Tag Archives: nasa photo of today

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA delivered the NavCube3-mini payload on July 13 to Intuitive Machines for integration into Altus-1, the company’s first lunar relay satellite, marking an important milestone in the development of future lunar communications and navigation services. The lunar relays are designed to enable communications and navigation for astronauts and rovers operating at the agency’s future Moon Base. About half the size of a shoebox and weighing just 3.5Continue reading “NASA Delivers Navigation System for Commercial Lunar Relay”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY From serving in the U.S. Army to helping prepare astronauts to explore the lunar surface, Ike Theriot built a path to NASA through discipline and determination.  Theriot serves as the Flight Operations Surface Testing lead in the Exploration Extravehicular Activity Operations Branch within the EVA, Robotics, and Crew Operations Division at NASA’s Johnson Space CenterContinue reading “Ike Theriot Helps Prepare Astronauts to Work on the Moon “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY From June 11 through July 19, NASA’s free interactive exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival™ brought space exploration to soccer fans in East Downtown Houston.   More than 500,000 visitors explored the exhibit during the tournament, learning how the agency’s missions, research, and technology benefit life on Earth.   The exhibit introduced a global audience to the ArtemisContinue reading “NASA Brings Space Exploration to the FIFA World Cup “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 3 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue reading “APOD: 2026 August 3 – Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the Lacerta Nebula”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 2 – A Fire… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation writtenContinue reading “APOD: 2026 August 2 – A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written byContinue reading “APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon and Belt of Venus”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A solar eclipse, the Perseids, bright Venus after sunset, and a deep partial lunar eclipse highlight August’s skywatching. Skywatching Highlights Transcript A solar eclipse, one of the year’s best meteor showers, Venus at its brightest in the evening sky, and a lunar eclipse to close out the month. That’s “What’sContinue reading “What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 14, live from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and media and digital creators are invited to attend in person. The announcement, held in the XLV Hangar at the Shuttle Landing Facility, will preview a new eventContinue reading “NASA to Host Florida Event Celebrating American Air, Space Leadership”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Friday, July 31, 2026, NASA leadership and Virginia government officials opened NASA’s first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years, the Flight Dynamics Research Facility at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The state-of-the-art facility will support research and technology development that will advance the agency’sContinue reading “NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Opens at NASA Langley”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Flammability test results for commercial-off-the-shelf webbings that meet NASA flammability requirements are reported for use in elevated oxygen environments anticipated for future lunar and Martian missions. Testing demonstrated that a webbing composed of 60% Kevlar®/40% polybenzimidazole (PBI) from Sturges Manufacturing Company, Inc., specifically the natural version, passed flammability testing perContinue reading “TB 26-04 Webbings for Use in Elevated Oxygen Environments”