists and engineers tested NASA’s LEMS (Lunar Environment Monitoring Station) instrument…
Pioneer of Change: America Reyes Wang Makes NASA Space Biology More Open
4 min read America Reyes Wang, the lead of the the Space Biology Biospecimen Sharing…
NASA Sets Coverage for Agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Launch, Docking
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov walk across the crew access arm…
NASA Relaunches Art Program with Space-Themed Murals
The inaugural murals for the relaunched NASA Art Program appear side-by-side at 350 Hudson Street,…
NASA Awards Contract Extension for Solar Science Instrument
NASA has awarded a contract extension to Stanford University, California, to continue the mission and…
Educational Activities in Space
As students of all ages returned to school this month, crew members on the International…
Station Science Top News: September 20, 2024
Researchers found that eddies, or swirling wind patterns, increased moisture evaporation in an alfalfa field.…
US, Republic of Korea Sign Statement to Advance Aerospace Cooperation
Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) Administrator Youngbin Yoon, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, sign…
NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Crewmates Return from Space Station
The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the…
NASA Science Activation Program Wins Prestigious Award
The NASA Science Activation (SciAct) Program has been selected to receive the American Geophysical Union…
Women in Astronomy Citizen Science Webinar This Thursday
Join Thursday’s NASA Cit Sci Leader’s Series event for a conversation about women and NASA-sponsored…
What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission
SpaceX Crew-9 members (from left) Mission Specialist Aleksandr Gorbunov from Roscosmos and Commander Nick Hague…
NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson’s Scientific Mission aboard Space Station
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson smiles for a portrait in the vestibule between the Kibo…
Rob Gutro: Clear Science in the Forecast
Rob Gutro has never been one to stay idle. From his start working at a…
Giant Leaps Start at Johnson for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Nick Hague
As the hub of human spaceflight, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston holds a variety…
Reinventing the Clock: NASA’s New Tech for Space Timekeeping
Here on Earth, it might not matter if your wristwatch runs a few seconds slow.…
Johnson Space Center Ignites STEM Passion at Houston’s Japan Festival
From Sept. 6-7, 2024, NASA’s Johnson Space Center brought the excitement of space exploration to…
NASA Selects Lunar Relay Contractor for Near Space Network Services
Credit: NASA NASA has awarded a contract to Intuitive Machines, LLC of Houston, to support…
55 Years Ago: Space Task Group Proposes Post-Apollo Plan to President Nixon
The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F.…
Station Science Top News: September 13, 2024
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) researchers examined the structures of four titanium-based compounds solidified in levitators…
NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing Hybrid-Electric Airliners with HyTEC
This artist concept shows a NASA-developed small-core jet engine installed in General Electric Aerospace’s CFM…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 to Conduct Space Station Research
The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly…
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station
The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 72 crew members: NASA…
Inspiration Among the Stars: How Johnson’s Workforce Found Their Place in Space
For some people, working for NASA is a lifelong dream. For others, it is an…
Chile Flowers Bloom in Space
Chile pepper plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station bore…
30 Years Ago: STS-64 Astronauts Test a Spacewalk Rescue Aid
On Sept. 9, 1994, space shuttle Discovery took to the skies on its 19th trip…
15 Years Ago: Japan launches HTV-1, its First Resupply Mission to the Space Station
On Sept. 10, 2009, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its first cargo delivery…
NASA Science for Your Classroom: Opportunities for Educators
4 min read The summer season for educators can be a time of rest and…
NASA Astronauts to Discuss Mission from Space Station
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams prepare orbital hardware for installation inside the International…
NASA, Boeing Welcome Starliner Spacecraft to Earth, Close Mission
NASA and Boeing welcomed Starliner back to Earth following the uncrewed spacecraft’s successful landing at…
NASA Summer Camp Inspires Future Climate Leaders
2 min read From July 15-19, 2024, the Coastal Equity and Resilience Hub at the…
Artemis IV: Gateway Gadget Fuels Deep Space Dining
Learn about the handy device NASA is developing to help astronauts rehydrate their meals aboard…
Space Station AMS-02 Instrument Works on the Mystery of Dark Matter
AMS-02 mounted on the outside of the space station. NASA Visible matter in the form…
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit’s Science of Opportunity on Space Station
A fisheye lens attached to an electronic still camera was used to capture this image…
40 Years Ago: STS-41D – First Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery
On Aug. 30, 1984, space shuttle Discovery lifted off on the STS-41D mission, joining NASA’s…
New NASA Sonifications Listen to the Universe’s Past
Sonifications of three images have been released to mark the 25th anniversary of Chandra’s “First…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch
Portraits of NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. (Credit: NASA) Editor’s note:…
Behind the Scenes at the 2024 Mars 2020 Science Team Meeting
3 min read The Mars 2020 Science Team meets in Pasadena for 3 days of…
CORRECTION: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (Credit: NASA) Editor’s note: This release…
Aaron Vigil Helps Give SASS to Roman Space Telescope
The stars in the big Wyoming skies inspired Aaron Vigil as a child to dream…
NASA G-IV Plane Will Carry Next-Generation Science Instrument
In a series of baseline flights beginning on June 24, 2024, the G-IV aircraft flew…
NASA Celebrates 25 Years of High School Aerospace Scholars
For 25 years, the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center has…
NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP)
NASA astronaut Steve Swanson harvests a crop of red romaine lettuce plants aboard the International…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope to Investigate Galactic Fossils
A galactic halo is a loose collection of stars that extends 15 to 20 times…
NASA, SpaceX Extend US Media Deadline for Crew-9 Launch to Station
The SpaceX Dragon Endurance crew ship, carrying four Crew-5 members, approaches the International Space Station…
NASA Assigns Astronaut Jonny Kim to First Space Station Mission
Official portrait of NASA astronaut Jonny Kim in an EMU suit. Credit: NASA During his…
40 Years Ago: President Reagan Announces Teacher in Space Project
On Aug. 27, 1984, President Ronald W. Reagan announced the Teacher in Space project as…
NASA Seeks Input for Astrobee Free-flying Space Robots
NASA is seeking input from American companies for the operation and use of a system…
Cassiopeia A, Then the Cosmos: 25 Years of Chandra X-ray Science
By Rick Smith On Aug. 26, 1999, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory opened its powerful telescopic eye…
Sols 4284–4286: Environmental Science Extravaganza
4 min read This image was taken by Left Navigation Camera onboard NASA’s Mars rover…
Station Science Top News: August 23, 2024
Researchers successfully produced cellulose from bacteria cultured on the International Space Station for four weeks.…
NASA Decides to Bring Starliner Spacecraft Back to Earth Without Crew
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and leadership participate in a live news conference on Saturday, Aug.…
NASA Astronauts Wilmore, Williams’ Space Station Science Highlights
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside the…
NASA Awards 15 Grants to Support Open-Source Science
4 min read One of the 15 winning proposals for NASA High Priority Open-Source Science…
How Students Learn to Fly NASA’s IXPE Spacecraft
5 min read Amelia “Mia” De Herrera-Schnering is an undergraduate student at the University of…
NASA’s DART Team Earns AIAA Space Systems Award for Pioneering Mission
2 min read NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission continues to yield scientific discoveries and garner accolades…
Danish Instrument Helps NASA’s Juno Spacecraft See Radiation
This view of Jupiter was captured by the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during…
Tyler Parsotan Takes a Long Look at the Transient Universe with NASA’s Swift
Through a nonlinear path to success, research astrophysicist Tyler Parsotan discovers transformational science using Swift’s…
Station Science Top News: August 16, 2024
Locations designed as a maintenance work area and an exercise area on the International Space…
NASA Awards $1.25 Million to Three Teams at Deep Space Food Finale
Interstellar Lab, a small business comprised of team members from France, Texas, and Florida, took…
The Macroeconomics of Space Symposium
NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy invites you to join us at the “Macroeconomics…
Rescuers at the Ready at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
If there’s an emergency at the launch pad during a launch countdown, there’s a special…
NASA-Funded Research Institute Selects New Class of Space Health Fellows
Earth as viewed from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA The NASA-funded Translational Research Institute…
Mental Well-Being in Space
Life on the International Space Station is quite different from life on the ground. Crew…
Automated Technology Developed at Glenn Launches to Space
Engineer Adam Gannon works on the development of Cognitive Engine-1 in the Cognitive Communications Lab…
Primary Instrument for Roman Space Telescope Arrives at NASA Goddard
This photo shows the Wide Field Instrument for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope arriving…
NASA Challenge Seeks ‘Cooler’ Solutions for Deep Space Exploration
NASA’s Human Lander Challenge, or HuLC, is now open and accepting submissions for its second…
