February 2024

Langley Research Center
Black History Month
Diversity at NASA
People of NASA
Clayton P. Turner serves as the Director of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. His career at NASA Langley has spanned 33 years. His experiences prior to his career with NASA include three years of military service. He graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y.
Posted February 29, 2024
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Game Changing Development Program
General
Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium
Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative
NASA Directorates
This year will be a “BIG” year for several college and university teams as they research, design, and demonstrate novel inflatable systems configured for future lunar operations through a NASA-sponsored engineering competition.
Posted February 29, 2024
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Artemis
Astronauts
Johnson Space Center
Victor J. Glover
NASA Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover met with Edwards Air Force Base school-age children at a joint NASA and Air Force Black Employee Resource Group event at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Feb. 15.
Posted February 29, 2024
Following a launch on Feb. 15, Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander touched down in the Moon’s south polar region on Feb. 22 and has since transmitted valuable scientific data back to Earth. Odysseus took six NASA payloads along for the ride and their data will prepare us for future human exploration of the Moon under Artemis. […]
Posted February 29, 2024
Humans in Space
Artemis
Artemis 3
Johnson Space Center
xEVA & Human Surface Mobility
When NASA sends astronauts to the South Pole region of the Moon for the first time with its Artemis campaign, they will capture photos with a handheld camera to help advance scientific research and discovery for the benefit of all. NASA and Nikon Inc. recently signed a Space Act Agreement that outlines how they will work together […]
Posted February 29, 2024
ISS Research
Astrophysics
International Space Station (ISS)
Science in Space – February 2024 Instruments on the exterior of the International Space Station provide data on astrophysical phenomena that are helping scientists better understand our universe and its origins. Crew members install and maintain these instruments robotically and scientific teams operate them remotely.
Posted February 29, 2024
NASA Headquarters
Astronauts
Former Astronauts
Humans in Space
Richard H. Truly
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on former NASA Administrator and astronaut Richard Truly, who passed away Feb. 27, 2024, at his home in Genesee, Colorado, at the age of 86. “NASA is the place it is today because of people of character, vision, and a spirit of service – people […]
Posted February 29, 2024
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA Tech Contributes to Soft Moon Landing For the first time in more than 50 years, new NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations are operating on the Moon following the first successful delivery of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative.
Posted February 29, 2024
MAF Announcements
NEPA Public Notice 2023-11-06 Draft Environmental Assessment – Lease for 50 Acre Business Park. Click here to view PDF
Posted February 29, 2024
NASA Headquarters
Goddard Space Flight Center
Science Mission Directorate
On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, giving people in 15 states the opportunity to see the Moon completely block the Sun, revealing our star’s relatively faint corona. “This year’s total solar eclipse will be at least partially visible to all in the contiguous United States, making it the most […]
Posted February 28, 2024
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