NASA TV Coverage Set for SpaceX’s Next Space Station Resupply Mission
by NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 11:49 p.m. EST Friday, March 6, for the launch of its 20th resupply mission to the International Space …
Month: February 2020
Space Foundation Statement on COVID-19/Coronavirus and the 36th Space Symposium
By Space Foundation Editorial Team The Space Foundation team has been closely monitoring the unfolding situation with COVID-19/Coronavirus and is following all of the available …
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for the Psyche Mission
NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency’s Psyche mission. The Psyche mission currently is targeted to launch in …
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Students Catch Unexpected Glimpse of Newly Discovered Black Hole
Last fall, the student-built Regolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer onboard OSIRIS-REx detected a newly flaring black hole while observing the limb of asteroid Bennu. Source:: Goddard …
Seattle Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Students from the greater Seattle area will have an opportunity next week to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Source:: updates …
I Am Building SLS: Hansel Gill
As the subsystem manager for manufacturing and production for the exploration upper stage of NASA’s Space Launch System Program, I am in the front row …
Space4U Podcast: Judy Cara – Planetarium & STEM Director
By Space Foundation Editorial Team In this episode: We meet Judy Cara, Project Manager for the Planetarium and STEM Center at the U.S. Air Force …
PIA23735: Ares Vallis Tributary
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
NASA, Boeing to Provide Outcome of Starliner Orbital Flight Test Reviews
NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST Friday, March 6, to discuss the outcome of the joint independent review team …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/28/2020
By Bill Keeter OsteoOmics: The crew performed BioCell Media Changeout in BioCell habitat S/N 2. Millions of Americans experience bone loss, which results from disease …
Hubble Spots a Spiral With a Past
NGC 691, shown in this Hubble image, features intricate details of the galaxy’s layers of stars and spiraling arms — which would no doubt amaze …
Tracy Drain: Systems Engineer
Tracy Drain, with one of her childhood inspirations … Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura Source:: updates 3
Allen Parker, NASA Engineer
Allen Parker, NASA Engineer Source:: Armstrong Flight Center
Space Station Science Highlights: Week of February 24, 2020
Scientific investigations conducted aboard the International Space Station the week of Feb. 24 included studies of complex plasmas and shifts in body fluids in space. …
NASA Marshall Celebrates Contributions by Workforce Alums from Historically Black Colleges, Universities
Honoring Black History Month 2020, Marshall celebrates its graduates of historically black colleges and universities — who help design, build and test the rockets, engines, …
Webinar Series: Aviation at the Leading Edge
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Project presented three free webinars. Source:: Armstrong Flight Center
Record-breaking Explosion by Black Hole Spotted
The biggest explosion seen in the universe has been found. This record-breaking, gargantuan eruption came from a black hole in a distant galaxy cluster hundreds …
PIA23734: Minio Vallis
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/27/2020
By Bill Keeter Fluid Shifts: The crew performed baseline imaging hardware setup. Fluid Shifts is a NASA investigation, divided into Dilution Measurements, Baseline Imaging, and …
First Flight of Saturn IB
On Feb. 26, 1966, AS-201, the first Saturn IB rocket, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Source:: updates 3
NASA Selects New Instrument to Continue Key Climate Record
NASA has selected a new space-based instrument as an innovative and cost-effective approach to maintaining the 40-year data record of the balance between the solar …
This Week in NASA History: First Flight of Saturn IB – Feb. 26, 1966
This week in 1966, AS-201, the first Saturn IB rocket, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Source:: updates 2
PIA23733: Arabia Terra Channel
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/26/2020
By Bill Keeter EarthKAM (Sally Ride Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle Schools): The crew changed out the Lens of the EarthKAM hardware. EarthKAM allows thousands …
Examining Ice Giants With NASA’s Webb Telescope
Far-flung Uranus and Neptune — the ice giants of our solar system — are as mysterious as they are distant. Soon after its launch in …
Gullies on Mars
Gullies on Mars form during the winter, made liquid by carbon dioxide frost. Source:: updates 3
NASA Goddard Team Selected to Design Concept for Probe of Mysterious Venus Atmosphere
A proposed Goddard mission could one day fly the first U.S. spacecraft since 1978 to study the atmosphere of Venus. Source:: Goddard
NASA Highlights Minority STEM Education Outreach at CIAA Basketball Tournament
Billed as “Education Day,” the CIAA partners with science, technology, education and math educators to bring interactive STEM outreach to mostly minority students. Source:: updates …
State of Space 2020: A Summary
By Space Foundation Editorial Team On February 11, 2020, the Space Foundation presented the State of Space 2020 at the National Press Club in Washington, …
PIA23712: Mars Sample Return Orbiting Sample Container Concept Model
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
NASA CubeSats Play Big Role in Lunar Exploration
NASA CubeSats Play Big Role in Lunar Exploration Source:: Goddard
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Hearts Bennu
OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured this heart-shaped themed image of its Sample Return Capsule (SRC) and asteroid Bennu together. Source:: Goddard
Angela Mason-Butcher: Multidisciplinary Engineer
Angela Mason-Butcher is the Capabilities Manager for the Integration and Management Office in the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. Source:: updates 3
PIA23732: Mareotis Fossae
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/25/2020
By Bill Keeter OsteoOmics: The crew performed day 3 of 4 of the OsteoOmics media operations. Millions of Americans experience bone loss, which results from …
Washington, D.C. Update for the Week Ending Feb. 23, 2020
By Hanh Le Welcome to another edition of the latest space news from Washington. Although it was a short week for policy makers due to …
Florida Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Florida students will have an opportunity this week to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Source:: updates 6
NASA, New Zealand Partner to Collect Climate Data from Commercial Aircraft
NASA is partnering with the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand Space Agency, Air New Zealand and the University of Auckland …
PIA23679: Lake Mashu, Japan
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team Source:: updates
Space Foundation Remembers Katherine Johnson
By Space Foundation Editorial Team COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 24, 2020) – The Space Foundation commented today on the passing of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson. …