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NASA Space Technology The space station’s robotic arm grapples a Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft launched in August 2024. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA has extended three contracts with companies to continue providing transportation of cargo to and from the International Space Station through the projected end of the station’s life in 2030. In procurement […]
NASA Space Technology WASHINGTON — The three NASA astronauts who returned to Earth on the Crew-8 mission declined to discuss the medical issue that prompted a trip to the hospital after their return and, for one of them, an overnight stay. NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander […]
NASA Space Technology WASHINGTON — NASA says it still expects to make a recommendation on a new architecture for the Mars Sample Return (MSR) program by the end of the year despite a change in leadership of a key review committee. At a Nov. 6 meeting of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), Jeff […]
NASA Space Technology “We’re definitely going to make the 50th anniversary,” says Professor Garry Hunt, one of the scientists responsible for NASA’s Voyager mission, as Voyager 1 recovers from an unexpected pause in communications. Launched when Jimmy Carter was President of the United States, the two Voyager spacecraft have endured almost half a century of […]
NASA Space Technology While some stand on the sidelines and witness history, others are destined to play a part in it. And then there are those who document it, bringing the people, the action, the images, the words, and the personalities to the world. U. S. Navy Reservist Public Affairs Officer and program strategic communicator […]
NASA Space Technology NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has a long record of achievements in sustainability and recently added another to the list when the spaceport’s Applied Chemistry Lab became the first in the agency to be certified for its environmentally conscious practices. The My Green Lab Certification recognizes sustainability best practices in research […]
NASA Space Technology NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a “googly eye” solar eclipse as the planet’s moon Phobos passed in front of the sun. Phobos — one of Mars’ two moons, along with the even tinier Deimos — traveled between the Red Planet and the sun on Sept. 30, the 1,285th Martian day […]
NASA Space Technology Don Pettit / NASA NASA astronaut Don Pettit already has a long-held reputation for creating stunning space photography, and his latest effort will only bolster it. Shared on social media on Thursday, the image (top) shows Earth as a blaze of streaking light, an effect created by using a long and multiple […]
NASA Space Technology NASA Acting Administrator Stephen G. Jurczyk Credits: NASA Sandra L. Johnson Nov 07, 2024 Steve Jurczyk’s NASA career began in 1988 at Langley Research Center as an engineer in the Electronic Systems Branch. During his time at Langley, he served in other roles, including director of engineering and director of research and […]
