She’s Back: Kate Rubins Set to Return to Space Station
by During her first mission to space and to the International Space Station, Kate Rubins became the first person to sequence DNA in space. Source:: updates …
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Available for Interviews Before Her Return to Space
NASA astronaut and biologist Kate Rubins is participating on Friday, Sept. 25, in a final round of media interviews before her October launch to the …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/11/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads CBEF (Cell Biology Experiment Facility): The crew replaced the CO2 sensor on the 1G CBEF hardware. The CBEF is a Japan …
Space Station Science Highlights: Week of September 7, 2020
Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific studies on fluid dynamics, durable coatings for spacecraft, and confocal microscope technology during the week of …
Space4U Podcast: Rebekah Hyatt and Adlena Jacobs — SystemsGo
By Space Foundation Editorial Team In this episode: We meet Rebekah Hyatt, a master educator who is Program Director for SystemsGo, an education nonprofit solely …
Future Rocket Engines May Include Large-Scale 3D Printing
NASA is developing new additive manufacturing techniques to fabricate very large and complex components. These technologies aims to produce parts that are cheaper and quicker …
Winds of Change Move Western Smoke Into the Pacific
Clouds of smoke billow and cascade off the edge of the west coast as fires rage through many western states in the U.S. Source:: Goddard …
Space Station 20th: First NASA Research on ISS
Space Station 20th: First NASA Research on ISS Source:: space station 2
Hubble Stows a Pocketful of Stars
Globular cluster NGC 1805, a tight grouping of thousands of stars is, located near the edge of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of …
NASA, NOAA to Discuss Solar Cycle Prediction During Media Teleconference
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will discuss predictions for the upcoming solar cycle during a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT …
Hubble Observations Suggest a Missing Ingredient in Dark Matter Theories
In measuring how dark matter’s gravity distorts space, researchers found that small-scale concentrations of dark matter in clusters produce distortions 10 times stronger than expected. …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/10/2020
By Bill Keeter ISS Reboost: Today the ISS performed a reboost using the SM Aft 75P R&D thrusters. This is the second of three planned …
Watch the September 29 Antares Launch from Wallops
Spend a night with friends and family watching the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket at 10:27 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, September 29, from the Mid-Atlantic …
PIA24089: Lava Flows
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Calling All Student Artists for an Out-of-This-World Competition
By Space Foundation Editorial Team Submission Period Now Open for Space Foundation’s 11th Annual International Student Art Contest 2021 contest theme is “How Space Technology …
Be a NASA Flight Director
Not every flight director is a legend, but some are. Take Eugene Kranz, for example. Source:: updates 3
Space Policy Pod – Episode 10: (Dr. Douglas Terrier, NASA)
By Space Foundation Editorial Team This podcast discussion features Dr. Douglas Terrier, NASA’s chief technologist. In this role, Dr. Terrier serves as the agency’s principal …
PIA24101: Asteroid Bennu’s Particle Ejection Events (Animation)
Target: Asteroid Mission: OSIRIS-REx Image Credit: M. Brozovic/NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona Source:: updates
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/09/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads Confocal Space Microscopy: The crew performed a partial Setup of the Confocal Space Microscopy in the JAXA Module. The Confocal Space …
PIA24088: Her Desher Vallis
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Where Rocks Come Alive: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Observes an Asteroid in Action
Detailed observations reveal Bennu is shedding material on a regular basis. Source:: Goddard
This Week in NASA History: Formal Dedication of Marshall – Sept. 8, 1960
This week in 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Huntsville to formally dedicate NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The center was named in honor of …
California’s Creek Fire at Night
This NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite image from Sept. 7, 2020, shows the night band image of the Creek Fire at night as well as the …
PIA23788: NASA’s ECOSTRESS Takes Surface Temperature Around California Fires
Target: Earth Mission: ECOSTRESS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: Earth
Twenty Years aboard the International Space Station Through the Eyes of Researchers
In addition to the hundreds of astronauts who have worked on experiments aboard station, thousands more people, including researchers, students, and NASA employees, have worked …
NASA Selects Catherine Koerner as Orion Program Manager
NASA has selected Catherine Koerner as manager of the agency’s Orion Program Source:: updates 5
Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.) and Space Foundation CEO Thomas Zelibor Joins Defense Innovation Board Space Advisory Committee
By Space Foundation Editorial Team Zelibor to Share Unique Insights and Recommendations with the DoD, Based on His Perspective as a Former Military Leader Now …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/08/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads Confocal Space Microscopy: The crew removed optical lenses from the Confocal Space Microscope hardware. The Payload Control Box Hard Drive was …
NASA Goddard’s First Virtual Interns Reflect on Their Summer Experience
Interns who successfully worked in Goddard’s first all-virtual internship share their experiences. Source:: updates 6
NASA Search and Rescue Partners With Australian Space Research Center, SmartSat CRC
In a new partnership, NASA’s Search and Rescue office will collaborate with the SmartSat Cooperative Research Center (CRC) to further modernize 406 MHz distress beacon …
Star Trek Actors Logged a Visit to NASA Glenn
Star Trek actors visited NASA Glenn in the 1970s. Source:: Glenn Center
Star Trek and NASA: 54 Years and Counting
Star Trek debuted 54 years ago on Sept. 8, 1966. Source:: updates 3
New Educational Website Celebrates 20 Years of Space Station Science
Orbiting some 250 miles overhead is the International Space Station, the brightest object in the night sky, except for the Moon and Venus. For almost …
Volunteer Spotlight: Keith Radecker
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 …
Biweekly Washington, D.C., Update for the Week Ending September 4, 2020
By Hanh Le This week Space Foundation announced the launch of “Space Symposium 365,” providing a digital platform that builds upon the spirit of the …
PIA23965: Test Rover Moves to Mars Yard
Mission: Mars 2020 Rover Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
NASA Science to Host Public Town Hall Meeting
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate will hold a community town hall meeting with Associate Administrator for Science Thomas Zurbuchen and his leadership team at 12 p.m. …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/04/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads Astrobee: The crew performed various localization and mobility operations for the Astrobee satellite. This was performed in support of the upcoming …
Space Station Science Highlights: Week of August 31, 2020
The week of August 31, crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific studies on monitoring spacecraft air, autonomous robots, and predicting spacecraft charging …
PIA24085: Gale Crater
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates