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Norman Rockwell Commemorates Gemini Program with Grissom and Young

In his painting called Grissom and Young, American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell captures technicians helping NASA astronauts John Young and Gus Grissom suit up for the first flight of the Gemini program in March 1965. NASA loaned Norman Rockwell a Gemini spacesuit to make this painting as accurate as possible.

Posted March 26, 2025

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Flight Opportunities Program

Game Changing Development Program

Langley Research Center

SBIR STTR

Space Communications Technology

Technology

Technology for Living in Space

Technology for Space Travel

The Sky’s Not the Limit: Testing Precision Landing Tech for Future Space Missions

Nestled in a pod under an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft wing, flying above California, and traveling up to the speed of sound, NASA put a commercial sensor technology to the test.

Posted March 26, 2025

Astrophysics

Galaxies

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Science & Research

The Universe

NASA’s Webb Sees Galaxy Mysteriously Clearing Fog of Early Universe

Using the unique infrared sensitivity of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, researchers can examine ancient galaxies to probe secrets of the early universe. Now, an international team of astronomers has identified bright hydrogen emission from a galaxy in an unexpectedly early time in the universe’s history.

Posted March 26, 2025

Ames Research Center

General

Small Spacecraft Technology Program

Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Starling and SpaceX Starlink Improve Space Traffic Coordination

As missions to low Earth orbit become more frequent, space traffic coordination remains a key element to efficiently operating in space. Different satellite operators using autonomous systems need to operate together and manage increasing workloads.

Posted March 26, 2025

Earth Science

NSTA Hyperwall Schedule

National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Annual Conference, March 26-29, 2025 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #779) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. THURSDAY, MARCH 27 FRIDAY, MARCH 28 SATURDAY, MARCH 29

Posted March 26, 2025

Perseverance (Rover)

Johnson Space Center

Mars

Mars 2020

Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)

How NASA’s Perseverance Is Helping Prepare Astronauts for Mars

The rover carries several swatches of spacesuit materials, and scientists are assessing how they’ve held up after four years on the Red Planet. NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars in 2021 to search for signs of ancient microbial life and to help scientists understand the planet’s climate and geography. But another key objective is to […]

Posted March 26, 2025

Astrophysics

Goddard Space Flight Center

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Neptune

Planetary Science

Planets

Science & Research

The Solar System

NASA’s Webb Captures Neptune’s Auroras For First Time

Long-sought auroral glow finally emerges under Webb’s powerful gaze For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright auroral activity on Neptune. Auroras occur when energetic particles, often originating from the Sun, become trapped in a planet’s magnetic field and eventually strike the upper atmosphere.

Posted March 26, 2025

Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)

NASA Statement on Nomination of Greg Autry for Agency CFO

The following is a statement from NASA acting Administrator Janet Petro regarding the nomination by President Donald Trump of Greg Autry on March 24 to serve as the agency’s chief financial officer (CFO): “The NASA CFO is responsible for executing more than $25 billion in agency funding across a variety of missions, including the Moon […]

Posted March 26, 2025

Technology Transfer & Spinoffs

Spinoffs

Technology Transfer

NASA Cloud Software Helps Companies Find their Place in Space

Planning space missions is a very involved process, ensuring orbits are lined up and spacecraft have enough fuel is imperative to the long-term survival of orbital assets. Continuum Space Systems Inc.

Posted March 25, 2025

Spirit (Rover)

NASA’s Spirit Rover Gets Looked Over

Technicians do final checks on NASA’s Spirit rover in this image from March 28, 2003. The rover – and its twin, Opportunity – studied the history of climate and water at sites on Mars where conditions may once have been favorable to life. Each rover is about the size of a golf cart and seven […]

Posted March 25, 2025