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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Airflow around rockets as they travel from Earth into space can have a dramatic impact on a mission, which is why NASA used advanced simulations to provide the best possible launch conditions for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon.  To better understand the Artemis Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s flight environment, engineers turned to a NASA-developed tool calledContinue reading “NASA Simulations Improve Artemis II Launch Environment”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is hosting the 2026 NASA Glenn High School Engineering Institute this July. The hands-on learning experience is designed to help high school students prepare for a future in the aerospace workforce.   Rising high school juniors and seniors can submit applications for this summer program beginning Friday, March 20, through Friday, May 1.  The institute will immerse students in NASA’s work while providing essential career readiness toolsContinue reading “NASA Glenn Opens Applications for Free Summer Engineering Institute”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A NASA laser reflecting technology that will aid Global Positioning System (GPS) accuracy is now operational as of March 9. The instrument, known as a laser retroreflector array, or LRA, launched aboard GPS III SV-09, the ninth of U.S. Space Force’s Block III Global Positioning System satellites, on Jan. 27.Continue reading “NASA Laser Reflecting Instrument Makes GPS Satellite More Accurate”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Commercial launch providers continue to advance propulsion technology with a renewed focus on liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. As systems grow in scale, carrying millions of pounds of propellant, so too does the responsibility to fully understand the safety profile. Engineers at NASA, with decades of cryogenicContinue reading “How NASA is Collecting Explosion Data for Next Generation Rockets”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY An American bald eagle flies away from its nest and tree at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 13, 2026. Bald eagle nesting surveys across NASA Kennedy, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Canaveral National Seashore are conducted annually to document the number of bald eagle activeContinue reading “American Bald Eagle at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 94 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 7:59 a.m. EDT (4:59 p.m. BaikonurContinue reading “NASA to Cover Progress 94 Spacecraft Launch, Space Station Docking”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Ten explorers are currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to become flight-eligible astronauts.  Selected in 2025, the astronaut candidates are building the technical and operational skills needed for future missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and eventually Mars. Now, NASA’s newest astronaut candidates have a class name:Continue reading “Meet the Platypi: NASA’s Newest Astronaut Candidate Class “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team recently blasted the observatory with extreme sound, shook it, and listened to its electronic hum. Roman passed all three assessments, which aimed to confirm that the observatory will withstand launch conditions and function as expected in space. The achievement keeps the mission onContinue reading “NASA’s Roman Observatory Passes Final Major Prelaunch Tests”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Abundant rainfall in February and March 2026 transformed the desert landscape of Central Australia.