December 2024

NASA Cameras to Capture Interaction Between Blue Ghost, Moon’s Surface

Say cheese again, Moon. We’re coming in for another close-up. For the second time in less than a year, a NASA technology designed to collect data on the interaction between a Moon lander’s rocket plume and the lunar surface is set to make the long journey to Earth’s nearest celestial neighbor for the benefit of […]

Posted December 20, 2024

Blogs

Perseverance Blasts Past the Top of Jezero Crater Rim

I have always loved the mountains. Growing up on the flat plains of Midwestern USA, every summer I looked forward to spending a few days on alpine trails while on vacation. Climbing upward from the trailhead, the views changed constantly. After climbing a short distance, the best views were often had by looking back down […]

Posted December 20, 2024

Gateway Space Station

Gateway: Wired for Deep Space

A maze of cables and sensors snakes through a major piece of Gateway, humanity’s first space station around the Moon, during a key testing phase earlier this year to ensure the lunar-orbiting science lab can withstand the harsh conditions of deep space. HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) is one of four Gateway modules where international […]

Posted December 19, 2024

Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy (OTPS)

New Report Analyzes Long History of NASA Support for Commercial Space

NASA published a new report Thursday highlighting 17 agency mechanisms that have directly and indirectly supported the development and growth of the U.S. commercial space sector for the benefit of humanity.

Posted December 19, 2024

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis

Artemis 2

Humans in Space

Kennedy Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Artemis II Core Stage Vertical Integration Begins at NASA Kennedy

NASA has taken a big step forward in how engineers will assemble and stack future SLS (Space Launch System) rockets for Artemis Moon missions inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The VAB’s High Bay 2 has been outfitted with new tooling to facilitate the vertical integration of […]

Posted December 19, 2024

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Five Ways to Explore NASA’s Portfolio of Technologies with TechPort 4.0

Have you ever wanted to find all your favorite NASA technology in one place? NASA stakeholders did, too! We listened to your feedback, brainstormed user-focused features, and created the most robust technology system to date.

Posted December 19, 2024

Goddard Space Flight Center

People of Goddard

People of NASA

Nargess Memarsadeghi, Computer Engineer for the Cosmos

When it comes to building spaceflight missions, the software is at least as important as the hardware. For computer engineer Nargess Memarsadeghi, having a hand in the programming is like getting to go along for the ride.

Posted December 19, 2024

NASA Engineering and Safety Center

General

Statistical Analysis Using Random Forest Algorithm Provides Key Insights into Parachute Energy Modulator System

Download PDF: Statistical Analysis Using Random Forest Algorithm Provides Key Insights into Parachute Energy Modulator System Energy modulators (EM), also known as energy absorbers, are safety-critical components that are used to control shocks and impulses in a load path.

Posted December 19, 2024

NASA Engineering and Safety Center

Contact Dynamics Predictions Utilizing theNESC Parameterless Contact Model

Download PDF: Contact Dynamics Predictions Utilizing theNESC Parameterless Contact Model Modeling the capture of the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Orbiting Sample (OS) involves understanding complex dynamic behavior, which includes the OS making contact against the interior of the capture enclosure.

Posted December 19, 2024

Johnson Space Center

Artemis

Gateway Space Station

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

People of Johnson

NASA Names Carlos Garcia-Galan as Gateway Program Deputy Manager

NASA has selected Carlos Garcia-Galan as deputy manager for the Gateway Program. Garcia-Galan previously served as manager of the Orion Program’s European Service Module Integration Office at Glenn Research Center.

Posted December 19, 2024