Category: Science
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It Pays to Give: 5 ideas for investing in the world around you
(Family Features) In a world fraught with social, political and environmental strife, a mindset that involves a more community-driven approach can make a meaningful difference. Each person’s contributions to improve the earth can send a ripple effect that ultimately transforms communities and the people who live within them. Consider these examples of actions you can…
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NASA Selects Universities for Space Station Research Opportunities
Five universities were chosen by NASA for grants to provide students with opportunities to design research experiments that will be conducted on the International Space Station. The selections are part of the agency’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research or EPSCoR. Each of the selected universities will receive approximately $100,000 through NASA EPSCoR. They are: University of…
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Amazon Selects Blue Origin’s New Glenn for up to 27 Project Kuiper Constellation Launches
Blue Origin today announced New Glenn has been selected for 12 launches, with options for up to 15 additional launches to deploy Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation. Project Kuiper’s constellation of 3,236 advanced satellites aims to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband service globally. The launches are manifested for a five-year period from Launch Complex 36 (LC-36)…
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Amazon Secures Up to 83 Launches from Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance for Project Kuiper
Agreements comprise the largest commercial procurement of launch vehicles in history, providing heavy-lift capacity for Project Kuiper to deploy majority of its low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation of 3,236 satellites Launches planned with Arianespace’s Ariane 6, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rockets; Beyond Gravity to build low-cost, scalable dispenser system…
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Celebrate Valley Bike Month in April
Phoenix, AZ — The beautiful spring weather is here, which means it’s almost time to celebrate Valley Bike Month. Every April, Valley Metro and its member cities and event partners encourage bicycling to win prizes, get some exercise and help improve our air quality. On ShareTheRide.com, cyclists across the Valley can compete in the Bike Month…
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MEET MASON MACKIE: A 21ST CENTURY YOUNG RENAISSANCE MAN GROUNDED IN STEM
A new STEM Global Action Today article tells the incredible story of Mason Mackie, a young Black youth who is mastering STEM, academics and acting. Already, Mason has appeared in movies, Body Cam and The Banker, and is tied for #1 in his class at the challenging Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy. Mason, 17, is the…
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NASA to Provide Update Today on Last Major Artemis Test Before Launch
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EDT today, Sunday, April 3, to discuss the status of the final major test with the agency’s mega Moon rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad ahead of the uncrewed Artemis I lunar mission. The approximately two-day test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, began Friday, April…
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Does High-Speed Rail Exist in the US?
Plans for high-speed rail in the United States date back to the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act of 1965. Various state and federal proposals have followed. Despite being one of the world’s first countries to get high-speed trains with the Metroliner service in 1969, it failed to spread. There are just a few variations of high-speed rail in the United States.…
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NASA Astronaut to Discuss American Space Record in News Conference
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, back on Earth after breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American, will participate in a virtual news conference at 10 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 5, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The news conference will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and…
