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Astrophysics

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Nebulae

Science & Research

Star-forming Nebulae

The Universe

First of Its Kind Detection Made in Striking New Webb Image

Alignment of bipolar jets confirms star formation theories For the first time, a phenomenon astronomers have long hoped to directly image has been captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam). In this stunning image of the Serpens Nebula, the discovery lies in the northern area (seen at the upper left) of this […]

Posted June 20, 2024

Johnson Space Center

General

LGBTQ Pride

Stephanie Duchesne: Leading with Integrity and Openness for CLDP

Of all the lessons learned throughout her NASA career, the importance of relationship and personal integrity is one that has been repeatedly reinforced for Stephanie Duchesne, a Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP) project executive.

Posted June 20, 2024

NASA Centers & Facilities

Apollo

General

Kennedy Space Center

NASA History

NASA Preserves Its Past at Kennedy While Building Future of Space

Current and former employees of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida gathered recently to celebrate the installation of a Florida Historical Marker cast in bronze at the location of the spaceport’s old headquarters building. The first of its kind inside the center’s secure area, the marker is the latest example of the center’s commitment to […]

Posted June 20, 2024

Marshall Space Flight Center

The Marshall Star for June 18, 2024

California Teams Win $1.5 Million in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge By Savannah Bullard After two days of live competitions, two teams from southern California are heading home with a combined $1.5 million from NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge. Since 2020, competitors from around the world have competed in this challenge with the […]

Posted June 19, 2024

Hypersonic Technology

Advanced Air Vehicles Program

High-Speed Market Studies

Owing to NASA’s Quesst mission and Commercial Supersonic Technology project, there is growing industry interest in commercial aircraft that fly faster than the speed of sound. In 2020, NASA funded two independent studies to investigate the economic viability of this potential market for high-speed commercial flight.

Posted June 19, 2024

Astrophysics

Astrophysics Division

Galaxies

Goddard Space Flight Center

Hubble Space Telescope

Missions

The Universe

NASA Releases Hubble Image Taken in New Pointing Mode

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken its first new images since changing to an alternate operating mode that uses one gyro. The spacecraft returned to science operations June 14 after being offline for several weeks due to an issue with one of its gyroscopes (gyros), which help control and orient the telescope. This new image […]

Posted June 19, 2024

Science Mission Directorate

Artemis, Architecture, and Lunar Science: SMD and ESDMD Associate Administrators visits Tokyo

June 18, 2024 At NASA we always say that exploration enables science, and science enables exploration.

Posted June 19, 2024

Goddard Space Flight Center

Kennedy Space Center

NASA Centers & Facilities

NASA Headquarters

Wallops Flight Facility

NASA Awards Logistic Services, Management Contract

NASA has awarded the Goddard Logistics Services Contract to TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas to provide logistics services and management for NASA missions. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes a base period and up to five options with a potential contract value of approximately $265 million if all options are exercised.

Posted June 18, 2024

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

Earth Observatory

Earth Science Division

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Build Next-Gen Spacecraft for NOAA

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to build the spacecraft for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $2.27 billion.

Posted June 18, 2024

Kennedy Space Center

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

Launch Services Program

Missions

NASA Centers & Facilities

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

NASA Sets Launch Coverage for NOAA Weather Satellite

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) mission. The two-hour launch window opens at 5:16 p.m.

Posted June 18, 2024