Educational CubeSats to Launch on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne Rocket

[ad_1] Ten NASA-sponsored CubeSats are preparing to fly on the agency’s next Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission, making this the first payload carried by Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket. [ad_2] Source link

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NASA Awards Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 Contract

[ad_1] NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) has awarded multiple Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 (VCLS Demo 2) contracts to launch small satellites (SmallSats) to space, including CubeSats, microsats or nanosatellites. [ad_2] Source link

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50 Years of Research Using Langley's 14 by-22-Foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel

[ad_1] Dec. 11, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Langley Research Center’s 14×22 Subsonic Wind Tunnel. [ad_2] Source link

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NASA to Provide Spanish-Language Coverage, Livestream of Solar Eclipse

[ad_1] NASA will provide live coverage Monday, Dec. 14, of a solar eclipse that will pass over South America, treating parts of Chile and Argentina to views of a total eclipse of the Sun. [ad_2] Source link

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NASA, US, European Partner Satellite Returns First Sea Level Measurements

[ad_1] Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, a joint U.S.-European satellite built to measure global sea surface height, has sent back its first measurements of sea level. [ad_2] Source link

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Introducing the Artemis Astronauts

[ad_1] Vice President Mike Pence introduces NASA astronauts during a meeting of the National Space Council on Dec. 9, 2020. [ad_2] Source link

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NASA Exploration Mission Integral to 2020 National Space Policy

[ad_1] Today, President Donald J. Trump issued the National Space Policy. [ad_2] Source link

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NASA Names Artemis Team of Astronauts Eligible for Early Moon Missions

[ad_1] NASA has selected 18 astronauts from its corps to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next astronaut missions on and around the Moon as part of the Artemis program. [ad_2] Source link

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3D Printed Rocket Parts and the Future of Spacecraft

[ad_1] Future lunar landers might come equipped with 3D printed rocket engine parts that help bring down overall manufacturing costs and reduce production time. [ad_2] Source link

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NASA Awards Prizes to Six Startup Companies in Entrepreneur’s Challenge

[ad_1] NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has awarded prize funding of $100,000 each to six entrepreneurial startup companies under its pilot Entrepreneur’s Challenge program for concepts ranging from machine learning to enable exploration and other technologies to new ways to build instruments to study the universe. [ad_2] Source link

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