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Joint Earth Observation Mission Quality Assessment Framework – Optical Guidelines Documents Released

By |2026-05-11T14:34:00-04:00May 11th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

CSDA Menu CSDA Commercial Data Commercial Datasets End User License Agreements Commercial Satellite Data Explorer Satellite Data Evaluation CSDA Vendors Airbus BlackSky Capella Space GeoOptics GHGSat ICEYE MDA Space Pixxel Planet PlanetiQ Polar Geospatial Center Satellogic Spire Teledyne Brown Engineering Tomorrow.io Umbra Vantor Program Activities Pilot Research Projects FAQs News 3 min read Joint [...]

NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach

By |2026-05-08T14:11:00-04:00May 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 Min Read NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach PIA26750 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Psyche Mission… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach JPEG (132.38 KB) PIA26750 Figure A JPEG (105.92 KB) Description This [...]

I Am Artemis: Anton Kiriwas

By |2026-05-08T13:36:00-04:00May 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Anton Kiriwas Listen to this audio excerpt from Anton Kiriwas, senior technical integration manager for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. When Anton Kiriwas first spotted an image of the Moon and Mars hanging over a job fair [...]

NASA, Industry Advance High Performance Spaceflight Computing

By |2026-05-08T13:05:00-04:00May 8th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) High Performance Spaceflight Computing System on ChipNASA/Ryan Lannom For decades, NASA has advanced on-board spacecraft computer processors that coordinate and execute the functions needed to support mission success. Space computing originated in the 1960s with the Apollo Guidance Computers, which were pivotal for guidance, [...]

NASA Sends Mars Helicopter Blades Beyond Mach 1

By |2026-05-07T14:33:00-04:00May 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read NASA Sends Mars Helicopter Blades Beyond Mach 1 PIA26649 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA Sends Mars Helicopter… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA Sends Mars Helicopter Blades Beyond Mach 1 JPEG (1.38 MB) Description Engineer Fernando Mier-Hicks inspects a test stand used [...]

NASA’s Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotors Are Moving Fast

By |2026-05-07T14:32:00-04:00May 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read NASA’s Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotors Are Moving Fast PIA26648 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NASA’s Next-Gen Mars… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads NASA’s Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotors Are Moving Fast JPEG (1.34 MB) Description Engineer Jaakko Karras inspects a next-generation Mars helicopter rotor [...]

NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1

By |2026-05-07T14:28:00-04:00May 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Engineer Jaakko Karras inspects a next-generation Mars helicopter rotor blade prior to testing it at supersonic speeds in the 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in November 2025. NASA/JPL-Caltech Inside the dark chamber of JPL’s 25-Foot Space Simulator, an engineer examines a test stand used to investigate the performance of next-generation Mars [...]

Industry Moon Lander Training Cabin Lands at NASA for Artemis

By |2026-05-07T14:28:00-04:00May 7th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Located in Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the full-scale prototype of the crew cabin of Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 crew lander is over 15 feet (5 m) tall.NASA A full-scale mock-up of a crew cabin for a future industry lunar lander for NASA’s Artemis program now is operational for [...]

NASA Wallops to Host Public Information Session May 13

By |2026-05-06T15:09:00-04:00May 6th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Aerial view of NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility main base in Wallops Island, Virginia.Courtesy of Patrick Hendrickson To facilitate discussion and information sharing on activities at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, a public information session is being held 4–6 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, at the NASA Wallops Visitor [...]

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4879-4885: Struggle at Atacama

By |2026-05-05T16:00:00-04:00May 5th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 3 min [...]

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