Category Archives: Science and Technology
NASA to Provide Coverage of U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction
NASA will provide live coverage of the 2021 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 13. The agency’s Deputy Administrator, Pam Melroy, is among the inductees, and the event also features remarks by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
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Coverage Update For NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts
NASA will provide updated coverage of the upcoming launch and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which will carry astronauts to the International Space Station.
Read moreNASA To Crash Spacecraft Into Asteroid, Testing Earth’s Planetary Defenses
Asteroids orbit the Sun and sometimes come close to Earth. When these space rocks come within 30 million miles of Earth, NASA calls them Near-Earth objects (NEOs). On Nov. 23, the space agency plans to launch a spacecraft into Earth’s orbit that will eventually slam into an asteroid about a year from now, hoping to alter the space rock’s course.
Read moreNASA Participates in UN Climate Change Conference
NASA is participating in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, which began Oct. 31, and runs through Friday, Nov. 12. The COP26 summit brings parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Read moreNASA Selects New Mission to Study Storms, Impacts on Climate Models
NASA has selected a new Earth science mission that will study the behavior of tropical storms and thunderstorms, including their impacts on weather and climate models. The mission will be a collection of three SmallSats, flying in tight coordination, called Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS), and is expected to launch in 2027 as part of NASA’s Earth Venture Program.
Read moreNASA SpaceX Crew-2 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Splashdown
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts will answer media questions about their time aboard the International Space Station at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Nov. 5, as they prepare to return to Earth later this month.
Read moreASTRO CAMP Team At Stennis Reaches Out To Children Of Migrant Workers
This summer, the NASA ASTRO CAMP Collaborative Partners (ACCP) team seated at Stennis Space Center went beyond usual efforts to reach large nontraditional audiences, most specifically children of Hispanic migrant workers in Yuma, Arizona.
Read moreNASA to Hold Double Asteroid Redirection Test Launch Preview Briefing
New Roles, Combined Offices for NASA Administrator Leadership Team
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is announcing new leadership roles, in support of Biden-Harris Administration.
Read moreCoverage Update for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts
NASA is updating its coverage of the upcoming launch and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station. This is the third crew rotation mission with astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and the fourth flight with astronauts, including the Demo-2 test flight, as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Read moreNASA, National Geographic Partner to Show Inside Artemis Moon Mission
NASA has selected National Geographic to help tell the story of Artemis II, the first Artemis flight that will carry astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth aboard the agency’s Orion spacecraft.
Read moreNASA’s Juno: Science Results Offer First 3D View of Jupiter Atmosphere
New findings from NASA’s Juno probe orbiting Jupiter provide a fuller picture of how the planet’s distinctive and colorful atmospheric features offer clues about the unseen processes below its clouds. The results highlight the inner workings of the belts and zones of clouds encircling Jupiter, as well as its polar cyclones and even the Great Red Spot.
Read moreNASA to Host Briefing on Webb Telescope Engineering, Deployments
NASA will hold a virtual media briefing.
Read moreNASA Invites Media to Learn About S-MODE Mission
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EDT Friday.
Read moreSpace X “Mechazilla” Completed [VIDEO]
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Space X’s orbital grabbing arm, dubbed “Mechazilla” by the internet, is now a reality. The first of its kind, Mechazilla is set to revolutionize space travel by brining the ability to re-use and re-launch rockets in a very fast turnaround time.
Read moreCoverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station. This is the third crew rotation mission with astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and the fourth flight with astronauts, including the Demo-2 test flight, as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.
Read moreNASA Challenges Students to Design Moon-Digging Robots
NASA seeks young engineers to help design a new robot.
Read moreNASA Shares Webb Telescope Media Briefing Schedule, Resources
NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope is the largest, most powerful, and most complex space science telescope ever built.
Read moreNASA to Provide TV Coverage of Russian Station Cargo Ship Activities
NASA will provide coverage as an uncrewed Russian cargo spacecraft arrives to a new port at the International Space Station this week, and as another Russian freighter launches and docks to the orbiting outpost next week.
Read moreNASA Selects Gamma-ray Telescope to Chart Milky Way Evolution
NASA has selected a new space telescope proposal that will study the recent history of star birth, star death, and the formation of chemical elements in the Milky Way. The gamma-ray telescope, called the Compton Spectrometer and Imager (COSI), is expected to launch in 2025 as NASA’s latest small astrophysics mission.
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