NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP Satellite Analyzes Saharan Dust Aerosol Blanket
by Dust storms from Africa’s Saharan Desert traveling across the Atlantic Ocean are nothing new, but the current dust storm has been quite expansive and NASA …
Hubble Captures Galaxy on Edge
We don’t see the beautiful spiral arms of galaxy NGC 5907 in this Hubble image because we are viewing it edge-on, like looking at the …
NASA Completes Artemis Space Launch System Structural Testing Campaign
On June 24, 2020, engineers completed the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s structural testing campaign for the Artemis lunar missions by testing the liquid oxygen …
Space Foundation Discovery Center Starts Phased Reopening June 30
By Space Foundation Editorial Team COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June. 25, 2020) – Space Foundation, a 501(c)(3) global space advocate for 37 years, today announced the …
NASA Awards NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 Spacecraft
On behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA has awarded a delivery order under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition III (Rapid III) contract …
How Satellites are Fighting Coronavirus … from Space
By Andrew de Naray Images of the coronavirus commonly seen on the web have been magnified as many as 40,000 times. In fact, coronavirus microbes …
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates to Discuss Upcoming Spaceflight
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will discuss her upcoming second mission to the International Space Station, along with cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the …
A Day in the Life: Careers at NASA Armstrong
Take a behind-the-scenes look into careers at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in California. Source:: Armstrong Flight Center
ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/25/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads Radiation Dosimetry Inside ISS-Neutrons (RADI-N2): The crew retrieved all the RADIN-N2 dosimeters from the Russian crew and installed them in the …
PIA23959: Wind Erosion
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Hubble Sees Cosmic Flapping ‘Bat Shadow’
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observed a young star’s unseen, planet-forming disk casting a huge shadow across a more distant cloud in a star-forming region – …
The Cleveland Laboratory Enters the Supersonic Age
NACA ushered in the supersonic age by building wind tunnels to study new engine technology. Source:: Glenn Center
The Space Station’s Solar Transit
This composite image, made from six frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of five onboard, in silhouette as it transits the Sun. …
PIA23863: Different Types of Neutron Stars (Illustration)
Mission: NuSTAR Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
NASA, Partner Space Agencies Amass Global View of COVID-19 Impacts
In response to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) have joined forces to use the …
NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Wednesday the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/24/2020
By Bill Keeter TangoLab-2 (Space Tango MultiLab Locker): The crew successfully performed troubleshooting steps to recover commanding capability for Tangolab-2 card 14. TangoLab-2 is a …
Aerojet Rocketdyne Delivers 600th Boost Motor and Divert and Attitude Control System for THAAD
By Space Foundation Editorial Team HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 22, 2020 – Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered the 600th Boost Motor and the 600th Divert and Attitude …
PIA23958: Terra Cimmeria Channel
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
NASA’s TESS, Spitzer Missions Discover a World Orbiting a Unique Young Star
Astronomers using data from NASA’s TESS and retired Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered a planet as large as Neptune circling the young star orbiting AU …
Watch a 10-Year Time Lapse of Sun From NASA’s SDO
As of June 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory – SDO – has now been watching the Sun non-stop for over a full decade. From its …
This Week in NASA History: First Launch of Spacehab – June 21, 1993
This week in 1993, space shuttle Endeavour, mission STS-57, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying the commercially developed Spacehab – a pressurized laboratory designed …
A Solar Eclipse Shadows Asia
On June 21, 2020, as the International Space Station orbited over Kazakhstan and into China, an external high-definition camera captures this picture of the solar …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/23/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads RED-EYE: The crew took photos of the REDEYE-3 satellite deployment. The RED-EYE program develops and demonstrates technologies which increase the utility …
PIA23957: Claritas Fossae
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: Mars
NASA Developing a Plan to Fly Personnel on Suborbital Spacecraft
The Suborbital Crew (SubC) office within NASA’s Commercial Crew Program will lay the groundwork for flying NASA personnel on commercial suborbital spacecraft. Source:: Armstrong Flight …
NGC 7027: Like a Metallic Jewel Bug in the Sky
In this image NGC 7027 resembles a jewel bug, an insect with a brilliantly colorful metallic shell. Source:: updates 3
Fiber Optic Sensing System Readied for Space Use
An enhanced system that can take thousands of measurements along a fiber optic wire about the thickness of a human hair soon will be tested …
PIA23915: Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, Germany
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team Source:: updates
NASA Scientist Simulates Sunsets on Other Worlds
A NASA simulation shows vibrant, colorful sunsets around the galaxy. Source:: Goddard
ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/22/2020
By Bill Keeter Payloads Materials Science Laboratory- Sample Cartridge Assembly-Gravitational Effects on Distortion in Sintering (MSL SCA-GEDS)-German: The crew performed the activities needed to exchange …
Young Giant Planet Offers Clues to Formation of Exotic Worlds
Jupiter-size planets orbiting close to their stars have upended ideas about how giant planets form. Finding young members of this planet class could help answer …
PIA23956: Bahram Vallis
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Satellites Have Drastically Changed How We Forecast Hurricanes
This video looks at advances in hurricane forecasting, with a focus on the contributions from weather satellites. Source:: Goddard
NASA Moving Forward to Enable a Low-Earth Orbit Economy
One year ago, NASA announced the agency is opening the space station for business, enabling commercial and marketing opportunities on the station, and the agency …
Astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken Work on U.S. Spacesuits
NASA astronauts (from top) Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken work on U.S. spacesuits. Source:: updates 3
Space Foundation Statement on the Passing of Gen. Thomas S. Moorman Jr., U.S. Air Force (retired)
By Space Foundation Editorial Team All of us at the Space Foundation are greatly saddened by the news of Gen. Moorman’s passing. His lifetime of …
Space Station Science Highlights: Week of June 15 2020
Scientific investigations conducted aboard the International Space Station the week of June 15 included research on capillary flows in small devices and demonstrations of fluorescent …
Volunteer Spotlight: Lou Ramon
By Space Foundation Editorial Team We could not do the work we do without the generous and tireless support of our volunteers, and these Volunteer …
NASA Prepares to Complete Artemis SLS Rocket Structural Testing
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program is concluding its structural qualification test series with one upcoming final test that will push the design for the …