Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle to Enter Extensive Test Period
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is being pursued as the way to explore beyond low Earth orbit – back to the Moon, out to asteroids, and eventually to Mars. Regarding the decision to press ahead with Orion, Lori Garver, NASA...Book Review: Realizing Tomorrow – The Path to Private Spaceflight
Realizing Tomorrow – The Path to Private Spaceflight by Chris Dubbs and Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom; University of Nebraska Press; $34.95 (Hard cover); 2011. Tighten your seat belt for a wonderful ride of a read that tells the incredible tale of the dedicated people...Weekend Brings Honors to Three Shuttle-era Astronauts at Ceremonies near Cape Canaveral and in Houston
Three of NASA’s shuttle-era astronauts where honored this weekend for their contributions to human space flight. They include Karol J. Bobko and USAF Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, who were inducted into the U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Fla., on...Space Exploration Generates Global Videos, Photos, Ads
Response to last month’s Yuri’s Night included inspiring space-themed videos, photos, and advertisements from around the world. Entries in the Global Sweepstakes created winners and runners-up in a number of contests. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the interest people...Fingernail-sized Satellites to Plow New Ground in Space
Courtesy: Cornell University/Provided Courtesy: Cornell University/Provided Onboard space shuttle Endeavour — on target for launch this Friday — thin, one-inch square chips are headed for mounting on the International Space Station. Developed by...NASA Disease Fighting Device Enters Space Technology Hall of Fame
A rotating mechanical device developed by researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center a quarter of a century ago to culture living tissues in a low gravity environment was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame this week at the 27th National Space...NASA Contractor Announces Workforce Reduction Strategy as Shuttle Program Winds Down
With NASA’s space shuttle program drawing to a close, the space agency’s Houston-based shuttle prime contractor, United Space Alliance, announced on Friday it will lay off nearly half of its 5,600 total workforce in Florida, Texas and Alabama following...Global Celebration of Human Spaceflight
Credit: Yuri’s Night An around-the-globe salute to human spaceflight is set for next week, April 12th. That date — 50 years ago — marks the first flight of a human into Earth orbit, the then Soviet Union’s cosmonaut – Yuri Gagarin, back on April 12,...Red and Rover Help NASA Commemorate Shuttle Achievements
Award winning cartoonist Brian Basset’s characters “Red and Rover” chase a descending space shuttle in a new NASA poster commemorating the soon to retire shuttle program. The 30-year-old program will retire this summer after 135 missions. The final...Space Talk
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#NASA's latest class of #astronaut candidates has graduated and is now eligible for missions to the Moon, Mars, and the @Space_Station. The agency is also accepting applications for a new class of astronauts.
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The @NASA astronaut selection window is open! #ArtemisGeneration #BeAnAstronaut