VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Dragonfly: An Overview of NASA’s Mission to Saturn’s Moon
Dragonfly: An Overview of NASA’s Mission to Saturn’s Moon NASA will launch the Dragonfly mission this decade to explore Saturn’s largest Moon, Titan. In this mission a rotorcraft-lander named Dragonfly will explore dozens of locations across the icy world, sampling and measuring the compositions of Titan’s organic surface materials to
Launch Pad: SpaceX Crew-4
NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts are preparing to launch to the International Space Station aboard a new SpaceX Dragon capsule! Get the scoop on this upcoming mission in today's Launch Pad post. Meet the four astronauts flying into space next month for the SpaceX Crew-4 mission. From left: NASA astronaut Jessica
Meet Our Solar System: Mars
How well do you know your astronomical neighborhood? Let's go on a trip through our solar system and explore the weird, the wild, and the beautiful all around us. Today, we are learning all about Mars. Where is it? Mars is the fourth planet of our solar system, sitting 154.8
Launch Pad: GOES-T
Each month, in our Launch Pad series we cover notable spaceflight missions set to liftoff soon. It’s launch day for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-T, a satellite that will help scientists monitor Earth and space weather. At a glance Launch time: 3:38 p.m. CST (Watch on
Educators get in free in March
Educators, get inspired this spring and immerse yourself in authentic learning. As part of Educator Appreciation Month in March at Space Center Houston, educators get in free. Teachers’ family and friends can save $5 off regular admission in advance by purchasing tickets online using discount code TEACH2. These special offers
Photo Gallery: Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory
How do astronauts prepare for spacewalking in zero gravity? They practice in a giant pool, called the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, or NBL. Located at NASA’s Sonny Carter Training Facility near Johnson Space Center (JSC), the NBL serves as the perfect training center for astronauts as they prepare for their spaceflight
VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Galactic Herald: How NASA Communicates Space
Right now, NASA is doing amazing things. They are exploring our solar system, looking deeper into the universe with a new, more powerful space telescope, and have had people living in orbit continuously for more than 20 years. How do we know all this? The tireless communicators at NASA are
Science in Action: Newton’s Third Law of Motion
To understand how a super heavy rocket can launch into space, you have to go back to the basics and take a closer look at Newton’s three laws of motion. Each month, in our new Science in Action series we uncover the science behind spaceflight. Last time, we took a
Photo Gallery: Astronauts in Space
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. Since that historic milestone, many more astronauts have followed. For more than half a century, men and women have lived and worked in space to learn more about the Earth and our solar system, and to study the effects of
Space Center Houston Launches Moon2Mars Festival, presented by Wellby, Powered by JSC FCU, June 9-12
Tickets are on sale now! HOUSTON, Feb. 16, 2022 –Celebrate and learn about NASA’s plans to return to the Moon with the launch of Space Center Houston’s Moon2Mars Festival, presented by Wellby, Powered by JSC FCU, June 9-12. The annual festival will highlight new technologies under development to protect and transport
