Category: Updates

Entre las muchas primicias de la misión Mars 2020 Perseverance de la NASA se encuentra la primera retransmisión en español de la agencia para un …

There are more than 100,000 proteins in the human body. Every structure is different, and each one of them holds important information related to our …

NASA will host virtual news briefings, live shows, and activities the week of Feb. 15 to discuss events surrounding the landing of its Mars 2020 …

NASA will provide live coverage on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft …

This week in 1984, space shuttle Challenger completed STS-41B, a seven-day mission that concluded with the first shuttle landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Source:: …

This stunning image captures a small region on the edge of the inky Coalsack Nebula, or Caldwell 99. Source:: updates 3       

NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency’s Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and Habitation and …

As part of its celebration of Black History Month, NASA will host a virtual discussion at 12 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 10, featuring a panel …

This view of a sunrise breaking through the Earth’s horizon was taken as the International Space Station orbited 271 miles above the Pacific Ocean off …

NASA has selected four new additions to its cadre of flight directors to oversee operations of the International Space Station. Source:: updates 5       

In this image from 2018, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps trains in a U.S. spacesuit at the Johnson Space Center. Source:: updates 3       

In an effort to comply with federal guidance and help restrict the spread of COVID-19, NASA Student Launch events will be modified to take place …

NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of …

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace of Cedar Park, Texas, approximately $93.3 million to deliver a suite of 10 science investigations and technology demonstrations to the …

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 11, to discuss science investigations and technology demonstrations launching on Northrop Grumman’s 15th …

Flying passively on Apollo 14, 50 years ago, was a canister of approximately 400-500 loblolly pine, sweet gum, redwood, Douglas fir, and sycamore tree seeds. …

Apollo 14 arrived n lunar orbit on Feb. 4, 1971 to prepare for the landing in and exploration of the Fra Mauro highlands. Source:: updates …

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and NASA will host a moderated webinar to discuss technology innovations with NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover during …

Media accreditation now is open for prelaunch and launch activities for NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station, the second …

This week in 1971, Apollo 14 Launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, and Stuart Roosa. Source:: updates 2       

The waning gibbous moon is pictured the day after its full Moon phase as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above China near the …

The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge Awards will be presented virtually in a ceremony April 16, in lieu of the annual in-person event. Source:: updates …

Victor Glover, who has accumulated 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft, over 400 carrier arrested landings and 24 combat missions, took his first …

NASA has named appointees for senior agency positions. Bhavya Lal joins the agency as acting chief of staff, Phillip Thompson will serve as White House …

The STS-107 crewmembers strike a ‘flying’ pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Source:: …

Despite COVID-19-related hurdles, NASA’s newest X-ray astronomy mission is a step closer to launch. Engineers recently completed integration of the agency’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer, …

Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk places a wreath at the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial during a ceremony that was part of NASA’s Day of Remembrance. …

NASA will honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo …

This week in 1985, space shuttle Discovery, mission STS-51C, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the first dedicated Department of Defense mission. Discovery landed …

Michoud Assembly Facility recently returned to Stage 3 of NASA’s Framework for Return to On-Site Work. While there has been no on-site spread of COVID-19, …

Kepler-22b is the first planet discovered inside the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. Source:: updates 3       

A powerful new antenna has been added to the NASA Space Communications and Navigation’s Deep Space Network. Source:: updates 3       

Media accreditation is open for the launch from Virginia of Northrop Grumman’s 15th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment …

This week in 1961, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center engineers readied the first stage of the Saturn I rocket for checkout in Building 4705. Source:: …

NASA will host a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EST today, Tuesday, Jan.19, to discuss the engine test conducted Saturday, Jan. 16, for the Space …

Two NASA astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station Wednesday, Jan. 27, and Monday, Feb. 1, for a pair of spacewalks to …

The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a scheduled …

NASA conducted a hot fire Saturday of the core stage for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the Artemis I mission …

NASA is hosting a media briefing on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 4:30 p.m. EST to discuss the upcoming landing of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. …