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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On March 2, 1995, space shuttle Endeavour launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its eighth trip into space, on the STS-67 Astro-2 mission. The crew included Commander Stephen Oswald, Pilot William Gregory, Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld, Wendy Lawrence, and Tamara Jernigan – who served as payload commanderContinue reading “30 Years Ago: STS-67, the Astro-2 Mission “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3, when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface.   The LuGRE payload’s success in lunar orbit and on the surface indicates that signals from theContinue reading “NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The shadow of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander can be seen in this photo from the Moon, taken after landing on March 2, 2025. The lander safely delivered a suite of 10 NASA science and technology instruments; these instruments will operate on the lunar surface for approximately one lunarContinue reading “Blue Ghost Lands on Moon”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The puzzle of predicting how three gravitationally bound bodies move in space has challenged mathematicians for centuries, and has most recently been popularized in the novel and television show “3 Body Problem.” There’s no problem, however, with what a team of researchers say is likely a stable trio of icyContinue reading “NASA’s Hubble Finds Kuiper Belt Duo May Be Trio”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A planet may have been destroyed by a white dwarf at the center of a planetary nebula — the first time this has been seen. As described in our latest press release, this would explain a mysterious X-ray signal that astronomers have detected from the Helix Nebula for over 40Continue reading “X-ray Signal Points to Destroyed Planet, Chandra Finds”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Explore Lagniappe for March 2025 featuring: Gator Speaks Welcome to March. It is the month that refuses to sit still. One day, the sun is shining, and the next day, the wind is howling through the trees, especially in the 125,000-acre buffer zone at NASA Stennis. The buffer zone andContinue reading “Lagniappe for March 2025”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Jason Hopper’s journey to NASA started with assessing the risk of stepping into the unknown. One day, while taking a break from his hobby of rock climbing at Mississippi State University, a fellow student noticed Hopper reading a rocket propulsion textbook with a photo of a space shuttle launch onContinue reading “How NASA Employee Went from Rock Climbing to Rocket Propulsion”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The National Society of Professional Engineers recently named Debbie Korth, Orion deputy program manager at Johnson Space Center, as NASA’s 2025 Engineer of the Year. Korth was recognized during an award ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 21, alongside honorees from 17 other federal agencies.Continue reading “Orion Deputy Program Manager Debbie Korth Receives 2025 Engineer of the Year Award”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 Curiosity continues to climb roughly southward through the layered sulfate strata toward the “boxwork” features. Although the previous plan’s drive successfully advanced the rover roughly 21 meters southward (about 69 feet),Continue reading “Sols 4468-4470: A Wintry Mix of Mars Science”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY I’m really pleased that you agreed to take advantage of this opportunity.  I don’t recall if I have actually met you personally,  but if so, then I apologize for not remembering. I don’t think so, although you’ve certainly signed things for me. Well, I guess I have because I doContinue reading “Interview with Sean Colgan”