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- After Starliner, NASA has another big human spaceflight decision to make Ars Technica · 4 Sep 2024 "We still have a lot of work to do to close out the heat shield investigation.”
- NASA prepares for Starliner return from ISS SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 NASA is preparing for the uncrewed return to Earth of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as the agency begins work on changes to the spacecraft to correct problems found during its test flight.
- The Marshall Star for September 4, 2024 NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Rocket Hardware for Future Artemis Flights Moved to Barge for Delivery to Kennedy NASA is making strides with the Artemis campaign as key components for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket continue to make their way to...
- NASA Earth Scientists Take Flight, Set Sail to Verify PACE Satellite Data NASA · 4 Sep 2024 From sea to sky to orbit, a range of vantage points allow NASA Earth scientists to collect different types of data to better understand our changing planet. Collecting them together, at the same place and the same time,...
- NASA Astronaut Don Pettit’s Science of Opportunity on Space Station NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Science ideas are everywhere. Some of the greatest discoveries have come from tinkering and toying with new concepts and ideas. NASA astronaut Don Pettit is no stranger to inventing and discovering. During his previous m...
- Gateway’s Propulsion System Testing Throttles Up NASA · 4 Sep 2024 The powerhouse of Gateway, NASA’s orbiting outpost around the Moon and a critical piece of infrastructure for Artemis, is in the midst of several electric propulsion system tests. The Power and Propulsion Element (PPE),...
- NASA TechRise Student Challenge NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Are you ready for this year’s NASA TechRise Student challenge? From researching Earth’s environment to designing experiments for space exploration, schools are invited to join NASA in its mission to inspire the world thr...
- 6 Ways Students Can Engage With NASA Glenn NASA · 4 Sep 2024 School is back in session, and the joy of learning is back on students’ minds. Teachers and parents seeking ways to extend students’ academic excitement outside of the classroom should know NASA’s Glenn Research Center i...
- Leveraging Teacher Leaders to Share the Joy of NASA Heliophysics NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Many teachers are exceptionally skilled at bridging students’ interests with real-world science. Now for the third year, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has brought together such a group of highly-mot...
- NASA’s Webb Reveals Distorted Galaxy Forming Cosmic Question Mark NASA · 4 Sep 2024 It’s 7 billion years ago, and the universe’s heyday of star formation is beginning to slow. What might our Milky Way galaxy have looked like at that time? Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found cl...
- Lagniappe for September 2024 NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Explore Lagniappe for September 2024 featuring: Gator Speaks NASA’s Stennis Space Center keeps writing new history, and the front office announcement in August delights this ‘ol Gator! The news delights me because the so...
- Key Moments Lead to Fulfilling NASA Stennis Career NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Joseph Ladner’s experiences working at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, motivate him to “pay it forward” so more people can be a part of something great. “It is exciting to be at a place like...
- Slow Burn: How Starliner’s crewed test flight went awry SpaceNews · 4 Sep 2024 When NASA and Boeing officials walked into the briefing room at the Kennedy Space Center on June 5, they were all smiles. After years of development setbacks, weeks of delays
- Research Plane Dons New Colors for NASA Hybrid Electric Flight Tests NASA · 4 Sep 2024 Parked under the lights inside a hangar in Seattle, a hybrid electric research aircraft from electric motor manufacturer magniX showed off a new look symbolizing its journey toward helping NASA make sustainable aviation...
- NASA Invites Social Creators to Experience Launch of Europa Clipper Mission Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 4 Sep 2024 Up to 50 people will be selected to attend this two-day event tied to the mission, which will explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, investigating its potential habitability.
- 40 Years Ago: STS-41D – First Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery NASA · 3 Sep 2024 On Aug. 30, 1984, space shuttle Discovery lifted off on the STS-41D mission, joining NASA’s fleet as the third space qualified orbiter. The newest shuttle incorporated newer technologies making it significantly lighter t...
- NASA Mission Gets Its First Snapshot of Polar Heat Emissions Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 3 Sep 2024 The PREFIRE mission will help develop a more detailed understanding of how much heat the Arctic and Antarctica radiate into space and how this influences global climate.
- NASA Invites Media to View Launch of Jupiter Moon Mission NASA · 3 Sep 2024 NASA and SpaceX are targeting a launch period opening Thursday, Oct. 10, for the agency’s Europa Clipper mission, which will help scientists determine if one of Jupiter’s icy moons could support life. The mission will la...
- Great Aurora NASA · 3 Sep 2024 A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between Australia and Antarctica. Image Credit: NASA/Shane Kimbrough
- NASA Invites Social Creators to Experience Launch of Europa Clipper Mission NASA · 3 Sep 2024 Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of the Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will collect data to help scientists determine if Jupiter’s icy moon Europa could support life. NASA and Space...
- New NASA Sonifications Listen to the Universe’s Past NASA · 3 Sep 2024 A quarter of a century ago, NASA released the “first light” images from the agency’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This introduction to the world of Chandra’s high-resolution X-ray imaging capabilities included an unprecede...
- NASA Ames Astrogram – July/August 2024 NASA · 3 Sep 2024 Congratulations to the ACS3 Team on the Successful Unfurling of Solar Sail Ames and Langley just added another light to the night sky. Congratulations to the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) team on the succes...
- What’s Up: September 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA · 3 Sep 2024 A partial lunar eclipse makes the full supermoon on Sept. 17th extra super. Also, chances to observe five planets this month, and a global night for observing.
- NASA’s Mini BurstCube Mission Detects Mega Blast NASA · 3 Sep 2024 The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite has observed its first gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion in the universe, according to a recent analysis of observations collected over the last several months. “W...
- Pollinator Initiatives at NASA NASA · 3 Sep 2024 Pollinators play a crucial role in both human agriculture and ecosystems by supporting thousands of plant species and crops which feed humans and livestock. Unfortunately, habitat loss, disease, and pesticides contribute...
- Carbon Nanotubes and the Search for Life on Other Planets NASA · 3 Sep 2024 A NASA-developed material made of carbon nanotubes will enable our search for exoplanets—some of which might be capable of supporting life. Originally developed in 2007 by a team of researchers led by Innovators of the Y...
- NASA moving ahead with Europa Clipper launch in October SpaceNews · 3 Sep 2024 NASA in on track to clear the Europa Clipper spacecraft for a launch attempt next month after concluding that electronics on the spacecraft can handle the planned mission profile.
- Hague, Gorbunov Get To Stay on Crew-9 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Aug 2024 NASA announced today that NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will be the two Crew-9 members who get to remain on the September mission to the International
- NASA bumps two astronauts from SpaceX flight to make room for Starliner crew Spaceflight Now · 30 Aug 2024 NASA has bumped two female astronauts. including the commander, from the next SpaceX crew rotation flight to the international space station, freeing up two seats to give the agency's Starliner astronauts a ride home nex...
- NASA makes a very tough decision in setting final Crew-9 assignments Ars Technica · 30 Aug 2024 "I am deeply proud of our entire crew."
- Hague and Gorbunov to fly Crew-9 mission to ISS SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2024 A veteran NASA astronaut and rookie Russian cosmonaut will fly to the International Space Station in September as the downsized crew of a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, a ripple effect of problems with Boeing’s Starliner...
- NASA Sets Coverage for Starliner News Conference, Return to Earth NASA · 30 Aug 2024 NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming activities for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft departure from the International Space Station and return to Earth. The uncrewed spacecraft will depart from the orbiting labor...
- Co-creating authentic STEM learning experiences with Latino communities NASA · 30 Aug 2024 Led by Arizona State University, the NASA Science Activation Program’s “Engaging Hispanic Communities in Authentic NASA Science” project advances NASA’s vision for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)...
- NASA, ESA Missions Help Scientists Uncover How Solar Wind Gets Energy NASA · 30 Aug 2024 Since the 1960s, astronomers have wondered how the Sun’s supersonic “solar wind,” a stream of energetic particles that flows out into the solar system, continues to receive energy once it leaves the Sun. Now, thanks to a...
- T-38 Flyover of Artemis I on Launch Pad NASA · 30 Aug 2024 NASA’s T-38 jets fly in formation above the Space Launch System rocket on Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Aircraft designations and passengers:901: Chris Condon / Astronaut Zena Cardman.902: Astronaut Cand...
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch NASA · 30 Aug 2024 NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman a...
- Intuitive Machines to Carry ESA Prospect Payload to Lunar Surface European Spaceflight · 30 Aug 2024 NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines a $116.9 million contract to carry six payloads to the surface of the Moon aboard its Nova-C lunar lander. One of the six payloads aboard the lander will be the European Prospect paylo...
- 25 Years Strong: NASA’s Student Launch Competition Accepting 2025 Proposals NASA · 30 Aug 2024 By Wayne Smith NASA’s Student Launch competition kicks off its 25th year with the release of the 2025 handbook, detailing how teams can submit proposals by Wednesday, Sept. 11, for the event scheduled next spring near NA...
- European drill and mini lab secure ride to the Moon ESA · 30 Aug 2024 ESA's Prospect package, including drill and a miniaturised laboratory, will fly to the Moon’s South Polar region in search of volatiles, including water ice, as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative...
- Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Will End September 6 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Aug 2024 NASA decided today that the Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test mission will return to Earth on September 6. The spacecraft will be empty when it lands in New Mexico instead