Crew-2 Astronauts Head to Space Station to Conduct Microgravity Science
by NASA’s SpaceX 4 person Crew-2 mission is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon on Earth Day, …
Earth Day Connections: NASA Investigates Vegetation
From the vantage point of space, NASA’s fleet of Earth-observing satellites investigates connections between ecosystems that are continents apart, or right next door. Source:: Goddard …
NASA Glenn Hosts First Small Business Connection Virtual Meeting
NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland invites America’s small businesses and minority educational institutions to participate in its Small Business Connection virtual meeting from 11 …
Hide and Seek – How NASA’s Lucy Mission Team Discovered Eurybates’ Satellite
On Jan. 9, 2020, NASA’s Lucy mission officially announced that it would be visiting not seven, but eight asteroids. As it turns out, Eurybates, one …
Space Foundation CEO Statement on the Successful First Flight of the NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
By Space Foundation Editorial Team COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — April 19, 2021 — Tom Zelibor, CEO of Space Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in …
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight
Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at the …
NASA to Attempt First Controlled Flight on Mars As Soon As Monday
NASA is targeting no earlier than Monday, April 19, for the first flight of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at approximately 3:30 a.m. EDT (12:30 a.m. …
NASA’s NICER Probes the Squeezability of Neutron Stars
Matter in the hearts of neutron stars – dense remnants of exploded massive stars – takes the most extreme form we can measure. Now, thanks …
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Return Safely to Earth
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, returned to Earth on Saturday, following six months living and working aboard …
Transcript: Space4U podcast, Alan Ladwig, Pt. 2
By Space Foundation Editorial Team Hello. I am Colleen Kiernan with the Space Foundation, and you’re listening to the Space4U podcast. Space4U is designed to …
As Artemis Moves Forward, NASA Picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander
NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX …
Space Station Science Highlights: Week of April 12, 2021
Scientific activities conducted aboard the International Space Station the week of April 12 included testing autonomous robots, harvesting leafy green plants, and measuring radiation dose …
NASA Statement on Nomination of Pam Melroy for Agency Deputy Administrator
The following is a statement from Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on Friday’s announcement of the intended nomination by President Joe Biden of former NASA …
NASA Celebrates Earth Day by Showing How We Are #ConnectedByEarth
NASA’s investment in space – both the unique Earth science conducted in orbit and the technology developed by living in space and exploring the solar …
NASA to Announce Selection of Human Lander for Artemis Moon Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Friday, April 16, to announce the company or companies selected to move forward in …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/16/2021
By Bill Keeter 63 Soyuz (63S) Undock/Landing: The 63S vehicle carrying Kate Rubins, Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Ryzhikov is scheduled to undock tonight at 8:33 PM …
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Sees Venus Orbital Dust Ring in 1st Complete View
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission has given scientists the first complete look at Venus’ orbital dust ring, a collection of microscopic dust particles that circulates …
Space4U Podcast: Tracy Fanara – NOAA Scientist/Program Manager & ‘Inspector Planet’
By Andrew de Naray In this episode: We meet environmental engineer Dr. Tracy Fanara, a research scientist and program manager at the National Oceanic and …
Gravity Assist: Black Hole Mysteries, with Jeremy Schnittman
What is a black hole? How do we study them when we can’t see them? Astrophysicist Jeremy Schnittman from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center joins …
Almost Every Galaxy Has One – A Black Hole, That Is
Spectacular jets are powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A. Source:: updates 3 …
Hubble Watches Cosmic Light Bend
Hubble captured this image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2813 demonstrating spectacularly the concept of gravitational lensing. Source:: Goddard
NASA Announces Winners of 2021 Human Exploration Rover Challenge
The winners of the 2021 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge – one of seven NASA Artemis Student Challenges – are announced. Source:: updates 2
NASA Adds Vulcan Centaur Launch Services to Launch Services Contract
NASA has awarded a contract modification to United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colorado, to add Vulcan Centaur launch services to the company’s NASA Launch …
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Leaves its Mark on Asteroid Bennu
Like boot prints on the Moon, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft left its mark on asteroid Bennu. New images — taken during the spacecraft’s final fly-over on …
New NASA Visualization Probes the Light-bending Dance of Binary Black Holes
A pair of orbiting black holes millions of times the Sun’s mass perform a hypnotic dance in a new NASA visualization. The movie traces how …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/15/2021
By Bill Keeter Change of Command Ceremony: A Change of Command ceremony was performed today during which Shannon Walker assumed command of the ISS from …
SHIELDS Up! NASA Rocket to Survey Our Solar System’s Windshield
The soon-to-launch SHIELDS sounding rocket will observe light interstellar particles drifting into our solar system. They could reveal new details about interstellar space and the …
Tokyo at Night
The night lights of Tokyo, Japan, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the island nation. Source:: updates 3 …
Ball Aerospace Names Two Washington D.C.-Based Directors to Washington Operations
By Space Foundation Editorial Team BROOMFIELD, Colo., April 14, 2021 — Ball Aerospace has named two new directors to its Washington Operations to support efforts in …
Transcript: Space4U podcast, Tracy Fanara
By Space Foundation Editorial Team Hello, this is Andrew de Naray with the Space Foundation, and you’re listening to the Space4U podcast. Space4U is designed …
Media Invited to Capture Arrival of Rocket Core Stage at Kennedy for Artemis I
Media Invited to Capture Arrival of Rocket Core Stage at Kennedy for Artemis I Source:: updates 2
This Week in NASA History: First Test Firing of Saturn V First Stage – April 16, 1965
This week in 1965, technicians at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center successfully test-fired the Saturn V first stage for the first time. Source:: updates 2 …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/14/2021
By Bill Keeter Payloads AC Touch: Per standard procedure, the crew touched both the coated and uncoated coupons for this long-term investigation. Boeing Environment Responding …
Stoliker Recalls First Shuttle Landing
Patrick Stoliker began to scan the sky as he heard the loud double boom. He and about 320,000 spectators knew that sound signaled the re-entry …
US Space Employment, Investments Resist Pandemic in 2020, Continue to Climb in 2021
By Lesley Conn Job Growth, Strong Markets and 2020 Launch Vehicles Examined in ‘The Space Report 2021 Q1’ Released Today Key U.S. space sectors add …
Sometimes Black Holes Are Prettier in Pink
This image, taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in 2012, shows an extraordinary outburst from a black hole. Source:: Chandra
Telescopes Unite in Unprecedented Observations of Famous Black Hole
In April 2019, scientists released the first image of a black hole in the galaxy M87 using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). However, that remarkable …
NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Crew Landing
Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA and two Roscosmos cosmonauts are scheduled to end their mission on the International Space Station Friday, April …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/13/2021
By Bill Keeter Payloads Cell Biology Experiment Facility – Left (CBEF-L): The crew continued the series of CBEF-L activities with an Measurement Experiment Unit detachment, …
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins’ Scientific Journey Aboard the International Space Station
During the past six months, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins has embodied what it means to be an International Space Station scientist. Source:: space station 2 …