NASA Science Supports Data Literacy for K-12 Students

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Data – and our ability to understand and use it – shapes nearly every aspect of our world, from decisions in our lives to the skills we need in the workplace and more. All of us, as either producers or consumers of data, will experience how it can be usedContinue reading “NASA Science Supports Data Literacy for K-12 Students”

Expedition 73 Crew Launches to International Space Station

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members including NASA astronaut Jonny Kim on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew arrived at the space station the same day, bringing the number of residents to 10 for the nextContinue reading “Expedition 73 Crew Launches to International Space Station”

Mike Drury: A 40-Year Legacy of Precision

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Deputy Integration and Testing Manager – Goddard Space Flight Center Mike Drury began at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, as a temporary technician — a contractor hired for six weeks to set up High Capacity Centrifuge tests. Six weeks then turned into three months and, eventually, overContinue reading “Mike Drury: A 40-Year Legacy of Precision”

NASA’s Planetary Defenders Documentary Premieres April 16

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is bringing the world of planetary defense to the public with its new documentary, “Planetary Defenders.” What would humanity do if an asteroid were headed for Earth? The documentary takes viewers inside the real-life efforts of scientists and engineers working to detect, track, and mitigate potential asteroid threats. FeaturingContinue reading “NASA’s Planetary Defenders Documentary Premieres April 16”

Sols 4505-4506: Up, up and onto the Devil’s Gate 

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, Planetary Geologist at University of New Brunswick Earth planning date: Monday, April 7, 2025 Over the weekend, we completed our drive up the steep side of a canyon, up onto “Devil’s Gate,” a small butte which forms part of the ridge along the top of the canyon and now we canContinue reading “Sols 4505-4506: Up, up and onto the Devil’s Gate “

Welcome to the Mission Support Directorate (MSD)

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY David Mitchell, the Associate Administrator for MSD.    Have you ever wondered how NASA manages to achieve all the incredible missions it does, like probing the Sun and studying the history of our Universe? We do it through teamwork, one of our core values. And an essential part of NASA’s teamContinue reading “Welcome to the Mission Support Directorate (MSD)”

Sixty Years in Canberra: NASA’s Deep Space Network

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Deep Space Station 43 (DSS-43), a 230-foot-wide (70-meter-wide) radio antenna at NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia, is seen in this March 4, 2020, image. DSS-43 was more than six times as sensitive as the original antenna at the Canberra complex, so it could communicate with spacecraft atContinue reading “Sixty Years in Canberra: NASA’s Deep Space Network”

Findings from the Field: A Research Symposium for Student Scientists

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Within the scientific community, peer review has become the process norm for which an author’s research or ideas undergo careful examination by other experts in their field. It encourages each scientist to meet the high standards that they themselves, as writers and reviewers, have aided in setting. It has becomeContinue reading “Findings from the Field: A Research Symposium for Student Scientists”

NASA’s First Flight With Crew Important Step on Long-term Return to the Moon, Missions to Mars

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew under Artemis. Astronauts on their first flight aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft will confirm all of the spacecraft’s systems operate as designed with crew aboard in the actual environment of deep space.  Through the Artemis campaign, NASA will sendContinue reading “NASA’s First Flight With Crew Important Step on Long-term Return to the Moon, Missions to Mars”

NASA’s Deep Space Network Starts New Dish, Marks 60 Years in Australia

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Canberra joined the global network in 1965 and operates four radio antennas. Now, preparations have begun on its fifth as NASA works to increase the network’s capacity. NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia celebrated its 60th anniversary on March 19 while also breaking ground on a new radioContinue reading “NASA’s Deep Space Network Starts New Dish, Marks 60 Years in Australia”

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