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Artemis II on Launch Pad 39B

By |2026-02-25T17:44:21-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A side view shows the SLS (Space Launch System) Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter, Orion Stage Adapter, Orion spacecraft, and Launch Abort System of NASA’s Artemis II rocket at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from [...]

Orion’s Preparations for Artemis II

By |2026-02-25T16:44:31-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Orion Crew Module, also known as the Orion Environmental Test Article (ETA), returned to NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, in January 2024 and completed an 11-month test campaign necessary for the safety and success of Artemis II. Engineers and technicians from NASA and Lockheed Martin subjected the test article to the [...]

The Egg Nebula from the Hubble Telescope

By |2026-02-25T15:44:26-05:00February 25th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day ver wonder what it would look like to crack open the Sun? The Egg Nebula, a dying Sun-like star, can unscramble this question. Pictured is a combination of several visible and infrared images of the nebula (also known as RAFGL 2688 or CRL 2688) taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. [...]

Planet Parade over Sydney Opera House

By |2026-02-24T15:44:24-05:00February 24th, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Look up this week and see a whole bunch of planets. Just after sunset, looking west (mostly), planets Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter will all be visible to the unaided eye simultaneously. If you have a telescope, planets Uranus and Neptune can also be seen. In order up from the [...]

Advancing SWE’s Mission Through Federal Infrastructure Policy: A Look Into SWE’s Federal Bill Tracker

By |2026-02-24T07:26:00-05:00February 24th, 2026|Categories: Uncategorized|

Two Public Policy Affinity Group members share insights on how Federal infrastructure decisions can have long-term impacts on engineering practice and career pathways, and why engagement at the federal level matters for the future of infrastructure and STEM. Source

Twilight with Moon and Planets

By |2026-02-21T15:44:26-05:00February 21st, 2026|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Only two days after the February New Moon's annular eclipse of the Sun, a slender lunar crescent poses above the western horizon after sunset in this wintry twilight skyscape. Its nightside faintly illuminated by earthshine, the young Moon is joined by three bright planets in the mostly clear, early evening [...]

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