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Marshall Space Flight Center
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By Wayne Smith NASA’s Student Launch competition kicks off its 25th year with the release of the 2025 handbook, detailing how teams can submit proposals by Wednesday, Sept. 11, for the event scheduled next spring near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Posted August 30, 2024
Night Sky Network
by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific September brings the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn back into view, along with their satellites. And while we organize celebrations to observe our own Moon this month, be sure to grab a telescope or binoculars to see other moons within our Solar System! We recommend […]
Posted August 30, 2024
General
Home ASSURE 2018 has successfully concluded.
Posted August 30, 2024
General
Home ASSURE 2017 has successfully concluded.
Posted August 30, 2024
Human Health and Performance
NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP) The NASA Life Sciences Portal (NLSP) is the gateway to discovering and accessing all archive data from investigations sponsored by NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP). The HRP conducts research and develops technologies that allow humans to travel safely and productively in space.
Posted August 30, 2024
NASA History
On Aug. 29, 1789, German-born British astronomer William Herschel observed a tiny bright dot orbiting around Saturn. His son later named the object Enceladus.
Posted August 30, 2024
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Commercial Space
Commercial Space Programs
Earth's Moon
Johnson Space Center
NASA Headquarters
A new set of NASA science experiments and technology demonstrations will arrive at the lunar South Pole in 2027 following the agency’s latest CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative delivery award.
Posted August 29, 2024
Ames Research Center
NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails, and Director of Cross-Agency Strategy John Keefe visited NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley on Aug. 28. The visit was an opportunity for the leaders to meet with center leadership and tour multiple Ames facilities.
Posted August 29, 2024
Johnson Space Center
General
Learning Resources
STEM Engagement at NASA
For 25 years, the Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center has inspired and provided high school students across the state of Texas with NASA-focused learning experiences through the High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) program.
Posted August 29, 2024
Armstrong Flight Research Center
NASA Aircraft
Science in the Air
Science Mission Directorate
In June 2024, a new tail number swept the sky above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Pilots conducted flights of a Gulfstream IV (G-IV) to evaluate its handling characteristics and to familiarize pilots with it before it begins structural modifications.
Posted August 29, 2024
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