Spacecraft Spotlight: Explorer 1
In our new Spacecraft Spotlight blog series, we are featuring different spacecraft and highlighting their unique features and significant contributions to the history of space exploration. This week we are spotlighting Explorer 1, America’s first satellite. Following the two successful Sputnik launches by the Soviet Union in 1957, America felt
Women in STEM: Kate Rubins
There are so many amazing women working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. In this series, we are shining a spotlight on a few of them. We hope you're just as inspired by them as we are. This month, we are highlighting NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, who has
Meet Our Solar System: Mercury
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 Mercury. Where is it? Mercury is the first planet of our solar system, sitting an
Remembering NASA Astronaut Rich Clifford
Retired NASA astronaut Michael “Rich” Clifford died recently due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease. He was 69. Clifford went to space three times in his NASA career, spending 27 days and more than 665 hours in orbit. He also was the first NASA astronaut to make a spacewalk while docked
VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Starlab: A Commercial Destination In Space
The first-ever free flying commercial space station will be launching this decade. Nanoracks, in collaboration with Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin, has formed a team to develop the space station, known as Starlab. This will be a continuously crewed commercial platform, dedicated to conducting critical research, fostering industrial activity, and
Solving Space: James Webb Space Telescope
This fall, we are exploring how space inspires progress. In anticipation of its upcoming launch, solve space today by unscrambling this image of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Later this week, the world’s most powerful space telescope will launch to provide scientists with an unparalleled gaze into our universe.
Artemis I: About the CubeSat Payload
Take a closer look at the upcoming Artemis I flight, a mission that will pave the way for future lunar exploration, in our newest blog series. When Orion blasts off for the first Artemis mission, so too will several CubeSats. These shoebox-sized satellites will catch a ride on Orion
VIDEO: Thought Leader Series – Staying Healthy in Extreme Conditions
The five hazards of human spaceflight are radiation, isolation and confinement, distance from Earth, gravity (or lack thereof), and hostile environments. To mitigate these factors, NASA partners with doctors and researchers around the globe, including the doctors at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). They seek to answer questions
International Space Station Crew Debrief: Expeditions 61 & 62
Relive the journey of Expeditions 61/62 with the mission’s astronauts in this video. Watch the video to hear from Luca Parmitano, Expedition 61 commander and Expedition 60 flight engineer; Christina Hammock Koch, Expedition 59/60/61 flight engineer; Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 60/61 flight engineer; Oleg Skripochka, Expedition 62 commander and 61 flight
Rocket Park dedicated for George Abbey, former JSC Director
In a career that spanned five decades, George Abbey shaped NASA Johnson Space Center as much as anyone before or since. So it's fitting that a building there now bears his name. Earlier this month, JSC renamed Rocket Park after its former director, George Abbey. The building that houses the
