November 2023

Kennedy Space Center
Launch Services Office
Launch Services Program
NASA has named Denton Gibson launch director for the Launch Services Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gibson fills a position made available with the recent retirement of former senior Launch Director Omar Baez. Denton will join senior Launch Director Tim Dunn in leading launch activities for NASA’s science and robotic missions.
Posted November 13, 2023
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Missions
Students from the Creative Learning Academy in Pensacola, Florida, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Earth call will air live at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 15. Watch the NASA+ streaming service at no cost on demand. The briefing also will air live […]
Posted November 13, 2023
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars 2020
MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN)
Perseverance (Rover)
The Solar System
Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position of Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet. NASA will hold off sending commands to its Mars fleet for two weeks, from Nov. 11 to 25, while Earth and the Red Planet are on opposite sides of the […]
Posted November 10, 2023
Biological & Physical Sciences
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Physical Sciences
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
Space Biology
The SpaceX-29 commercial resupply spacecraft will deliver numerous physical sciences and space biology experiments, along with other cargo, to the International Space Station. The research aboard this resupply services mission will help researchers learn how humans, and the plants needed to sustain them, can thrive in deep space.
Posted November 10, 2023
Commercial Resupply
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
SpaceX Commercial Resupply
Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 29th commercial resupply mission, scientific experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies of enhanced optical communications and measurement of atmospheric waves, are on their way to the International Space Station.
Posted November 10, 2023
Ames Research Center
Astrogram
Astronaut Candidates Visit Ames and Learn about Heat Shields and More On Nov. 8, NASA’s current class of astronaut candidates toured Ames Research Center which included a stop at the Arc Jet Complex.
Posted November 10, 2023
Marshall Space Flight Center
2024 Solar Eclipse
Eclipses
The contiguous United States will see only one total solar eclipse between now and the year 2044, and the citizens of Russellville, Arkansas, are ready. On Monday, April 8, 2024, the Moon will pass between the Sun and Earth, providing a rare opportunity for those in the path of the Moon’s shadow to see a […]
Posted November 10, 2023
General
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in semiconductor and in-space manufacturing collaborated on a white paper that outlines how microgravity benefits the production of semiconductors and related materials. Earth’s gravitational forces pose substantial barriers to quick, high-yield semiconductor production.
Posted November 10, 2023
Former Astronauts
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of former NASA astronaut Col. (ret.) Frank Borman, who passed away Nov. 7, in Billings, Montana, at the age of 95.  “Today we remember one of NASA’s best. Astronaut Frank Borman was a true American hero. Among his many accomplishments, he served […]
Posted November 9, 2023
SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)
Astrophysics Division
Exoplanets
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
The Universe
Key elements are coming together for NASA’s SPHEREx mission, a space telescope that will create a map of the universe like none before. NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is beginning to look much like it will when it arrives in Earth orbit and starts mapping the entire sky. Short for Specto-Photometer for the History of the […]
Posted November 9, 2023
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