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Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)
Hispanic Heritage Month
Organizations
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the NASA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) is highlighting the contributions made by Hispanic-owned businesses to NASA’s mission. Through collaborative efforts, Patriot Construction, Inc.
Posted September 29, 2023
New Horizons
Pluto
The Kuiper Belt
NASA has announced an updated plan to continue New Horizons’ mission of exploration of the outer solar system.  Beginning in fiscal year 2025, New Horizons will focus on gathering unique heliophysics data, which can be readily obtained during an extended, low-activity mode of operations.  While the science community is not currently aware of any re
Posted September 29, 2023
Goddard Space Flight Center
People of Goddard
People of NASA
Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum and Dr. John Bolten, both of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, received American Geophysical Union (AGU) awards this month.
Posted September 29, 2023
Humans in Space
Human Research Program
NASA is funding eight new studies aimed at better understanding how the human body reacts to spaceflight. These studies will be done on Earth without the need for samples and data from astronauts.
Posted September 29, 2023
ISS Research
Humans in Space
International Space Station (ISS)
Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted a variety of scientific investigations during the week ending Sept. 29, 2023, including FLARE. This JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) investigation explores the flammability of materials in microgravity.
Posted September 29, 2023
Humans in Space
Artemis
Artemis 2
Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Orion Program
On NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission, four astronauts will fly inside the Orion spacecraft and venture around the Moon, becoming the first to lay their eyes on our celestial neighbor at a relatively close distance in more than 50 years. Orion will be home for NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and […]
Posted September 29, 2023
Perseverance (Rover)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Mars Sample Return (MSR)
Planets
The Solar System
The six-wheeled geologist spotted the twister as part of an atmospheric exploration of Jezero Crater. The lower portion of a Martian dust devil was captured moving along the western rim of Mars’ Jezero Crater by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Aug. 30, 2023, the 899th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The video, which was […]
Posted September 29, 2023
General
By Jessica Barnett  NASA Marshall Space Flight Center team members were treated to a special 30-minute performance by musicians from the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra inside Activities Building 4316 on Sept. 21.
Posted September 29, 2023
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) has awarded its Excellence in Industry Award to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The award will be presented at the 2023 International Astronautical Congress, taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 2 through Oct.
Posted September 29, 2023
Space Technology Mission Directorate
Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program
Revolutionary space technology research and development relies on novel ideas across America. To that end, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) is rolling out an innovative engagement strategy to help enhance outreach efforts, reduce barriers to entry, and attract high-quality proposals from a diverse pool of researchers.
Posted September 29, 2023
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