Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA has achieved a new benchmark in developing an innovative propulsion system called the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, successfully tested a novel, 3D-printed RDRE for 251 seconds (or longer than four minutes), producing more than 5,800 pounds of thrust.

Posted December 20, 2023

Astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research

Marshall Space Flight Center

Star Clusters

Stars

The Universe

Telescopes Illuminate ‘Christmas Tree Cluster’

This new image of NGC 2264, also known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” shows the shape of a cosmic tree with the glow of stellar lights. NGC 2264 is, in fact, a cluster of young stars — with ages between about one and five million years old — in our Milky Way about 2,500 light-years away from Earth. The stars in […]

Posted December 19, 2023

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Geologist Paves the Way for Building on the Moon

By Jessica Barnett For many at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, a love – be it for space, science, or something else – drew them to the career they’re in today. For geologist Jennifer Edmunson, there were multiple reasons. Her love for geology dates back to her childhood in Arizona, playing in […]

Posted December 15, 2023

Marshall Space Flight Center

The Marshall Star for December 13, 2023

Marshall Team Members Celebrate Holiday Season By Jessica Barnett For hundreds of team members at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, “eat, drink, and be merry” was the afternoon theme for Dec. 7. The center hosted a holiday celebration in Activities Building 4316, complete with food, door prizes, and plenty of opportunity to wish one happy […]

Posted December 14, 2023

Artemis

Humans in Space

I Am Artemis

Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

I am Artemis: Bruce Askins

Growing up, Bruce Askins was passionate about space and oceanography. His desire to explore other worlds always made him want to be an astronaut. Though he did not become an astronaut, Askins has built a 42-year career at NASA, and, as the infrastructure management lead for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Program at the agency’s […]

Posted December 13, 2023

Stennis Space Center

Marshall Space Flight Center

Michoud Assembly Facility

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Stennis Continues Preparations for Future Artemis Testing

Crews at NASA’s Stennis Space Center cleared a milestone Dec. 11, installing a key component in preparation for future Green Run testing of NASA’s new Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) vehicle for use on the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. Four large diffusers, each weighing 14 tons, were lifted by crane for installation on the Thad […]

Posted December 13, 2023

Marshall Space Flight Center

Media Invited to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6, Expedition 69 Visit to Marshall

NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Stephen Bowen, and Woody Hoburg, as well as UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi will visit the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama at 1 p.m. CST Thursday, Dec. 14, to discuss their recent missions to the International Space Station.

Posted December 12, 2023

Artemis

Artemis 2

Humans in Space

Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

NASA Teams Prepare Moon Rocket-to-Spacecraft Connector for Assembly

The elements of the super-heavy lift SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis II mission are undergoing final preparations before shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for stacking and pre-launch activities in 2024.

Posted December 11, 2023

IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)

Marshall Space Flight Center

The Universe

NASA’s IXPE Marks Two Years of Groundbreaking X-ray Astronomy

On Dec. 9, astronomers and physicists will commemorate two years of landmark X-ray science by NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) mission. IXPE is the joint NASA-Italian Space Agency mission to study polarized X-ray light.

Posted December 8, 2023

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The Marshall Star for December 6, 2023

Marshall Kicks Off Holiday Season with Tree-Lighting Ceremony NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center celebrated its annual tree-lighting ceremony in the courtyard of Building 4221 on Nov 30.

Posted December 7, 2023