Archives for September, 2018 - Page 3
NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Track Earth’s Changing Ice
NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) successfully launched from California at 9:02 EDT Saturday, embarking on its mission to measure the ice of Earth’s frozen reaches with unprecedented…
NASA Awards Fellowships to 12 Graduate Students
NASA Fellowship Activity has awarded fellowships through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) and Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) to 12 graduate students totaling $ million to conduct…
Georgia, Washington Students to Speak with Astronauts Aboard Space Station
Students in Georgia and Washington, , will talk live with two NASA astronauts on the International Space Station next week as part of NASA’s Year of Education on Station.
NASA Awards Contract for Space Geodesy Satellite Laser Ranging Stations
NASA has awarded a contract to KBRwyle Technology Solutions, LLC in Columbia, Maryland, for the construction, deployment and commissioning of the agency’s next-generation Space Geodesy Satellite Laser Ranging (SGSLR) stations.
Jody Singer Named Director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named Jody Singer director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
NASA, Roscosmos Statement on International Space Station Leak
The following is a joint statement from NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos about the investigation into a pressure leak on the International Space Station Aug. 29-30:
Walls.io: A Social Media Feed Plugin You Need to Have
A successful social media strategy is non-negotiable for nearly all site owners. However, to achieve that, you'll need to work with a stellar tool or two. In this post, we'll…
NASA to Preview Two International Space Station Spacewalks, Provide Live Coverage
Astronauts on the International Space Station will conduct spacewalks Sept. 23 and 29 to continue upgrades to the orbiting laboratory’s power system. Experts from NASA will preview this work in…
How to AutoPost from WordPress to Facebook in 2018
Earlier this year Facebook introduced some changes to their API which broke autopost features in many plugins include Jetpack. Many users were up in arms against these changes as they could…
NASA to Broadcast Final Parachute Test for Orion Spacecraft
NASA will air the final test Wednesday, Sept. 12, of the parachute system for its Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts to the Moon and beyond.