NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Astronaut to Inspire Artemis Generation in Boston

April 22, 2024 NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, along with representatives from NASA and the International Space Station National Laboratory, will visit Boston on Wednesday, April 24, and Thursday, April 25, as part of the agency’s Destination Station to highlight research opportunities aboard the station.

Posted April 23, 2024

Aeronautics

Ames Research Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

Wildfires

NASA, FAA Partner to Develop New Wildland Fire Technologies

NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a research transition team to guide the development of wildland fire technology. Wildland fires are occurring more frequently and at a larger scale than in past decades, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Posted April 19, 2024

Ames Research Center

General

Langley Research Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

Small Spacecraft Technology Program

Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA to Hoist Its Sail: Solar Sail Mission Gets Ready for Launch

A NASA mission testing a new way of navigating our solar system is ready to hoist its sail into space – not to catch the wind, but the propulsive power of sunlight. The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is targeting launch on Tuesday, April 23 (Wednesday, April 24 in New Zealand) aboard a Rocket Lab Electron […]

Posted April 17, 2024

Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)

Glenn Research Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA STEM Projects

STEM Engagement at NASA

Technology

The Solar System

The Universe

NASA Names Finalists of the Power to Explore Challenge

NASA has selected the nine finalists of the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes.

Posted April 8, 2024

NASA Engineering and Safety Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

Save-The-Date: DoD-NASA Lidar Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM)

Details DoD-NASA Lidar TIM August 13-15, 2024 MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Arlington, VA (Crystal City)241 18th St S, Arlington, VA 22202 MIT Lincoln Laboratory is hosting a TIM between NASA and DoD to facilitate the sharing of lidar knowledge between these institutions and identify potential areas of collaboration that maximally utilizes the strength

Posted April 4, 2024

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Featured Careers

Life at NASA

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People of NASA

What We Do

Women's History Month

Women’s History Month: Meet Kari Alvarado

In honor of Women’s History Month, we recently sat down with Kari Alvarado, lead management analyst and Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (DATR) asset manager at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to learn more about her role and working at NASA. What do you do at NASA and how do you help support […]

Posted March 29, 2024

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Featured Careers

Life at NASA

NASA Centers & Facilities

People of NASA

What We Do

Women at NASA

Women's History Month

Women’s History Month: Meet Denise Ryan

In honor of Women’s History Month, we recently sat down with Denise Ryan, flight management specialist and member of the Women’s Networking Group (WNG) at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to learn more about her role and working at NASA. What do you do at NASA and how do you help support […]

Posted March 22, 2024

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Featured Careers

Life at NASA

NASA Centers & Facilities

People of NASA

What We Do

Women at NASA

Women's History Month

Women’s History Month: Meet Sarah Mann

In honor of Women’s History Month, we recently sat down with Sarah Mann, public affairs specialist and member of the Women’s Networking Group (WNG) at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to learn more about her role and working at NASA. What do you do at NASA and how do you help support […]

Posted March 15, 2024

Ames Research Center

Artemis

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Inst.

VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)

Luxembourg Leaders Focus on Lunar Exploration at Visit to NASA Ames

The challenges of working on the surface of the Moon are at the center of a facility at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The Lunar Lab and Regolith Testbeds help scientists and engineers – from NASA and industry alike – study how well science instruments, robots, and people might be able to […]

Posted March 9, 2024

General

Ames Research Center

Commercial Space

Commercial Space Programs

Flight Opportunities Program

Langley Research Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Directorates

Space Technology Mission Directorate

The Future of Commercial Space

NASA Helps Emerging Space Companies ‘Take the Heat’

Things are heating up in the atmosphere, and NASA is helping space start-ups stay cool. NASA has decades of expertise in creating technology that protects spacecraft from the intense heat generated when entering an atmosphere. As emerging companies develop innovative ways to do business in space, they know where to turn – and the […]

Posted March 7, 2024