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45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

[ad_1] Enterprise, the first space shuttle orbiter that NASA built, arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on April 10, 1979. Although not space worthy, as a pathfinder Enterprise carried out tasks critical to ensuring the success of the space shuttle program. During its four-month stay at KSC, Enterprise validated procedures for the […]

Tech Today: Folding NASA Experience into an Origami Toolkit

[ad_1] Math for designing lasers becomes artist’s key to creating complex crease patterns After uncovering the mathematical underpinnings of origami, Robert Lang left a 20-year engineering career, including over four years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, to pursue his lifelong passion. However, while he was working at JPL, Lang picked up an […]

Hubble Spots a Galaxy Hidden in a Dark Cloud

[ad_1] However, we can’t fully appreciate the features of this galaxy — at least in visible light — because it’s partially concealed by a stretch of dark dust (lower-right third of the image). This dark nebula is part of the Chamaeleon star-forming region, itself located only around 500 light-years from us, in a nearby part […]

Shawnta Ball Turns Obstacles into Opportunities in Goddard’s Education Office

[ad_1] Name: Shawnta Ball Title: Program Support Specialist Formal Job Classification: Administrative Support Assistant Organization: Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM, Code 160) How would you describe your job at Goddard? I contribute to the vitality of our office by providing crucial support to various programs. I joined Goddard in March 2020 and witnessed the organization […]

Media Get Close-Up of NASA’s Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper

[ad_1] Excitement is mounting as the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission gets readied for an October launch. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are running final tests and preparing the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft for the next leg of its journey: launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center […]

Altitude Chamber Gets Upgrade for Artemis II, Spacecraft Testing Begins

[ad_1] Before the Orion spacecraft is stacked atop NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket ahead of the Artemis II mission, engineers will put it through a series of rigorous tests to ensure it is ready for lunar flight. In preparation for testing, teams at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida have made significant […]

NASA’s PACE Data on Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate Now Available

[ad_1] NASA is now publicly distributing science-quality data from its newest Earth-observing satellite, providing first-of-their-kind measurements of ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate. The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite was launched on Feb. 8, and has been put through several weeks of in-orbit testing of the spacecraft and instruments to […]

‘A Genuine Space Success Story’

[ad_1] “A genuine space success story,” is how Experiments Manager William Kerslake described NASA’s second Space Electric Rocket Test (SERT II), the first long-duration operation of ion thrusters in space. SERT II provided researchers with data for years beyond its expected lifetime and was a rare example of an entire mission – including the launch, […]

NASA Invites Media to Switzerland Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

[ad_1] NASA will welcome Switzerland as the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, April 15 at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will host Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, Minister for Economic Affairs, Education & Research, along with other officials from Switzerland […]

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Announces 3 Personnel Appointments

[ad_1] The staff changes tap into a deep well of talent and experience across JPL as the laboratory looks to the future. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is pleased to announce three key staff appointments, naming Keyur Patel the associate director for Flight Projects and Mission Success, Howard Eisen chief engineer, and Todd Gaier director for […]

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45 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Enterprise Arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

Tech Today: Folding NASA Experience into an Origami Toolkit

Hubble Spots a Galaxy Hidden in a Dark Cloud

Shawnta Ball Turns Obstacles into Opportunities in Goddard’s Education Office

Media Get Close-Up of NASA’s Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper

Altitude Chamber Gets Upgrade for Artemis II, Spacecraft Testing Begins

NASA’s PACE Data on Ocean, Atmosphere, Climate Now Available

‘A Genuine Space Success Story’

NASA Invites Media to Switzerland Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Announces 3 Personnel Appointments