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Goddard Space Flight Center
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)
Some of the same properties of light and optics that make the sky blue and cause rainbows can also help scientists unlock mysteries about cloud formation and the effects of tiny particles in our air. NASA’s upcoming PACE mission will offer important insights on airborne particles of sea salt, smoke, human-made pollutants, and dust – […]
Posted December 12, 2023
Low-Earth Orbit Economy
Commercial Space
Humans in Space
ISS Research
Three NASA-funded commercial space station partners are on track for the design and development of their orbital destinations and the transition of agency’s low Earth orbit needs from the International Space Station.
Posted December 12, 2023
Stennis Space Center
The last Wednesday in November proved to be a full-circle moment for two engineers at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Josh Greiner heard a familiar voice on the headset as he prepared to conduct an RS-25 engine test on the Fred Haise Test Stand on Nov. 29. It was Peyton Pinson, […]
Posted December 12, 2023
Marshall Space Flight Center
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
Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI)
Opportunities For Educators to Get Involved
Opportunities For Students to Get Involved
Opportunities For U.S. Citizens to Get Involved
Opportunities to Contribute to NASA Missions & Get Involved
NASA’s Wildfire Climate Tech Challenge, part of the MSI Incubator initiative, seeks innovative solutions for wildfire prevention and climate technology. NASA invites students and employees of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to address the escalating issues caused by wildfires exacerbated by climate change.
Posted December 12, 2023
Dec. 11, 2023 RELEASE: J23-007 NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Army Col. Jeffrey Williams, who played a key role in the design, construction, and operation of the International Space Station, is retiring on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024, after more than 27 years of service at the agency. The two-time station commander spent 534 cumulative days […]
Posted December 12, 2023
“There’s this thing called the overview effect: Space has this effect on people that you could probably call almost spiritual. Everyone returns from spaceflight changed in one way or another. … They see the Earth from space, and that’s how they continue to see it after flight. “… The more people travel to space and […]
Posted December 11, 2023
NASA History
Airborne Science
DC-8
Earth Science
Earth Science Division
NASA Aircraft
Call for Papers Date: August 13–14, 2024Location: Washington, D.C. Jointly organized by the NASA History Office and the Earth Science Division, this workshop seeks to document the important contributions of airborne campaigns implemented on NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory.
Posted December 11, 2023
Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
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
Earth
Missions
Oceans
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)
Read this release in English here. Ya está abierta la acreditación para los medios de comunicación para el próximo lanzamiento de la misión científica de observación de la Tierra PACE (acrónimo inglés para Plancton, Aerosoles, Nubes y Ecosistemas Oceánicos) de la NASA. La NASA y SpaceX planean poner en órbita PACE no antes del martes 6 […]
Posted December 11, 2023
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