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NASA History
STS-66
On Nov. 3, 1994, space shuttle Atlantis took to the skies on its 13th trip into space. During the 11-day mission, the STS-66 crew of Commander Donald R. McMonagle, Pilot Curtis L. Brown, Payload Commander Ellen Ochoa, and Mission Specialists Joseph R. Tanner, Scott E.
Posted November 4, 2024
General
Ames Research Center
NASA has awarded the Custodial and Refuse/Recycle Services contract to Ahtna Integrated Services LLC  of Anchorage, Alaska, to provide trash, waste, and recycling services at the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.
Posted November 1, 2024
Astrobiology
Europa
Europa Clipper
JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer)
NASA has released a new edition of Issue 4 of the Astrobiology Graphic History series. The issue now includes NASA’s Europa Clipper mission.
Posted November 1, 2024
Technology Transfer & Spinoffs
Spinoffs
Technology Transfer
NASA-funded AI technology enabling autonomous rovers and drones now keeps an eye on conveyor belts
Posted November 1, 2024
Goddard Space Flight Center
Heliophysics
Heliophysics Division
Science & Research
Solar Wind
The Sun
Wind Mission
Picture it: 1994. The first World Wide Web conference took place in Geneva, the first Chunnel train traveled under the English Channel, and just three years after the end of the Cold War, the first Russian instrument on a U.S. spacecraft launched into deep space from Cape Canaveral. The mission to study the solar wind, […]
Posted November 1, 2024
Ames Research Center
On Oct. 29, NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley hosted a gathering to recognize Representative Anna G. Eshoo for her 32 years of distinguished public service and her enduring support for the agency. During the event, Dr. Eugene Tu, center director at Ames, presented the Congresswoman with the Pioneer plaque, a replica of […]
Posted November 1, 2024
Artemis
Humans in Space
I Am Artemis
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
Growing up, Lane Polak didn’t have much interest in space. Instead, he was busy writing stories, doodling, or riding his skateboard. He later dreamed of becoming an author but also considered stepping into the arena as an American Gladiator. After earning a degree in communications with a minor in English from the University of Alabama […]
Posted November 1, 2024
Skywatching
Skywatching Tips
Planets visible in November: Saturn shines in the south most of the night, Jupiter rises in the early evening, while Mars is visible in the early morning sky.
Posted November 1, 2024
Commercial Crew
Astronauts
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Jeanette J. Epps
Johnson Space Center
Matthew Dominick
Michael R. Barratt
After spending 235 days in space, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a post-flight news conference at 3:15 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 8, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Posted November 1, 2024
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