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Imagine designing technology that can survive on the Moon for up to a decade, providing a continuous energy supply. NASA selected three companies to develop such systems, aimed at providing a power source at the Moon’s South Pole for Artemis missions. Three companies were awarded contracts in 2022 with plans to test their self-sustaining solar […]

Posted November 20, 2024

Alan L. Bean

Apollo 12

Earth's Moon

On This Day: Apollo 12 Lands on the Moon

NASA astronaut Alan Bean steps off the lunar module ladder in this photo from Nov. 19, 1969, joining astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. on the Moon in the area called the Ocean of Storms. The two would then complete two spacewalks on the lunar surface, deploying science instruments, collecting geology samples, and inspecting the Surveyor 3 […]

Posted November 19, 2024

Human Landing System Program

Artemis

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA Plans to Assign Missions for Two Future Artemis Cargo Landers

NASA, along with its industry and international partners, is preparing for sustained exploration of the lunar surface with the Artemis campaign to advance science and discovery for the benefit of all. As part of that effort, NASA intends to award Blue Origin and SpaceX additional work under their existing contracts to develop landers that will […]

Posted November 19, 2024

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Northwestern University Takes Top Honors in BIG Idea Lunar Inflatables Challenge

Following eight months of intense research, design, and prototyping, six university teams presented their “Inflatable Systems for Lunar Operations” concepts to a panel of judges at NASA’s 2024 Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge forum. The challenge, funded by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate and Office of ST

Posted November 19, 2024

Technology Transfer & Spinoffs

Spinoffs

Technology Transfer

Super Insulation Requires Super Materials

NASA researchers helped create an insulation coating that blocks heat and sunlight

Posted November 19, 2024

People of Goddard

Goddard Space Flight Center

People of NASA

Bob Swap Builds Bridges With ‘Science Diplomacy’

Associate Director for Mission Planning, Earth Sciences, and environmental scientist Robert J. “Bob” Swap makes a difference by putting knowledge into action. Name: Robert J.

Posted November 19, 2024

Glenn Research Center

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

Electrified Aircraft Propulsion

Electrified Powertrain Flight Demo

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MUREP

NASA Engineer Carries Indigenous Roots into New Aviation Era

Growing up outside of Philadelphia, Abigail Reigner spent most of her childhood miles away from where her family called home, and where there was little trace of her Native American tribe and culture. Belonging to the Comanche Nation that resides in Lawton, Oklahoma, Reigner’s parents made every effort to keep her connected to her Indigenous […]

Posted November 19, 2024

Blogs

Sols 4366–4367: One of Those Days on Mars (Sulfate-Bearing Unit to the West of Upper Gediz Vallis)

Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 The Monday plan and drive had executed successfully, so the team had high hopes for APXS and MAHLI data on several enticing targets in the rover’s workspace. Alas, it was not to be: The challenging terrain had resulted in an awkwardly perched wheel at the end of the […]

Posted November 19, 2024

Johnson Space Center

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NASA Engineering and Safety Center

NASA Safety Center

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Part Ojibwe, All NASA: Linda Spuler’s Role in Protecting Johnson Space Center

Linda Spuler, emergency manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, believes that everyone has a story. “Our stories highlight what we have in common, but they also make us each unique,” she said. Spuler has worked at Johnson for over 32 years, spending most of her career in Center Operations. Her story has involved […]

Posted November 18, 2024

International Space Station (ISS)

Humans in Space

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Johnson Space Center

NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 90 Launch, Space Station Docking

NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 90 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 7:22 a.m. EST (5:22 p.m. Baikonur time) Thursday, Nov. 21, on a Soyuz […]

Posted November 18, 2024