October 2023

ASSURE 2023

ASSURE 20238th International Workshop on Assurance Cases for Software-intensive SystemsToulouse, FranceSeptember 19, 2023ASSURE 2023 is live UPDATES IntroductionThe 8th International Workshop on Assurance Cases for Software-intensive Systems (ASSURE 2023) is being collocated this year with SafeComp 2023, and aims to provide an international forum f

Posted October 3, 2023

Langley Research Center

News Media Invited To Preview NASA Langley’s Open House

HAMPTON, Virginia – NASA Langley Research Center invites members of the media to join Director Clayton P. Turner Oct. 16 for a preview of the 2023 Open House. This special tour will highlight some of Langley’s facilities and work in space, aeronautics and Earth science that the public can expect to see during the center’s Open House […]

Posted October 3, 2023

Astronauts

Frank Rubio

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Frank Rubio Returns to Earth

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio landed in Kazakhstan on Sept. 27, 2023, after spending 371 days in space aboard the International Space Station. Rubio’s mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. While on the space station, Rubio completed 5,963 orbits of the Earth. See the highlights of his year in space. […]

Posted October 3, 2023

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Air Traffic Solutions

Airspace Operations and Safety Program

Ames Research Center

Drones & You

Flight Innovation

Langley Research Center

Technology Demonstration

NASA Studies Human Pilots to Advance Autonomous Air Taxis

Air taxis may become an important part of the U.S. transportation ecosystem, quickly carrying people relatively short distances – and eventually some may fly without a pilot aboard. NASA is helping prepare for that future with research to ensure that fully autonomous flight technology is safe.

Posted October 3, 2023

Humans in Space

Expedition 70

International Space Station (ISS)

Missions

NASA Sets Coverage of Spacewalks, News Conference for Station Upgrades

Two upcoming spacewalks outside the International Space Station to conduct science research and station maintenance will feature NASA astronauts, both first-time spacewalkers. NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara will participate in spacewalks on Thursday, Oct. 12, and Friday, Oct.

Posted October 3, 2023

Stennis Space Center

Start Your Engines: NASA to Begin Critical Testing for Future Artemis Missions

NASA will begin a new RS-25 test series Oct. 5, the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The engines will help power future Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond. A series of 12 tests stretching into 2024 is […]

Posted October 3, 2023

Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)

Doing Business with NASA

Hispanic Heritage Month

Organizations

NASA and Bastion: A Collaborative Teamwork Advancing Deep Space Exploration and Ensuring Safety in Missions

As we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the NASA Office of Small Business Programs is pleased to share the contributions of Bastion Technologies Inc. (Bastion), a Hispanic-owned company that supports NASA’s missions. Their primary role is in Safety & Mission Assurance at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

Posted October 3, 2023

Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)

First NASA One-Year Mars Mission Simulation Reaches 100 Days

The first crew to take part in a yearlong NASA Mars analog mission reached a milestone of 100 days inside the 1,700-square-foot habitat on October 3. The four person, volunteer crew entered the CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space center in Houston on June 25 to begin a 378-day […]

Posted October 3, 2023

NASA Selects Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Contractors

NASA has selected seven companies to provide commercial data in support of the agency’s Earth science research. The Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition Program will acquire Earth observation data and related services from commercial sources for NASA.

Posted October 2, 2023

People of NASA

Jennifer L. Turner

“I can almost directly trace my entire career back to [my extracurriculars] in high school and a mentor I had. My first foray into engineering was this high school program called the Robotics Science Academy. It was basically my high school’s attempt to put together a curriculum that was designed specifically to prepare students for […]

Posted October 2, 2023