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Jan. 16, 2024 RELEASE: 24-001 Four astronauts, including the current record holder for the longest single U.S. stay in space aboard the International Space Station, will make their first public appearance in Houston since returning to Earth. The crew also will be available for interviews before the event at 5 p.m. CST Thursday, Jan. 18, […]

Posted January 17, 2024

Launch Services Program

CubeSat Launch Initiative

CubeSats

Kennedy Space Center

NASA, DOD Seek Universities to Develop CubeSats for Launch

NASA is collaborating with the U.S. Air Force and U.S.

Posted January 16, 2024

Aeronautics

Supersonic Flight

NASA X-59 Unveiled During Rollout Ceremony

A climactic curtain drop reveals the newly painted red, white, and blue X-59 aircraft during its rollout ceremony on Jan. 12, 2024, at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California – a major milestone before its first flight. A long-standing aviation tradition, rollout ceremonies celebrate years of technical achievements.

Posted January 16, 2024

ISS Research

Commercial Resupply

Commercial Space

Humans in Space

International Space Station (ISS)

Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply

Science Launches to Space Station on NASA’s 20th Northrop Grumman Mission

Tests of a 3D metal printer, semiconductor manufacturing, and thermal protection systems for reentry to Earth’s atmosphere are among the scientific investigation that NASA and international partners are launching to the International Space Station on Northrop Grumman’s 20th commercial resupply services mission.

Posted January 16, 2024

Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Directorates

NASA Administrator Names New Head of Space Technology

Dr. Kurt “Spuds” Vogel will serve as the new associate administrator of the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Tuesday. His appointment is effective immediately. Vogel succeeds James Reuter, who retired from the agency in June 2023. Dr.

Posted January 16, 2024

IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)

General

Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA’s IXPE Helps Researchers Maximize ‘Microquasar’ Findings

The powerful gravity fields of black holes can devour whole planets’ worth of matter – often so violently that they expel streams of particles traveling near the speed of light in formations known as jets.

Posted January 16, 2024

Learning Resources

Career Journey: Cooking Up a Job as a Space Food Scientist

As the Space Food Systems manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Xulei Wu works with a team to create tasty, shelf-stable meals for astronauts aboard the International Space Station and, soon, for crews flying to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. What does it take to become a space food scientist […]

Posted January 16, 2024

Night Sky Network

Winter Stargazing Tips: Stay Warm and Cozy!

Layers and more layers! Learn how you can stay warm and comfortable while stargazing this winter with these handy tips!

Posted January 15, 2024

Deputy Program Manager Dr. Camille Alleyne

“I started the Brightest Stars Foundation 16 years ago because I realized there were no little ones in the pipeline who looked like me coming up. Because I had accomplished so much, it was important for me to pay it forward. I’ve mentored scores and scores of young people – early career professionals in high school, in college, […]

Posted January 13, 2024

NASA Headquarters

Artemis

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Johnson Space Center

NASA to Join Astrobotic’s Media Call on Peregrine Mission One Status

NASA will join an Astrobotic media teleconference at 12 p.m. EST, Thursday, Jan. 18, to discuss updates on their Peregrine Mission One, which is carrying science for the agency as part of its Commercial Lunar Provider Services (CLPS) initiative. The audio-only teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website.

Posted January 13, 2024