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Experience the Launch of NASA’s PACE Mission

Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission and create content based on the experience. PACE is a NASA mission scheduled to launch no earlier than Feb. 6, 2024, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral […]

Posted December 14, 2023

Ames Research Center

Air Traffic Control Labs

Air Traffic Solutions

Ames Research Center's Science Directorate

CubeSats

Earth Science

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High-Tech Computing

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Jessica Watkins

Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications (LEIA)

OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer)

Quesst (X-59)

Rings of Saturn

Saturn

Saturn Moons

VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)

Water & Energy Cycle

Wildfires

2023 in Review: Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley

It’s been another great year at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. Join us as we review some of the highlights of the science, engineering, and innovation from 2023. Announcing a New Innovation Hub Planned for NASA Research Park at Ames Berkeley Space Center is a proposed new campus of the University of […]

Posted December 13, 2023

Laser Communications Relay

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Goddard Space Flight Center

Space Communications & Navigation Program

Technology Demonstration

NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link

A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system on Dec. 5, 2023. Together, they complete NASA’s first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system.

Posted December 13, 2023

Johnson Space Center

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NASA Engineer Named in Forbes 30 Under 30 List of Innovators

Clare Luckey, an engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, has been named one of Forbes’ 30 under 30 Class of 2024. The other NASA honoree is Katie Konans, audio and podcasting lead at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list is a selection of young, creative, […]

Posted December 11, 2023

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Ames Research Center

Small Satellite Missions

Small Spacecraft Technology Program

Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Selects Universities to Support Small Spacecraft Technologies

Eight U.S.

Posted December 8, 2023

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Prepare to Fly with a NASA Pilot

Get ready with Kurt Blankenship, a pilot at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, as he prepares for a research mission high above the clouds. Check out how the crew plan the route and goals, what it takes to get NASA’s Pilatus PC-12 aircraft in tip-top shape, and even what type of flight suits our pilots are […]

Posted December 8, 2023

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November Retirements

Anabel Falcon Tom Parkey

Posted December 7, 2023

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NASA Podcasts Now Available on Spotify

NASA recently released its collection of original podcasts on Spotify, giving more people access to in-depth conversations, stories, and Spanish-language content as the agency works to explore the unknown in air and space. NASA now offers five podcasts on Spotify, including: In the coming months, NASA plans to offer more audio-first products on S

Posted December 6, 2023

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NASA Glenn Director, NASA Astronaut Visit Pittsburgh

What do a rover, an astronaut, and a rally towel have in common? They all came together for a NASA-filled weekend in Pittsburgh on Dec. 2 and 3. Dr. Jimmy Kenyon, director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, and NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg, who piloted NASA’s recent SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space […]

Posted December 6, 2023

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Local Mayors, City Managers Visit NASA Center

NASA’s Glenn Research Center Deputy Director Dawn Schaible provided an overview to more than 20 mayors and city manager from northeast Ohio during an event at the Ohio Aerospace Institute in Brook Park, Ohio, on Nov. 9. She highlighted Glenn’s work and the positive impact it has on the local community, state, and region. Following the […]

Posted December 6, 2023