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NASA Selects Three University Teams to Participate in Flight Research 

By |2025-03-11T05:00:00-04:00March 11th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA / Lillian Gipson NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our communities.  As part of NASA’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI), both graduate and undergraduate students on faculty-led university teams will contribute [...]

About Pathfinding for Airspace with Autonomous Vehicles

By |2025-03-10T17:33:00-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Artist’s concept of drones flying in an urban environment near large city skyscrapers.NASA / Maria Werries Remotely piloted aircraft could transform the way we transport people and goods and provide our communities with better access to vital services, like medical supply deliveries and efficient [...]

NASA, Partners to Conduct Space Station Research During Expedition 73

By |2025-03-10T17:28:00-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 Min Read NASA, Partners to Conduct Space Station Research During Expedition 73 NASA NASA astronauts are gearing up for a scientific mission aboard the International Space Station. Expedition 73 NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov will launch in March [...]

40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Atlantis Makes its Public Debut 

By |2025-03-10T16:01:00-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

On March 6, 1985, NASA’s newest space shuttle, Atlantis, made its public debut during a rollout ceremony at the Rockwell International manufacturing plant in Palmdale, California. Under construction for three years, Atlantis joined NASA’s other three space-worthy orbiters, Columbia, Challenger, and Discovery, and atmospheric test vehicle Enterprise. Officials from NASA, Rockwell, and other organizations attended [...]

Artemis II Upper Stage Delivered to Kennedy

By |2025-03-10T14:29:00-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance Photo Credit: United Launch Alliance Photo Credit: NASA/Skip Williams NASA received the upper stage for the agency’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on Mar. 9 supplied by Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA). Known as the interim cryogenic propulsion stage, it arrived [...]

NASA’s Dawn Sees Crescent Ceres

By |2025-03-10T14:18:00-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA NASA’s Dawn spacecraft took this image of Ceres’ south polar region on May 17, 2017. Launched on Sept. 27, 2007, Dawn was NASA’s first truly interplanetary spaceship. The mission featured extended stays at two extraterrestrial bodies:  giant asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres, both in the debris-strewn main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The spacecraft’s [...]

Station Readies for Upcoming SpaceX Crew Swap, Keeps Up Space Research

By |2025-03-10T14:02:00-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|

The Expedition 72 crew poses for a portrait inside the International Space Station’s Harmony module with a cake commemorating a total of 3,000 cumulative days in space gained between the individual crew members.NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the Crew-10 mission aboard the Dragon crew spacecraft to the International Space Station stands [...]

NASA Ames Science Directorate: Stars of the Month – March 2025

By |2025-03-10T13:58:00-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Jessica Kong, Josh Alwood, and Sam Kim. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Science and Astrobiology Star: Jessica Kong Jessica Kong is serving [...]

NASA’s Webb Peers Deeper into Mysterious Flame Nebula

By |2025-03-10T10:00:00-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Explore This Section Webb News Latest News Latest Images Blog (offsite) Awards X (offsite – login reqd) Instagram (offsite – login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who is James Webb? Fact Sheet Impacts+Benefits FAQ Science Overview and Goals Early Universe Galaxies Over Time Star Lifecycle Other Worlds Observatory Overview Launch [...]

Moon Mascot: NASA Artemis II ZGI Design Challenge

By |2025-03-10T08:06:00-04:00March 10th, 2025|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Will you design the zero gravity indicator (ZGI) that accompanies the Artemis II mission around the Moon? If your design is one of the most compelling and resonates with the global community and the Artemis II astronauts, your design might fly into space aboard the Orion spacecraft and you could win US$1225. Zero gravity indicators [...]

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