Category: Science
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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…
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NASA to Participate in Space Symposium, Broadcast Select Panels
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Associate Administrator Bob Cabana are among the agency’s speakers at the Space Foundation’s 37th Space Symposium from Wednesday, April 5 to Thursday, April 7 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Topics highlighted by NASA participants throughout the event include the agency’s Moon to Mars exploration approach including Artemis, technology, science, commercial…
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Coverage Set for Axiom Mission 1 Briefings, Events, Broadcast
NASA and Axiom Space will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website will provide coverage for docking and undocking operations and some prelaunch and launch activities. Liftoff is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. EDT Wednesday,…
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The 25 Happiest U.S. City Park Systems, Ranked by Scientists
Researchers measure the happiness benefits of nature with digital technology A 25-city study found the powerful happiness benefit of city parks is akin to the mood spike people experience on holidays like Thanksgiving or New Year’s Day. Newswise — Feeling unhappy? Go find a city park—the bigger the better—and try taking a walk outdoors. That’s…
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Blue Origin Successfully Completes Fourth Human Spaceflight
Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its fourth human spaceflight and 20th overall flight for New Shepard. The astronaut manifest included: Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Jim Kitchen, Gary Lai, and Dr. George Nield. “Congratulations to our astronauts on today’s mission above the Kármán Line,” said Phil Joyce, Senior Vice President of New Shepard for Blue…
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Statement by President Biden on Electric Vehicle and Battery Manufacturing Investments in North Carolina
Today’s announcement that the electric vehicle maker VinFast will build an electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility in North Carolina – $4 billion to create more than 7,000 jobs and hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles and batteries – is the latest example of my economic strategy at work. It builds on recent announcements from…
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NASA Names Winners of Lunar Robotics Design Contest
NASA has chosen two students as winners of the Lunabotics Junior Contest, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the agency’s Artemis missions. Contestants were charged with designing a robot that can dig and move lunar soil, or regolith, from one area of the lunar South Pole to a holding container near a future Artemis Moon base. Fifteen-year-old…
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NASA to Provide Updates, Coverage for Final Test Ahead of Moon Mission
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 29, to discuss the upcoming 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 test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, is planned for Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April 3,…
