NASA Funds Artemis Student Challenges to Inspire Space Exploration
NASA will award nearly $2.4 million to universities as part of the Artemis Student Challenges, a bold new initiative to inspire the next generation – the Artemis Generation. The six universities receiving awards will use the grants to advance the quality, relevance and overall reach of opportunities to engage students as NASA takes the […]
Meet Moo Stricker, Mars 2020’s Planetary Protection Engineer — Behind the Spacecraft — Live Q&A
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Get to know some of the diverse team of engineers and scientists working on NASA’s next Mars rover, Perseverance. NASA-JPL scientist Moogega Stricker is the Planetary Protection lead for Mars 2020. Join our conversation to find out how she’s making sure the spacecraft does not bring any bacteria from Earth […]
NASA TV to Air Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Departure from Space Station
Nearly three months after delivering several tons of supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station, Northrup Grumman’s unpiloted Cygnus cargo craft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Monday, May 11. Live coverage of the spacecraft’s release will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website beginning at 11:45 a.m. EDT, […]
Desert ‘Rover’ Helps NASA Scientists Prepare for Mars
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Did life ever form on Mars? NASA is launching its new Perseverance rover to find out. In February 2020, mission scientists practiced skills they’ll need while Perseverance explores the Red Planet. A seven-person field team served as a simulated rover, carrying cameras and science instruments to the Nevada desert. Meanwhile, […]
NASA Builds on Investments in US Small Business’ Beneficial Technologies
NASA has selected 139 proposals for follow-on funding though the agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The Phase II awards will provide approximately $104 million to 124 small businesses located across 31 states. NASA annually invests in U.S. small businesses with promising new technologies – companies developing better batteries, virtual assistants, lightweight materials […]
Meet NASA’s Katie Stack Morgan, Mars 2020 Deputy Proj. Scientist—Behind the Spacecraft (Live Q&A)
Get to know some of the diverse engineers and scientists working on NASA’s next Mars rover, Perseverance.
Educators to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Educators from across the nation will have an opportunity next week to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 1:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 6, on NASA Television and the agency’s website. To honor our nation’s educators and in observance of Teacher Appreciation Week, which […]
NASA, Partners Launch Virtual Hackathon to Develop COVID-19 Solutions
“There’s a tremendous need for our collective ingenuity right now,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.
NASA’s Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity
NASA’s Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, is set to arrive at the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021. Its mission: to demonstrate the first powered flight on another world. For more information, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/heli… Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Alabama High School Student Names NASA’s Mars Helicopter
Alabama High School Student Names NASA’s Mars Helicopter
Destined to become the first aircraft to attempt powered flight on another planet, NASA’s Mars Helicopter officially has received a new name: Ingenuity.