Archives for September, 2023
NASA Selects Four Small Explorer Mission Concept Studies
NASA has selected four small explorer missions to conduct concept studies. NASA logo Credits: NASA NASA has selected four small explorer missions to conduct concept studies. These studies aim to…
NASA Invites Media to Upcoming SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule atop is raised to the vertical position on June 2, 2021, at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in…
NASA Announces Launch Services for Pair of Space Weather Satellites
NASA logo Credit: NASA NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, and its Falcon 9 rocket to provide the launch service for the agency’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics…
To Study Atmosphere, NASA Rockets Will Fly into Oct. Eclipse’s Shadow
A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse in October to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper Oct. 14, 2023,…
Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Patriot Construction Supports NASA Ames Research Center
In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the NASA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) is highlighting the contributions made by Hispanic-owned businesses to NASA’s mission. Through collaborative efforts, Patriot…
NASA’s New Horizons to Continue Exploring Outer Solar System
NASA has announced an updated plan to continue New Horizons’ mission of exploration of the outer solar ; Beginning in fiscal year 2025, New Horizons will focus on gathering unique…
Two NASA Goddard Earth Scientists Receive AGU Awards
Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum and Dr. John Bolten, both of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, received American Geophysical Union (AGU) awards this American Geophysical Union (AGU) announced this…
NASA Funds Eight Studies to Protect Astronaut Health on Long Missions
NASA is funding eight new studies aimed at better understanding how the human body reacts to spaceflight. These studies will be done on Earth without the need for samples and…
Science in Space: Week of Sept. 29, 2023 – Fire Safety in Space
Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted a variety of scientific investigations during the week ending Sept. 29, 2023, including JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) investigation explores the flammability…
Life Encapsulated: Inside NASA’s Orion for Artemis II Moon Mission
On NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission, four astronauts will fly inside the Orion spacecraft and venture around the Moon, becoming the first to lay their eyes on our celestial neighbor…