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VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)

Mission Manager Update: VIPER Rover Approved to Move into Environmental Testing!

While NASA’s VIPER team has been focused on building the flight rover that will go to the South Pole of the Moon, the team has also been making preparations for environmental testing of the rover. In April, the VIPER team passed a System Test Readiness Review, exploring the readiness of the facilities, procedures, and staff […]

Posted May 14, 2024

Blogs

Sols 4184-4185: Look Near! Look Far!

Earth planning date: Monday, May 13, 2024 Today I’ve chosen to show off a spectacular image of ‘Texoli butte,’ but I’m rather biased in my assessment of its beauty because I am currently part of the team studying it. What continues to marvel me is Curiosity’s incredible suite of instruments that can not only help us […]

Posted May 14, 2024

Humans in Space

Andre Douglas

Artemis

Artemis 3

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

Goddard Space Flight Center

Johnson Space Center

Kathleen Rubins

Science Mission Directorate

Spacesuits

xEVA & Human Surface Mobility

NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert

To prepare for exploring the Moon during NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency is conducting a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona to practice moonwalk scenarios.

Posted May 14, 2024

Earth

Climate Change

Earth Science

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Water on Earth

How ‘Glowing’ Plants Could Help Scientists Predict Flash Drought

An unusual boost in plant productivity can foreshadow severe soil water loss. NASA satellites are following the clues. Flaring up rapidly and with little warning, the drought that gripped much of the United States in the summer of 2012 was one of the most extensive the country had seen since the yearslong Dust Bowl of […]

Posted May 14, 2024

NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low Altitude Over Pocatello, Idaho, for Final Flight

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft will fly at low altitude over Pocatello, Idaho, and surrounding areas during its final flight from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to Idaho State University.

Posted May 14, 2024

NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low Altitude Over San Jose, California, for Final Flight

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft will fly at low altitude over San Jose and surrounding areas during its final flight from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.

Posted May 14, 2024

NASA’s DC-8 to Fly Low Altitude Over Palmdale, California, for Final Flight

NASA’s DC-8 aircraft will fly at low altitude over Palmdale, California, and surrounding areas during its final flight from NASA’s Armstrong’s Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.

Posted May 14, 2024

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Science in the Air

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory

After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains.

Posted May 14, 2024

Johnson Space Center

International Space Station (ISS)

International Space Station Division

Missions

NASA Names Deputy Station Manager, Operations Integration Manager

NASA selected Dina Contella as the deputy program manager and Bill Spetch as the operations integration manager for the agency’s International Space Station Program, effective Sunday, June 2.

Posted May 14, 2024

General

What Is… Earth’s Atmosphere?

When we talk about the Earth’s Atmosphere, what do we mean? Imagine a layer cake, wrapping around the Earth. That is essentially what the Earth’s atmosphere is like: layers upon layers of gas surrounding the Earth, working to protect the planet. We asked Rei Ueyama, an atmospheric scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, to explain […]

Posted May 14, 2024