SWE’s DisAbility Inclusion AG Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Learn more about NDEAM, its impact, and ways you can be an ally as part of the DisAbility Inclusion AG's spotlight month.
NASA Sets Coverage for Europa Clipper Launch to Jupiter Moon
An artist’s concept of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Europa Clipper, the agency’s mission to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. NASA is targeting launch at 12:31 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 10, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy [...]
Cobertura de la NASA del lanzamiento de Europa Clipper a una luna de Júpiter
Concepto artístico de la nave espacial Europa Clipper de la NASA. Créditos: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Read this release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá cobertura en directo, en inglés y en español, de las actividades previas al lanzamiento y del lanzamiento de Europa Clipper, la misión de la agencia para explorar Europa, una luna helada de Júpiter. La [...]
NASA’s Laser Comms Demo Makes Deep Space Record, Completes First Phase
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is depicted receiving a laser signal from the Deep Space Optical Communications uplink ground station at JPL’s Table Mountain Facility in this artist’s concept. The DSOC experiment consists of an uplink and downlink station, plus a flight laser transceiver flying with [...]
How NASA Astronauts Vote from Space Aboard International Space Station
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The American flag inside the cupola of the International Space Station (Credits: NASA).Credit: NASA NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have the opportunity to vote in general elections through absentee ballots or early voting in coordination with the county clerk’s office where they [...]
GPM Celebrates Ten Years of Observing Precipitation for Science and Society
Earth Observer Earth Home Earth Observer Home Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam More Archives 40 min read GPM Celebrates Ten Years of Observing Precipitation for Science and Society Introduction On February 27, 2014, the four-ton Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory (CO) spacecraft launched aboard [...]
Gateway Stands Tall for Stress Test
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Gateway’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost stands vertically inside a Thales Alenia Space facility in Turin, Italy, after completing static load testing. Thales Alenia Space Major Gateway hardware recently crossed an important testing milestone on its path to launch to the Moon, where it will [...]
NASA’s LRO: Lunar Ice Deposits are Widespread
5 min read NASA’s LRO: Lunar Ice Deposits are Widespread Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA’s LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. Water could be used for [...]
NASA’s Mobile Launcher Rolls Ahead of Artemis II Preparation
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare to move mobile launcher 1 atop the agency’s crawler-transporter 2 from Launch Complex 39B to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. The crawler transporter recently reached 2,500 miles traveling to the launch pad since its construction [...]
Facility Managers, Assemble: Protecting Johnson Space Center’s People and Places
Not all heroes wear capes (or blue flight suits). At Johnson Space Center in Houston, the heroes might train their colleagues how to safely respond and evacuate their office in an emergency. They might investigate office accidents and remove potential hazards. Or they might help fix a leaky bathroom sink or a broken coffee maker. [...]