Countdown to Mars
ASA is inviting the public to help get ready for the upcoming launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover by joining a global, collective #CountdownToMars.
NASA Invest $51 Million in Innovative Ideas from Small Businesses
NASA has selected 409 technology proposals for the first phase of funding from the agency’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.
NASA Announces New James Webb Space Telescope Target Launch Date
NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana, due to impacts from the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as technical challenges. This decision is based on a recently completed schedule risk assessment of the remaining integration and test activities prior to […]
NASA, ESA to Release First Images from Solar Orbiter Mission
In mid-June, Solar Orbiter made its first close pass of the Sun following its Feb. 9 launch, turning on all 10 of its instruments together for the first time.
NASA Awards SETI Institute Contract for Planetary Protection
NASA has awarded the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, a contract to support all phases of current and future planetary protection missions to ensure compliance with planetary protection standards. The SETI Institute will work with NASA’s Office of Planetary Protection (OPP) to provide technical reviews and recommendations, validate biological cleanliness on flight projects, […]
WATCH LIVE: STARLINK MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, July 11 at 10:54 a.m. EDT, 14:54 UTC, for launch of its tenth Starlink mission, which will include 57 Starlink satellites and 2 satellites from BlackSky, a Spaceflight customer. Falcon 9 will lift off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported […]
A Day in the Life of the Deep Space Network
Following a day in the life of the Deep Space Network; the coder to the scientist to the ACE to the spacecraft and back again.
The Next Starlink Mission
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, July 8 at 11:59 a.m. EDT, for launching the tenth Starlink mission, including 57 Starlink satellites and 2 satellites from BlackSky.
Meet the NASA team who will map Psyche’s elemental composition
Meet the team designing and building the Psyche mission’s gamma ray and neutron spectrometer. This instrument on the spacecraft will detect, measure, and map Psyche’s elemental composition.
Check out the Season One of CUPIC
Watch the first season of CUPIC: Diary of an Investigator. As we rapidly move towards the premiere of season three, we present an introduction of the people who investigate for CUPIC-AZ. We begin with Johanna Leoni, who is the lead investigator for this chapter of the organization. Season One also introduces the various people […]