New Insight Into Parker Solar Probe’s Early Observations
by A new paper suggests the switchbacks in the solar wind — discovered by Parker Solar Probe during its November 2018 solar flyby — are tied …
Month: April 2020
Female Space Science Heroes Featured in New Interactive App
Now anyone can virtually “meet” women who have blazed trails in space and related science fields in a new app released through a collaboration between …
Space Foundation to Host Free Webinar with Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations, May 6
By Space Foundation Editorial Team COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 29, 2020) — In partnership with the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force and …
This Week in NASA History: STS-100 Lands – May 1, 2001
This week in 2001, space shuttle Endeavour, mission STS-100, landed after a successful 11-day mission to the International Space Station. Source:: updates 2
PIA23858: Kasei Valles
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Shelli Brunswick Selected for Space4Women Mentor Network
By Space Foundation Editorial Team COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 29, 2020) — Space Foundation Chief Operating Officer Shelli Brunswick has been selected as one of …
PIA23883: High School Junior Names NASA’s Mars Helicopter
Mission: Mars 2020 Project Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/NIA and Courtesy Rupani Family Source:: updates
PIA23882: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
Mission: Mars 2020 Project Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover Mission
The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020. Source:: updates 3
NASA Scientists Tapped to Mature More Rugged Seismometer System to Measure Moonquakes
NASA hasn’t measured moonquakes since Apollo astronauts deployed a handful of measuring stations at various locations on the lunar surface and discovered unexpectedly that Earth’s …
PIA23687: Animation of Black Hole Disk Flare in OJ 287
Mission: Spitzer Space Telescope Instrument: Spitzer Space Telescope Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
Hubble Watches Comet ATLAS Disintegrate Into More Than Two Dozen Pieces
Images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) provide the sharpest views yet of the breakup of the fragile comet. Source:: Goddard …
Research aboard the International Space Station Continues with NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy is now serving as commander of Expedition 63 alongside Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner until October 2020. Source:: space …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/28/2020
By Bill Keeter Japanese Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) #13: The crew performed photographic documentation of the J-SSOD#13 deployment. The JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer …
NASA to Announce Commercial Human Lander Awards for Artemis Moon Missions
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 30, to announce the companies selected to develop modern human landing systems (HLS) …
Space Foundation Junior Space Entrepreneur Program Wins Honorable Mention in Fast Company 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards
By Space Foundation Editorial Team New York, April 28, 2020 — The winners of Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring …
NASA’s Swift Satellite Celebrates 15 Years of Multiwavelength Science
On Nov. 20, 2004, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory took to the skies aboard to uncover the mystery of gamma-ray bursts, the universe’s most powerful …
30 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope
On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed from the cargo bay of space shuttle Discovery. Source:: updates 3
NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs Honors Awards 2020
With NASA’s eyes set on returning to the Moon and bringing human launch capabilities home to the U.S., the agency’s partnerships with industry and private …
Modern Alchemy – Turning Metal into Glass
Metals and glass don’t seem to have anything in common. Source:: space station 2
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/27/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads Space Fibers: The crew performed hardware gather and setup in the Microgravity Science Glovebox for the Space Fibers Reflight mission. Manufacturing …
NASA Joins the Fight Against COVID-19
On Friday, April 24, 2020, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited the White House to brief President Trump on NASA’s fight to alleviate COVID-19. Source:: updates …
NASA Administrator Statement on Passing of Former Administrator James Beggs
Statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of the agency’s sixth administrator, James Beggs, on April 23. Source:: updates 5
Volunteer Spotlight: Cate Hummell
By Space Foundation Editorial Team These Volunteer Spotlight articles profile some of the interesting and dedicated people who make Space Foundation programs possible. We could …
SNC Launches COVID Recovery Campaign with Matching Commitment From Owners Eren & Fatih Ozmen
By Space Foundation Editorial Team SPARKS, Nev. (April 24, 2020) – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), the global aerospace and national security leader, launched a COVID …
Space Station Science Highlights: Week of April 20, 2020
The week of April 20, crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted studies of high-temperature alloy melts and plant growth in space along with …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/24/2020
By Bill Keeter CIR (Combustion Integrated Rack): The crew prepared the CIR to allow ground commanding of the FOMA (Fuel Oxidizer Management Assembly) Calibration. The …
Research on the International Space Station Shows Key Changes in Cultured Heart Cells
Spaceflight changes much about the human body, including how the heart functions and how cells that create heart tissue behave. Scientists studying these changes on …
Hubble Marks 30 Years in Space With Tapestry of Blazing Starbirth
NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30 years of unlocking the beauty and mystery of space by unveiling a stunning new portrait of a …
Space Station Crew Snaps an Image of the Susquehanna River
The Susquehanna River cuts through the folds of the Valley-and-Ridge province of the Appalachian Mountains in this photograph taken by the crew of the International …
NASA Contributes Expertise, Ingenuity to COVID-19 Fight
NASA has joined the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) with efforts underway across the country to augment the national response, a few of which were highlighted …
Astronauts, Robots and the History of Fixing and Building Things in Space
Servicing (refueling, fixing and upgrading) spacecraft helps make spaceflight more sustainable, affordable and resilient. In honor of Hubble’s 30th anniversary in space (April 24, 2020), …
PIA23772: Mount Sinai Gives VITAL a Thumbs-Up
Image Credit: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City and NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
PIA23716: Shipping NASA’s Coronavirus Ventilator Prototype
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
PIA23715: Building NASA’s Coronavirus Ventilator Prototype
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
PIA23714: NASA’s Coronavirus Ventilator Prototype
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
Star Survives Close Call with a Black Hole
Astronomers may have discovered a new kind of survival story: a star that had a brush with a giant black hole and lived to tell …
NASA to Host Media Call Today on Contributions to COVID-19 National Response
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and other agency leaders and experts will host a media video conference at 4:30 p.m. EDT, today, Thursday, April 23, to …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/23/2020
By Bill Keeter Actiwatch Plus: The crew installed four Actiwatch Plus units into the HRF rack USB hub and verified charging and data downlink connection. …
NASA Interns to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Students participating in NASA internships will have an opportunity next week to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. Source:: updates 6 …