General

Spaceflight affects tumor-bearing fruit fly hosts and their parasites

How does spaceflight affect tumor-bearing fruit fly hosts and their parasites? Background: Like humans, fruit flies (a model organism for spaceflight research) also exhibit immune system dysfunction in space.

Posted May 30, 2024

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Ames Stars of the Month, June 2024

The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Amy Gresser, Mary Beth Wilhelm, Taylor Bell, and Liane Guild. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the talent, camaraderie, and vision needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star: Amy Gresser Dr.

Posted May 29, 2024

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Kennedy Space Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

Historic Marker Celebrates NASA Kennedy’s Old Center Headquarters

A grass field and tile display of NASA’s iconic “meatball” is all that remains of the structure that stood for over 50 years during America’s most monumental launches to space. Now, a large bronze plaque at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida marks the location of this original headquarters building, commemorating the early days […]

Posted May 29, 2024

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Ames Research Center

CubeSats

Game Changing Development Program

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Small Satellite Missions

Small Spacecraft Technology Program

Tech Demo Missions

Swarming for Success: Starling Completes Primary Mission

After ten months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary mission’s key objectives, representing significant achievements in the capability of swarm configurations. Swarms of satellites may one day be used in deep space exploration.

Posted May 29, 2024

Asteroids

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The Solar System

NASA Lucy Images Reveal Asteroid Dinkinesh to be Surprisingly Complex

Images from the November 2023 flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft show a trough on Dinkinesh where a large piece — about a quarter of the asteroid — suddenly shifted, a ridge, and a separate contact binary satellite (now known as Selam). Scientists say this complicated structure shows that Dinkinesh and Selam have […]

Posted May 29, 2024

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MAF Employee Assistance Program

A Mental Health Awareness Month Message from Your MAF EAP office: “Suicide and Crises Lifeline”

While NASA promotes the availability of EAP counselors at each Center, there may be reasons when, during a mental health crisis, employees do not think about EAP or cannot remember how to access.

Posted May 28, 2024

Johnson Space Center

Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage

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Johnson Celebrates AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Britney Tang

When you think about personal property, your home, clothes, and electronic devices probably come to mind. For NASA, personal property comprises government-owned government-held assets ranging from laptops to spacecraft and space station components.

Posted May 28, 2024

Ames Research Center

Ames Research Center's Science Directorate

Artemis

Game Changing Development Program

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Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Directorates

Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Space Technology Mission Directorate

What is 3D-MAT?

A thermal protection material for the Artemis Generation The 3-Dimensional Multifunctional Ablative Thermal Protection System (3D-MAT) is a thermal protection material developed as a critical component of Orion, NASA’s newest spacecraft built for human deep space missions.

Posted May 23, 2024

Johnson Space Center

Events

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Go Back to the Future with NASA at Comicpalooza 2024

Celebrate your pop-culture fandom and uncover the latest science, technology, and discoveries of human spaceflight and exploration with NASA’s Johnson Space Center at Comicpalooza 2024 from May 24 to 26 at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Engage with a fully immersive NASA exhibit, touch the only mobile Moon rock in the world, join […]

Posted May 21, 2024

Glenn Research Center

AeroSpace Frontiers

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NASA Glenn Joins COSI’s Big Science Celebration

NASA’s Glenn Research Center joined Center for Science and Industry, or COSI’s, Big Science Celebration event on the museum’s front lawn in Columbus, Ohio, on May 4. This event was centered around STEM careers and building a diverse STEM workforce by exposing individuals to science and technology where they live, learn, and lounge.

Posted May 21, 2024