Ames Research Center

NASA, in partnership with AeroVironment and Aerostar, recently demonstrated a first-of-its-kind air traffic management concept that could pave the way for aircraft to safely operate at higher altitudes.

Posted October 18, 2024

General

Ames Research Center

Ames Research Center's Science Directorate

Ames Space Biosciences

CubeSats

NASA Centers & Facilities

Science & Research

Small Satellite Missions

NASA’s BioSentinel Studies Solar Radiation as Earth Watches Aurora

In May 2024, a geomagnetic storm hit Earth, sending auroras across the planet’s skies in a once-in-a-generation light display. These dazzling sights are possible because of the interaction of coronal mass ejections – explosions of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun – with Earth’s magnetic field, which protects us from the radiation the Sun […]

Posted September 26, 2024

Ames Research Center

Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business

Small Satellite Missions

Small Spacecraft Technology Program

Space Sustainability

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Getting SSPICY: NASA Funds Orbital Debris Inspection Mission

NASA is advancing an innovative approach to enabling commercial inspection of defunct, or inoperable, satellites in low Earth orbit, a precursor to capturing and repairing or removing the satellites.

Posted September 25, 2024

Space Communications & Navigation Program

Ames Research Center

Communicating and Navigating with Missions

Goddard Space Flight Center

Small Satellite Missions

Space Communications Technology

Technology Demonstration

NASA’s Record-Breaking Laser Demo Completes Mission

NASA’s TBIRD (TeraByte InfraRed Delivery) demonstration and its host spacecraft — the PTD-3 (Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-3) — have completed their technology demonstration. The TBIRD payload spent the past two years breaking world records for the fastest satellite downlink from space using laser communications.

Posted September 25, 2024

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Air Traffic Solutions

Ames Research Center

NASA Ames Welcomes Latvian President, Talks Aeronautics Research

President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs observes simulated visuals of an airport and its air traffic, consisting of commercial aircraft and electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, at NASA’s FutureFlight Central on Sept.

Posted September 24, 2024

Ames Research Center

NASA Deputy Administrator Talks Future of Agency in Silicon Valley

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy spent time at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, on Sept.

Posted September 18, 2024

Ames Research Center

Artemis

Artemis 3

Human Landing System Program

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

Starship Super Heavy Breezes Through Wind Tunnel Testing at NASA Ames

NASA and its industry partners continue to make progress toward Artemis III and beyond, the first crewed lunar landing missions under the agency’s Artemis campaign. SpaceX, the commercial Human Landing System (HLS) provider for Artemis III and Artemis IV, recently tested a 1.2% scale model of the Super Heavy rocket, or booster, in the transonic […]

Posted September 10, 2024

Ames Research Center

General

NASA Ames Fire Department to Conduct Live Aircraft Fire Training

The fire department at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will conduct emergency response fire training on the west ramp of the Moffett Federal Airfield from 8 a.m., to 8 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Sept. 10, through Saturday, Sept.

Posted September 9, 2024

General

Ames Research Center

Langley Research Center

Small Spacecraft Technology Program

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Like a Diamond in the Sky: How to Spot NASA’s Solar Sail Demo in Orbit

Now that its reflective sail has deployed fully open in orbit, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System can be seen in the night sky from many locations across the world! Stargazers can join NASA’s #SpotTheSail campaign by using the NASA app on mobile platforms to find out when the spacecraft will be visible at their location. The app, […]

Posted September 9, 2024

General

Ames Research Center

Astrogram