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Artemis
Artemis 2
Humans in Space
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Launch System (SLS)
Artemis II NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch of NASA, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen signed the Orion stage adapter for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Nov. 27. The hardware is the topmost portion of the SLS rocket that […]
Posted November 28, 2023
Mariner 3
Mariner 4
Mars
Planets
The Solar System
A model of the Mariner-C spacecraft seems to float in the darkness of space in this photo from a June 1964 Conference on New Technology at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Mariner-C and Mariner-D were identical spacecraft designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to fly by Mars and photograph the Martian surface. Mariner-C was […]
Posted November 28, 2023
General
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Air Mobility Pathfinders project
Ames Research Center
Learning Resources
The field of aerial vehicle autonomy focuses on self-reliance, building the flight equivalent of puppets without puppeteers. Behind the scenes, however, is a rich network of people and systems that work together to develop frameworks, test new technologies, and inspire a pipeline of engineers to create the breakthroughs of the future.
Posted November 28, 2023
Missions
International Space Station (ISS)
NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of the Roscosmos Progress 86 cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 70 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 4:25 a.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 1 (2:25 p.m. Baikonur time), on a […]
Posted November 28, 2023
Mars Odyssey
International Space Station (ISS)
Mars Moons
Phobos
The Odyssey orbiter captured clouds and dust in the Red Planet’s skies, along with one of its two tiny moons. Astronauts often react with awe when they see the curvature of the Earth below the International Space Station. Now Mars scientists are getting a taste of what that’s like, thanks to NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey […]
Posted November 28, 2023
Dragonfly
Planetary Science
Planetary Science Division
Saturn
Science & Research
Science Mission Directorate
The Solar System
NASA’s Dragonfly mission has been authorized to proceed with work on final mission design and fabrication – known as Phase C – during fiscal year (FY) 2024. The agency is postponing formal confirmation of the mission (including its total cost and schedule) until mid-2024, following the release of the FY 2025 President’s Budget Request. Earlier […]
Posted November 28, 2023
NASA History
Space Shuttle
STS-9
On Nov. 28, 1983, space shuttle Columbia took to the skies for its sixth trip into space on the first dedicated science mission using the Spacelab module provided by the European Space Agency (ESA). The longest shuttle mission at the time also included many other firsts. Aboard Columbia to conduct dozens of science experiments, the […]
Posted November 28, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Goddard Space Flight Center
Nebulae
Protostars
Stars
This new Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate details of the Herbig Haro object 797 (HH 797).
Posted November 28, 2023
Astrophysics
Binary Stars
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
Gamma Rays
Goddard Space Flight Center
Neutron Stars
Pulsars
Stars
The Universe
A new catalog produced by a French-led international team of astronomers shows that NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has discovered 294 gamma-ray-emitting pulsars, while another 34 suspects await confirmation. This is 27 times the number known before the mission launched in 2008.
Posted November 28, 2023
Cassini
Rings of Saturn
Saturn
Saturn Moons
Where were you during the storm? In 2011, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft circled Saturn for a front-row view of the huge storm there. One of those looks made the mission scientists’ list of Top 10 images of 2011. What else made the list? Check it out. Groovy Enceladus Churning Psychedelia Hiding Little Brother Quintet of Moons […]
Posted November 28, 2023
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