October 2023

65 Years Ago: NASA Begins Operations

On Oct. 1, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officially began operations. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act the previous July, creating NASA to lead America’s civilian space program in response to Soviet advances in space exploration. T. Keith Glennan and Hugh L.

Posted October 2, 2023

Office of the General Counsel (OGC)

Organizations

Contracts and Acquisition Integrity Law Resources

Substantive Areas The following sites provide substantive information on matters of concern to the Contracts and Acquisition Integrity Law Practice Group: Searchable versions of the current Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and NASA FAR Supplement (NFS).

Posted October 2, 2023

General

Ames Research Center

Ames Research Center's Science Directorate

Asteroids

Discovery Program

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

Planetary Science Division

Psyche Asteroid

Psyche Mission

Science Mission Directorate

SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) / 747-SP

The Solar System

Clues to Psyche Asteroid’s Metallic Nature Found in SOFIA Data

When the asteroid Psyche has its first close-up with a NASA spacecraft, scientists hypothesize they will find a metal-rich asteroid. It could be part or all of the iron-rich interior of a planetesimal, an early planetary building block, that was stripped of its outer rocky shell as it repeatedly collided with other large bodies during […]

Posted October 2, 2023

NASA Engineering and Safety Center

NESC Technical Bulletin 23-06:Considerations for Software Fault Prevention and Tolerance

The NESC has released a technical bulletin for the Software Engineering community. Mission or safety-critical spaceflight systems should be developed to both reduce the likelihood of software faults pre-flight and to detect/mitigate the effects of software errors should they occur in-flight.

Posted October 2, 2023

NASA History

NASA’s Origins

On July 29, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act “to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth’s atmosphere.” At the White House less than a month later, Eisenhower commissioned Dr. T. Keith Glennan, right, as the first administrator for NASA and Dr. Hugh L. […]

Posted October 2, 2023

Citizen Science

Heliophysics

Know Python? Or have a DSLR Camera? The Eclipse Megamovie needs your help!

NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie project is back for the 2024 total solar eclipse—and is seeking volunteers! During the four minutes of this solar experience, the sun’s atmosphere, or corona, will become visible. It’s a rare time when we are able to take photographs of the corona from Earth on a large scale. The Megamovie project is […]

Posted October 2, 2023

Citizen Science

NASA Citizen Scientist Wins Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), established in 1889, is a nonprofit organization that uses astronomy to increase the understanding and appreciation of science and to advance science and science literacy.

Posted October 2, 2023

Humans in Space

Commercial Space

Low-Earth Orbit Economy

NASA Seeks Feedback on Requirements for New Commercial Space Stations

NASA is asking American companies to provide input on the agency’s requirements for end-to-end services as part of the Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development Program.

Posted October 2, 2023

Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)

Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program

Brilliant Minds for Pure Blue Skies

Welcome, passionate innovators and bold visionaries, to an extraordinary quest to redefine the future of aviation, to bring forth a world where the skies are clear, and the flights are green.

Posted October 2, 2023

Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)

Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program

Space Tech Catalyst Prize

The NASA Space Tech Catalyst Prize will recognize U.S. individuals and/or organizations that share effective best practices for how they support underrepresented and diverse space technology innovators, researchers, technologists, and entrepreneurs.

Posted October 2, 2023