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James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Goddard Space Flight Center
People of Goddard
Marcia Rieke, a scientist who worked on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope, has received the Gruber Foundation’s 2024 Cosmology Prize. Rieke will receive the award and gold laureate pin at a ceremony August 8, 2024, at the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Cape Town, South Africa. Rieke was […]
Posted June 24, 2024
Earth
GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Space Weather
On June 14, 2024, NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) last Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-U, started its journey from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Posted June 24, 2024
Blogs
Earth planning date: Friday, June 21, 2024 All our patient waiting has been rewarded, as we were greeted with the news that our drill attempt of “Mammoth Lakes 2” was successful! You can see the drill hole in the image above, as well as the first place we attempted just to the left. The actual […]
Posted June 22, 2024
Artemis
Artemis 4
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Michoud Assembly Facility
Space Launch System (SLS)
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Block 1B cargo configuration will launch for the first time beginning with Artemis IV. This upgraded and more powerful SLS rocket will enable SLS to send over 38 metric tons (83,700 lbs.) to the Moon, including NASA’s Orion spacecraft and its crew, along with heavy payloads for […]
Posted June 21, 2024
Hypersonic Technology
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
Vehicles that travel at hypersonic speeds fly faster than five times the speed of sound. NASA studies the fundamental science of hypersonics to understand it better and applies this understanding to enable point-to-point and space access hypersonic vehicles. These vehicles would use airbreathing engines, which utilize oxygen in the atmosphere.
Posted June 21, 2024
Hypersonic Technology
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
Technical Challenges (TCs) are finite-duration research and development endeavors supporting the strategic goals of NASA.
Posted June 21, 2024
Hypersonic Technology
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
The Hypersonic Technology project is divided into four research topic areas. The first research topic is system-level design, analysis, and validation, which explores the impacts of technologies on vehicle performance.
Posted June 21, 2024
Small Satellite Missions
Ames Research Center
CubeSat Launch Initiative
CubeSats
Johnson Space Center
Launch Services Program
NASA is readying for the launch of several small satellites to space, built with the help of students, educators, and researchers from across the country, as part of the agency’s CubeSat Launch Initiative.
Posted June 21, 2024
Virtual Guest Program
Kennedy Space Center
Launch Services Program
NASA invites the public to participate in virtual activities and events leading up to the launch of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U) mission.  NASA is targeting a two-hour window opening at 5:16 p.m.
Posted June 21, 2024
Organizations
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
About In its functional leadership role, the Contracts and Acquisition Integrity Law Practice Group supports policy-level interactions with other elements of Government; provides specialized guidance and advice to the Offices of the General Counsel at NASA Field Centers regarding contract award, administration and litigation matters; and develops a
Posted June 21, 2024
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