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NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are preparing to launch on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station. The flight is the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

Posted September 19, 2024

AeroSpace Frontiers

Glenn Research Center

Dr. Kenyon Makes Calls, On and Off the Field

As the director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Dr. Jimmy Kenyon is used to making important decisions at work. He also likes to call the shots on the baseball field as a volunteer umpire. In July, Kenyon packed up his gear and traveled to Ankeny, Iowa, as part of a four-man umpire crew […]

Posted September 19, 2024

AeroSpace Frontiers

Glenn Research Center

Ohio State Fairgoers Learn About NASA Technologies

NASA Glenn Research Center’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) and Office of Communications staff traveled to the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, Ohio, this summer. OSTEM participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the fair with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Both teams hosted tables to share information about the key roles NASA Glenn plays […]

Posted September 19, 2024

Glenn Research Center

AeroSpace Frontiers

Students Soar at NASA Glenn’s Aviation Day

For students considering careers in STEM, the field of aviation offers diverse and abundant opportunities they may never have realized. During Aviation Day on Aug. 27, NASA Glenn Research Center’s Office of STEM Engagement welcomed middle and high school students to the research center in Cleveland.

Posted September 19, 2024

Glenn Research Center

AeroSpace Frontiers

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NASA Glenn Attends Air Shows in Cleveland and Wisconsin

The first “A” in NASA stands for aeronautics, and NASA’s Glenn Research Center helped bring that message to thousands of people at major airshows in Wisconsin and Ohio this summer. In July, NASA Glenn subject matter experts and outreach professionals landed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to participate in EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024.

Posted September 19, 2024

Marshall Space Flight Center

The Marshall Star for September 18, 2024

Marshall Welcomes NASA Chief Scientist for Climate, Science Town Hall NASA Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor Kate Calvin, center left, joins team members at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center for a Climate and Science Town Hall on Sept. 17 in Activities Building 4316.

Posted September 19, 2024

Ames Research Center

NASA Deputy Administrator Talks Future of Agency in Silicon Valley

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy spent time at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, on Sept.

Posted September 18, 2024

Apollo

NASA Shares Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Remarks

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released his remarks as prepared for Wednesday’s Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in Washington. The awards recognized the women who contributed to the space race, including the NASA mathematicians who helped land the first astronauts on the Moon under the agency’s Apollo Program. “Good afternoon.

Posted September 18, 2024

Johnson Space Center

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Giant Leaps Start at Johnson for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Commander Nick Hague

As the hub of human spaceflight, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston holds a variety of unique responsibilities and privileges. Those include being the home of NASA’s astronaut corps. One of those astronauts – Nick Hague – is now preparing to launch to the International Space Station along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov on the […]

Posted September 18, 2024

Hubble Space Telescope

Spiral Galaxies

Hubble Examines a Busy Galactic Center

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy IC 4709 located around 240 million light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium. Hubble beautifully captures its faint halo and swirling disk filled with stars and dust bands. The compact region at its core might be the most remarkable sight.

Posted September 18, 2024