General

People of Johnson
Diversity at NASA
General
Johnson Space Center
STEM Engagement at NASA
From pioneering space initiatives to championing diversity and innovation, Shirley Holland-Hunt’s multifaceted leadership at NASA exemplifies the future of aerospace exploration.
Posted June 4, 2024
Johnson Space Center
Events
General
Comicpalooza, the largest annual pop culture festival in the southern United States, is home to thousands of comic book, science, anime, and gaming fanatics in Houston. Guests have the opportunity to celebrate their passions through a variety of entertainment, panels, and meet and greets.
Posted June 3, 2024
General
Kennedy Space Center
NASA Centers & Facilities
STEM Engagement at NASA
Members of the Artemis Generation kicked up some simulated lunar dust as part of NASA’s 2024 Lunabotics Challenge, held at The Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.
Posted June 3, 2024
Environmental Management Division (EMD)
General
In OSI’s Environmental Management Division, we believe every day is Earth Day as we enable environmentally sound mission success through leadership of NASA efforts to comply with environmental laws and advance stewardship and sustainability.
Posted May 31, 2024
ISS Research
Biological & Physical Sciences
Cell and Molecular Biology
General
Human Research Program
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Johnson Space Center
Microbiology
Science & Research
Space, the saying goes, is hard. And the farther humans go, the harder it can get. Some of the challenges on missions to explore the Moon and Mars include preventing microbial contamination of these destinations, navigating there safely, protecting crew members and hardware from radiation, and maintaining and repairing equipment.
Posted May 31, 2024
General
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
General
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
General
Kennedy Space Center
NASA Centers & Facilities
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
General
Small Satellite Missions
Small Spacecraft Technology Program
Tech Demo Missions
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
General
The Solar System
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
Sign up for our newsletter:

Categories

4
14
7
132
2
1
1
1
40
3
87
1
1
10
17
12
1
6
10
203
6
1
2
11
1
3
52
1
3
1
10
6
3
1
11
2
1
18
5
10
1
4
36
586
28
9
1
3
1
1
1
320
2
6
287
1
6
42
1
1
2
222
5
183
4
3
6
10
2
2
29
129
8
4
2
22
1
4
1
1
Io
4

Recent Posts