Meet Alessandra Labadessa, a junior at the University of California, Davis, double majoring in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. She also has a minor in Comparative Literature because she loves reading! How would you describe what you are studying to our readers? The goal of my studies is to learn all the information necessary to... [...]
Jen is a Deputy Quality Business Unit Manager at Pratt & Whitney. Learn more about a day in the life of an aerospace engineer and how you can #BeThatEngineer! Source
Learn about the history of National Arab American Heritage Month and how to celebrate! In 1527, a Moroccan man by the name of Mustafa Azemmouri landed in the U.S. as a slave, possibly becoming the first Arab individual to move to the U.S. Then in 1854, Antonio Bishallany immigrated from Lebanon to the United States... [...]
Learn more about the skills it takes to become an Aerospace Engineer with the activity below! Aerospace engineers typically work in two main areas: aeronautical and astronautical engineering. Aeronautical engineers work on machines that fly inside Earth’s atmosphere, including airplanes, jets, helicopters, blimps, zeppelins, and gliders. These aircraft often fly far above the ground, but... [...]
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. The agencies revealed the crew members Monday during an event at Ellington Field near [...]
“Starting over in a completely new field allowed me to question myself. What do I actually want to do? It took me a bit to find my beat, but I am happy to have made the switch.” -Ana Sopalovic- Source
NASA experts will join a virtual press conference hosted by Axiom Space at 12 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 6, to preview the launch of Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. The Ax-2 launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft is targeted for early May [...]
Media are invited to a NASA media teleconference 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 5, to discuss the upcoming launch of the first space-based instrument to observe major air pollutants across North America every hour during the daytime.
The annual event, held during Engineering Week, centers around fun STEAM activities to inspire the next generation. Source
NASA has established the new Moon to Mars Program Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington to carry out the agency’s human exploration activities at the Moon and Mars for the benefit of humanity. Amit Kshatriya will serve as the agency’s first head of the office, effective immediately.
