Russia’s Progress 72 resupply ship is pictured approaching the International Space Station’s Pirs docking compartment on April 4, 2019, carrying 3.7 tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 59 crew. Credits: NASA Editor’s note: This advisory updates the original advisory released on Feb. 10, 2021. NASA FEB 17,2021 : In …
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Perseverance Touching Down on Mars (Illustration) An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA FEB 12,2021: NASA is inviting the public to …
Clayton Turner, left, Vanessa Wyche, Glenn Delgago, Woodrow Whitlow, Brenda Manuel, and Hildreth (Hal) Walker Jr., right, will participate in a panel discussion “The Power of African American Leadership in NASA,” as part of NASA’s Black History Month celebration. Credits: NASA NASA FEBRUARY 9,2021: As part of its celebration of …
nhq202101160011_large.jpg The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a scheduled eight minute duration hot fire test, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Credits: NASA/Robert Markowitz Media are invited …
ng-12.jpg The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grumman’s 15th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver science investigations, supplies and equipment to the orbital laboratory …
NASA JANUARY 19,2021: Two NASA astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station Wednesday, Jan. 27, and Monday, Feb. 1, for a pair of spacewalks to finish installing a European science platform and complete long-term battery upgrade work. NASA will preview the work during a news conference at 3 p.m. …
Experts from across NASA will discuss topics ranging from black holes to exploding stars to planets beyond our solar system at the 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The weeklong virtual event begins Monday, Jan. 11. The event, nicknamed the Super Bowl of Astronomy, will feature agency leaders …
NASA has chosen four small-scale astrophysics missions for further concept development in a new program called Pioneers. Through small satellites and scientific balloons, these selections enable new platforms for exploring cosmic phenomena such as galaxy evolution, exoplanets, high-energy neutrinos, and neutron star mergers. As neutron stars collide, some of the debris blasts …
Dec. 1, 2020 At the edge of space, the ever-growing fleet of satellites in low-Earth orbit are locked in a constant, precarious battle with friction. These satellites orbit in a normally quiet region hundreds of miles above the surface, at the edge of Earth’s atmosphere. Usually, the satellites only feel …
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 11:50 p.m. EST on March 6, 2020, carrying the uncrewed cargo Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX’s 20th Commercial Resupply Services …