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Artemis 2
Exploration Ground Systems
Kennedy Space Center
NASA Centers & Facilities
Since NASA began sending astronauts to space, the agency has relied on emergency systems for personnel to safely leave the launch pad and escape the hazard in the unlikely event of an emergency during the launch countdown.   During the Mercury and Gemini programs, NASA used launch escape systems on spacecraft for the crew to safely […]
Posted August 6, 2024
People of Goddard
Goddard Space Flight Center
People of NASA
Bindu Rani had childhood dreams of flight. Today she lifts her gaze even higher, helping researchers study stars, planets beyond our solar system, and black holes billions of times more massive than our Sun.
Posted August 6, 2024
Glenn Research Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Planetary Science
Science-enabling Technology
Technology Highlights
Magnetic fields are everywhere in our solar system. They originate from the Sun, planets, and moons, and are carried throughout interplanetary space by solar wind.
Posted August 6, 2024
Small Satellite Missions
CubeSat Launch Initiative
CubeSats
For Colleges & Universities
Kennedy Space Center
Launch Services Program
Learning Resources
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA announced a new round of opportunities for CubeSat, developers to build spacecrafts on that will fly on upcoming launches through the agency’s CSLI (CubeSat Launch Initiative). CubeSats are a class of small spacecraft called nanosatellites. The initiative provides space access to U.S.
Posted August 6, 2024
Marshall Science Research & Projects
Marshall Earth Sciences
The NASA Disasters Response Coordination System (DRCS) formally launched on 6/13/24 during a ceremony at NASA Headquarters with Administrator Nelson as the keynote speaker.
Posted August 6, 2024
Marshall Science Research & Projects
Marshall Astrophysics
Marshall Science Projects
This graphic shows a three-dimensional map of stars near the Sun. The blue haloes represent stars observed with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton. Astronomers are using these X-ray data to determine how habitable exoplanets may be based on whether they receive lethal radiation from the stars they orbit.
Posted August 6, 2024
Marshall Science Research & Projects
Marshall Earth Sciences
May 2024 was a very active month for severe weather across the United States, with several hundred tornadoes occurring throughout the United States.
Posted August 6, 2024
Marshall Science Research & Projects
Marshall Earth Sciences
Personnel from the MSFC Earth Science Branch and local partners participated in the Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS), and they are members of the IMPACTS team that recently won the prestigious Presidential Rank Group Achievement Award from NASA.
Posted August 6, 2024
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