Lockheed Martin: A Supportive Workplace for Women
Discover the stories of three women who re-entered the workforce after a career break through Lockheed Martin’s returnship program, Chapter Next.
NASA’s SpaceX 31st Resupply Mission to Launch Experiments to Station
NASA and its international partners are launching scientific investigations on SpaceX’s 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station including studies of solar wind, a radiation-tolerant moss, spacecraft materials, and cold welding in space. The company’s Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Read more [...]
The Clipper and the Comet
Photo of the Day NASA's Europa Clipper is now headed toward an ocean world beyond Earth. The large spacecraft is tucked into the payload fairing atop the Falcon Heavy rocket in this photo, taken at Kennedy Space Center the day before the mission's successful October 14 launch. Europa Clipper's interplanetary voyage will first take [...]
NASA Pilots Add Perspective to Research
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA pilots Nils Larson and Wayne Ringelberg head for a mission debrief after flying a NASA F/A-18 at Mach 1.38 to create sonic booms as part of the Sonic Booms in Atmospheric Turbulence flight series at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, to [...]
Navigating Space and Sound: Jesse Bazley Supports Station Integration and Colleagues With Disabilities
A salute is widely recognized as a display of respect, but did you know it also means ‘hello’ in American Sign Language? It is one of the signs that Jesse Bazley, International Space Station/Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program integration team lead, subtly incorporates into his daily interactions with colleagues at NASA’s Johnson Space Center [...]
New Team to Assess NASA’s Mars Sample Return Architecture Proposals
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The View from Space Keeps Getting Better
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Farms in California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta face strict reporting requirements for water usage because the delta supplies most of the state’s freshwater. This Landsat image uses infrared wavelengths to depict vegetation.Credit: U.S. Geological Survey The 30-acre pear orchard in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River [...]
Sacrifice and Success: NASA Engineer Honors Family Roots
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA operations engineer Daniel Velasquez, left, is reviewing the Mobile Vertipad Sensor Package system as part of the Air Mobility Pathways test project at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Oct. 17, 2023.NASA/Steve Freeman Lee esta historia en Español aquí. Born [...]
Sacrificio y Éxito: Ingeniero de la NASA honra sus orígenes familiares
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Daniel Velásquez, ingeniero de operaciones de la NASA, a la izquierda, revisa el sistema Mobile Vertipad Sensor Package como parte del proyecto de pruebas Air Mobility Pathways en el Centro de Investigación de Vuelo Armstrong de la NASA en Edwards, California, el 17 de [...]
The Marshall Star for October 16, 2024
24 Min Read The Marshall Star for October 16, 2024 Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter NASA’s Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with an enormous subsurface ocean that may have conditions to support life. The spacecraft launched at [...]