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- Thales Complete Key Testing Milestone for Lunar Space Station Module European Spaceflight · 9 Oct 2024 Thales Alenia Space has successfully completed a static load testing campaign for the Gateway space station’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module. When the HALO module is launched along with the Power and Prop...
- NASA awards Rocket Lab study contract for Mars Sample Return SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 NASA has awarded a contract to Rocket Lab to study alternative concepts for Mars Sample Return (MSR), joining several other efforts to improve the cost and schedule of the program.
- NASA, Collaborators Announce a New Student Lunar Autonomy Challenge! NASA · 8 Oct 2024 The new Lunar Autonomy Challenge invites teams of students from U.S. colleges and universities to test their software development skills. Working entirely in virtual simulations of the Moon’s surface, teams will develop...
- Hera Beats the Weather – Sets Sights on Dual Asteroid Space Scout · 8 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has lifted off on a unique mission to the binary asteroid pair Didymos and Dimorphos. The probe will seek new insights into planetary defense techniques that could protect the...
- NASA’s Earth Information Center at the Smithsonian NASA · 8 Oct 2024 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, preview the agency’s new Earth Information Center exhibit on Monday, Oct. 8, 2024. Thi...
- NASA Seeks Innovative Artemis Lunar Logistics, Mobility Solutions NASA · 8 Oct 2024 NASA is asking U.S. industry to submit innovative architecture solutions that could help the agency land and move cargo on the lunar surfaced during future Artemis missions. Released in September, the agency’s request fo...
- Journey Through Stars with NASA in New Minecraft Game NASA · 8 Oct 2024 NASA invites gamers, educators, and students to grab their pickaxe and check out its latest collaboration with Minecraft exploring a new world inspired by the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope. The partnership allows c...
- NASA, NOAA to Provide Update on Progress of Solar Cycle NASA · 8 Oct 2024 NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will discuss the Sun’s activity and the progression of Solar Cycle 25 during a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 15. Tracking the solar...
- Public Participation in Machine Learning Bolsters Extraterrestrial Research NASA · 8 Oct 2024 When NASA conducts research beyond our world, scientists on Earth prepare as much as possible before sending instruments on extraterrestrial journeys. One way to prepare for these exploration missions is by using machine...
- NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Exoskeleton’ Whirls Through Major Test NASA · 8 Oct 2024 A major component of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observato...
- Dominican Republic signs Artemis Accords SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 The Dominican Republic has signed the Artemis Accords, the 44th nation to do so, NASA announced Oct. 7.
- ESA’s Hera Planetary Defence Probe Launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 European Spaceflight · 8 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency’s Hera planetary defence probe has begun its two-year journey to a distant asteroid after being successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Hera was developed under ESA’s Space Safety...
- Smallsats offer lessons for big science missions SpaceNews · 8 Oct 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – As a group, NASA’s low-cost science missions have improved significantly. “There were lessons learned over the years that helped,” said Charles Norton, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory deputy
- NASA Project Manager Honors Mother’s Impact NASA · 7 Oct 2024 Lee esta historia en Español aquí. Patricia Ortiz is proud to be a first-generation Salvadoran American. Her mother, born and raised in El Salvador, came to the United States for a better opportunity despite not knowing...
- NASA Welcomes Dominican Republic as 44th Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 7 Oct 2024 The Dominican Republic is the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords and joins 43 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars and be...
- Against the Odds, Hera Lifts Off on Its Planetary Defense Mission SpacePolicyOnline.com · 7 Oct 2024 Despite a grim weather forecast, ESA’s Hera planetary defense spacecraft lifted off on time this morning enroute to the double asteroid Didymos/Dimorphos. Hera will study the after-effects of NASA’s 2022...
- NASA: New Insights Into How Mars Became Uninhabitable Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 7 Oct 2024 Measurements from the agency’s Curiosity rover are providing clues as to how the Red Planet’s ancient climate transformed.
- Tech Today: Spraying for Food Safety NASA · 7 Oct 2024 Whether protecting crops from diseases and pests or sanitizing contaminated surfaces, the ability to spray protective chemicals over important resources is key to several industries. Electrostatic Spraying Systems Inc. (...
- NASA: New Insights into How Mars Became Uninhabitable NASA · 7 Oct 2024 NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life – with evidence for widespread liquid water on the s...
- NASA, Smithsonian Open New Exhibit to Showcase Our Dynamic Earth NASA · 7 Oct 2024 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joined the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington and agency leadership to unveil the new Earth Information Center exhibit during an early preview on...
- Mark Sonoda: Leading NASA’s Path to the Commercialization of Space NASA · 7 Oct 2024 With over 34 years of experience in human spaceflight, Mark Sonoda has witnessed some of NASA’s most pivotal moments, from the startup of the International Space Station to the retirement of the space shuttle. As the act...
- ESA’s Hera mission launched to asteroid binary as Falcon 9 returns to flight NASASpaceflight · 7 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission, which is traveling to asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos as a follow-up to NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, beat weather odds and successfully l...
- ESA’s Hera spacecraft launches on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida Spaceflight Now · 7 Oct 2024 The mission is a follow-on from NASA’s planetary defense mission, DART, which succeeded in changing the orbit of an asteroid around its larger neighbor. Liftoff happened at 10:52 a.m. EDT (1452 UTC).
- NASA and SpaceX Secure Falcon Heavy and Europa Clipper Ahead Of Hurricane Milton The Launch Pad · 6 Oct 2024 NASA and SpaceX Secure Falcon Heavy and Europa Clipper Ahead Of Hurricane Milton
- Leidos Joins NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Team As Lockheed Martin Departs The Launch Pad · 6 Oct 2024 Leidos Joins NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Team As Lockheed Martin Departs
- NASA Posts Revised Janus Asteroid Mission RFI The Launch Pad · 5 Oct 2024 NASA Posts Revised Janus Asteroid Mission RFI
- JOB OPPORTUNITIES: NASA OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL NASA · 4 Oct 2024 There are no current openings. Please check back later for opportunities to join our team.
- Science Activation’s PLACES Team Facilitates Third Professional Learning Institute NASA · 4 Oct 2024 The NASA Science Activation program’s Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and Stewardship (PLACES) project supports middle and high school educators to engage students in data-rich Earth science learn...
- NASA Announces Teams for 2025 Student Launch Challenge NASA · 4 Oct 2024 NASA has selected 71 teams from across the U.S. to participate in its 25th annual Student Launch Challenge, one of the agency’s Artemis Student Challenges. The competition is aimed at inspiring Artemis Generation student...
- NASA Announces Teams to Compete in International Rover Challenge NASA · 4 Oct 2024 NASA has selected 75 student teams to begin an engineering design challenge to build rovers that will compete next spring at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center near the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,...
- Hubble Observes a Peculiar Galaxy Shape NASA · 4 Oct 2024 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals the galaxy, NGC 4694. Most galaxies fall into one of two basic types. Spiral galaxies are young and energetic, filled with the gas needed to form new stars and sporting...
- NASA selects X-ray and far-infrared space telescope concepts for study SpaceNews · 4 Oct 2024 NASA has selected proposals for X-ray and far-infrared space telescopes for additional study as part of a new line of astrophysics missions.
- NASA Establishes New Class of Astrophysics Missions, Selects Studies Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 3 Oct 2024 After detailed evaluation of those studies, the agency expects to select one concept in 2026 to proceed with construction, for a launch in 2032.
- NASA Establishes New Class of Astrophysics Missions, Selects Studies NASA · 3 Oct 2024 Two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space were selected by NASA for additional review, the agency announced Thursday. Each proposal team will receive $5 million to condu...
- Meghan Daley: Shaping the Future of NASA’s Robotic Simulations NASA · 3 Oct 2024 During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we celebrate the thousands of employees living with disabilities who contribute to NASA’s mission. By sharing their stories, we highlight the impact people with disa...
- Astronauts Rubio and Berrios Speak During Hispanic Heritage Month NASA · 3 Oct 2024 NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, center, and Marcos Berrios, right, share a laugh with staff during a White House Hispanic Heritage Month event on Sept. 30, 2024. Rubio broke the record of longest single duration spaceflight...
- Lagniappe for October 2024 NASA · 3 Oct 2024 Explore Lagniappe for October 2024 featuring: Gator Speaks The news in September about the historic NASA Stennis ASTRA (Autonomous Satellite Technology for Resilient Applications) payload mission brings wonderful encoura...
- Focusing on the Future Inspires NASA Stennis Employee Today NASA · 3 Oct 2024 Bridget Moody has the future in mind every day she works for NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The future success of NASA’s Artemis campaign. The future success of commercial companies working...
- 2 NASA Employees Awarded Space and Satellite Professionals 20 under 35 of 2024 NASA · 3 Oct 2024 Two NASA employees, Howard Chang and Bradley Williams, were named as two of the “20 under 35 of 2024” by the Space and Satellite Professionals International. The award recognizes outstanding young professionals in the sp...
- NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 31st Resupply Launch to Space Station NASA · 3 Oct 2024 Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 31st SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to t...