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With two months to go before flight, the Apollo 13 prime crew of James Lovell, Thomas Mattingly, Fred Haise, and backups John Young, John Swigert, and Charles Duke continued to train for the 10-day mission planned to land in the Fra Mauro highlands region of the Moon. Engineers continued to prepare the Saturn V rocket […]

Posted February 20, 2025

Humans in Space

Analog Field Testing

Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)

Johnson Space Center

NASA Invites Media to Simulated Mars Habitat Before Next Mission

Media are invited to visit NASA’s simulated Mars habitat on Monday, March 10, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The simulation will help prepare humanity for future missions to the Red Planet. This is the second of three missions as part of NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog), set to begin […]

Posted February 20, 2025

Earth Science

In Memoriam: Jeff Dozier [1944–2024]

Jeff Dozier, an environmental scientist, snow hydrologist, researcher, academic – and former Earth Observing System Project Scientist – died on November 17, 2024.

Posted February 20, 2025

Earth Science

In Memoriam: Berrien Moore III [1941–2024]

Berrien Moore III, Dean of the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma (OU), director of the National Weather Center in Norman, OK, and Vice President for Weather and Climate Programs, died on December 17, 2024. Berrien earned an undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina in 1963 and a doctorate

Posted February 20, 2025

Artemis 2

Space Launch System (SLS)

Artemis II Rocket Booster Stacking Complete

Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed stacking the twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters – seen in this Feb. 19, 2025, photo – inside the Vehicle Assembly Building for the agency’s Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. During stacking operations, which began Nov.

Posted February 20, 2025

Stennis Space Center

NASA Stennis Teams Install New Production RS-25 Engine for Upcoming Hot Fire

NASA marked a key milestone Feb. 18 with installation of RS-25 engine No. E20001, the first new production engine to help power the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on future Artemis missions to the Moon. The engine, built by lead SLS engines contractor L3Harris (formerly Aerojet Rocketdyne), was installed on the Fred Haise Test Stand […]

Posted February 20, 2025

Earth Science

In Memoriam: Pierre Morel [1933–2024]

Pierre Morel, the first director of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and founding member of WCRP’s Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Core project, died on December 10, 2024. Pierre began his research as a theoretical physicist.

Posted February 20, 2025

NASA Engineering and Safety Center

Lunar Cold Electronics Assessment Workshop (Apr 30 – May 1, 2025)

How to Attend The workshop will be hosted by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Virtual and in-person attendance are available. Registration is required for both. (Link coming soon!)Virtual attendees will receive connection information one week before the workshop.

Posted February 20, 2025

Earth Science

Summary of the Joint NASA LCLUC–SARI Synthesis Meeting

Introduction The NASA Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) is an interdisciplinary scientific program within NASA’s Earth Science program that aims to develop the capability for periodic global inventories of land use and land cover from space.

Posted February 20, 2025

Leadership

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free to Retire After 30 Years Service

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announced Wednesday his retirement, effective Saturday, Feb. 22. As associate administrator, Free has been the senior advisor to NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro and leads NASA’s 10 center directors, as well as the mission directorate associate administrators at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Posted February 20, 2025