NASA to Preview Katalyst Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will host an audio-only media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 17, to preview the Katalyst Space mission to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft, called LINK, will attempt to rendezvous with Swift and raise its altitude, extending its science missionContinue reading “NASA to Preview Katalyst Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit”

Curiosity Blog: Sols 4913-4919: Planetary explorers, freewheeling to the Yardang unit!

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning day: Friday, June 5th, 2026 In a very broad sense, Curiosity has two modes of doing science – one centred around a defined science campaign (such as the recent boxwork campaign) andContinue reading “Curiosity Blog: Sols 4913-4919: Planetary explorers, freewheeling to the Yardang unit!”

NASA Awards Contract for Construction Services in California

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected multiple small businesses for the Western Regional Multiple Award Construction Contract, which supports a broad range of facility enhancement, modernization, and sustainment work at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, and other federal agencies in the region.Continue reading “NASA Awards Contract for Construction Services in California”

NASA, NOAA to Hold Joint Session at 23rd Symposium on Operational Environmental Satellite Systems

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Abstracts are now being accepted for the session, which will take place at the 2027 AMS Annual Meeting.

NASA Equips Astronauts, Industry with Robotic Intelligence 

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As NASA plans long-term missions on the Moon, the agency could use robots to perform routine tasks, allowing crew members to dedicate more time to science and exploration. However, robotic motion control requires complex technology and advances in features like robotic decision-making and object recognition. These are the challenges aContinue reading “NASA Equips Astronauts, Industry with Robotic Intelligence “

Train Ride to NASA Kennedy for Artemis III Booster Segments

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The final booster motor segments for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will help propel Artemis III astronauts on their journey to space shipped from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facility in Corinne, Utah on June 2. The eight booster motor segments are on their way to NASA’s Kennedy SpaceContinue reading “Train Ride to NASA Kennedy for Artemis III Booster Segments”

NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The complex puzzle known as little red dots has become more complete since their initial discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. Now a particular little red dot’s spectrum is helping connect many of the pieces. A team of astronomers led by Vasily Kokorev at the University ofContinue reading “NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’”

Jim Irons, Former Landsat Project Scientist, Wins Pecora Award

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Landsat’s Jim Irons won the prestigious William T. Pecora Award. Irons, now an emeritus scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, played an integral role in shaping the Landsat program into what it is today.

GLOBE Mission Earth Educators Participate in Land Cover Community of Practice

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY During the 2025-2026 school year, educators from the NASA Science Activation Program’s GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) Mission Earth project participated in a specialized Community of Practice led by NASA Langley Research Center to refine how students interact with NASA’s land cover data (MODIS, Landsat, andContinue reading “GLOBE Mission Earth Educators Participate in Land Cover Community of Practice”

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