November 2023

NASA Tests In-Flight Capability of Artemis Moon Rocket Engine

NASA conducted the third RS-25 engine hot fire in a critical 12-test certification series Nov. 29, demonstrating a key capability necessary for flight of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket during Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.

Posted November 30, 2023

Science Mission Directorate

Announcing the New Heliophysics Division Director

November 29, 2023 NASA has selected Dr. Joseph Westlake to fill the position of Heliophysics Division Director. Joe will join the Science Mission Directorate and assume his new role on Jan. 16, 2024. I am pleased to have Joe take on the role as the Heliophysics Division Director. Joe has a strong background in heliophysics […]

Posted November 29, 2023

Astronauts

Earth

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Jasmin Moghbeli

The Beginnings of a Sunrise

City lights stretch across the United States like a string of holiday lights in this image taken from the International Space Station on Nov. 10, 2023. At far left, the lights of Chicago, Illinois, are outlined by Lake Michigan. At far right, the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area shines through the clouds while the sun’s first […]

Posted November 29, 2023

Low-Earth Orbit Economy

Commercial Space

Humans in Space

NASA, Small Companies Eye New Cargo Delivery, Heat Shield Technologies

Two small businesses are benefitting from NASA’s expertise as they develop heat shield technologies, cargo delivery systems, and new protective materials for spacecraft and space stations in the growing commercial industry of low Earth orbit operations. The two American companies – Canopy Aerospace Inc.

Posted November 29, 2023

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One

Posted November 29, 2023

ISS Research

General

International Space Station (ISS)

Kjell N. Lindgren

Space Communications & Navigation Program

Space Communications Technology

STEM Engagement at NASA

Ham Radio in Space: Engaging with Students Worldwide for 40 Years

In May 2018, a student at Mill Springs Academy in Alpharetta, Georgia, Andrew Maichle, talked to NASA astronaut Scott Tingle on the International Space Station via amateur or ham radio. The experience profoundly affected Maichle, who went on to study electrical engineering at Clemson University in South Carolina. “It was so cool to see in […]

Posted November 29, 2023

Artemis

Artemis 2

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis II Crew Signs NASA Moon Rocket Hardware at Marshall

Artemis II NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen signed the Orion stage adapter for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Nov. 27. The hardware is the topmost portion of the SLS rocket that […]

Posted November 28, 2023

Mariner 3

Mariner 4

Mars

Planets

The Solar System

A Miniature Mariner-C

A model of the Mariner-C spacecraft seems to float in the darkness of space in this photo from a June 1964 Conference on New Technology at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Mariner-C and Mariner-D were identical spacecraft designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to fly by Mars and photograph the Martian surface. Mariner-C was […]

Posted November 28, 2023

General

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Air Mobility Pathfinders project

Ames Research Center

Learning Resources

Aero Engineer Brings NASA into Hawaii’s Classrooms

The field of aerial vehicle autonomy focuses on self-reliance, building the flight equivalent of puppets without puppeteers. Behind the scenes, however, is a rich network of people and systems that work together to develop frameworks, test new technologies, and inspire a pipeline of engineers to create the breakthroughs of the future.

Posted November 28, 2023

Missions

International Space Station (ISS)

NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking

NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of the Roscosmos Progress 86 cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 70 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 4:25 a.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 1 (2:25 p.m. Baikonur time), on a […]

Posted November 28, 2023