NASA, International Astronauts to Address Students from New York – NASA

NASA, International Astronauts to Address Students from New York – NASA

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui will connect with students in New York as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 9:20 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 5, and will stream live on the … Read more

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in Ohio – NASA

NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in Ohio – NASA

NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman will connect with students in Ohio as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 10:15 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 27, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel. Media … Read more

NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 33rd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival – NASA

NASA Sets Coverage for SpaceX 33rd Station Resupply Launch, Arrival – NASA

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 2:45 a.m. EDT, Sunday, Aug. 24, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for NASA. Filled with more than 5,000 pounds of supplies, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on … Read more

U.S. Transportation Secretary & Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy Joins President Trump Executive Order Signing to Boost U.S. Space Competitiveness – NASA

U.S. Transportation Secretary & Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy Joins President Trump Executive Order Signing to Boost U.S. Space Competitiveness – NASA

U.S. Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House Wednesday for the historic signing of the Executive Order (EO), “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry.” “People think the Department of Transportation (DOT) is just planes, trains, and automobiles – but we have a critical role … Read more

NASA Continues Search for Moon-Focused Sustainability Solutions – NASA

NASA Continues Search for Moon-Focused Sustainability Solutions – NASA

NASA is accepting U.S. submissions for the second phase of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, a Moon-focused recycling competition. The challenge aims to develop solutions for recycling common trash materials – like fabrics, plastics, foam, and metals – that could accumulate from activities such as system operations, industrial activities, and building habitats in deep space. Phase … Read more

NASA Invites Media to View Heliophysics, NOAA Space Weather Missions – NASA

NASA Invites Media to View Heliophysics, NOAA Space Weather Missions – NASA

NASA invites media to view the agency’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) spacecraft and two other missions — the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow On–Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory, which will launch along with IMAP as rideshares. Media will have the opportunity to photograph the three … Read more

NASA-ISRO Satellite Lifts Off to Track Earth’s Changing Surfaces – NASA

NASA-ISRO Satellite Lifts Off to Track Earth’s Changing Surfaces – NASA

Carrying an advanced radar system that will produce a dynamic, three-dimensional view of Earth in unprecedented detail, the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite has launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India. Jointly developed by NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and a critical part of the United States … Read more

Join Second Lady Usha Vance as She Reads to Children at NASA Johnson – NASA

Join Second Lady Usha Vance as She Reads to Children at NASA Johnson – NASA

As part of her Summer Reading Challenge, Second Lady Usha Vance will host an event for children in grades K-8 on Monday, Aug. 4, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Media are invited. NASA astronaut Suni Williams will join Ms. Vance to read a space-related book to children and participate in other space-related activities. … Read more

NASA Software Catalog Puts Agency Solutions at Innovators’ Fingertips – NASA

NASA Software Catalog Puts Agency Solutions at Innovators’ Fingertips – NASA

NASA’s latest open Software Catalog, released Wednesday, offers more than 1,200 downloadable codes developed by agency engineers that could enable faster solutions to energize the space economy and stimulate American ingenuity. The catalog is part of NASA’s effort to place advanced technologies, including agency software, into the hands of businesses, researchers, and entrepreneurs to foster … Read more

NASA Aircraft, Sensor Technology, Aid in Texas Flood Recovery Efforts – NASA

NASA Aircraft, Sensor Technology, Aid in Texas Flood Recovery Efforts – NASA

In response to recent flooding near Kerrville, Texas, NASA deployed two aircraft to assist state and local authorities in ongoing recovery operations. The aircraft are part of the response from NASA’s Disasters Response Coordination System, which is activated to support emergency response for the flooding and is working closely with the Texas Division of Emergency … Read more