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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Media are invited to visit NASA’s simulated Mars habitat on Monday, March 10, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The simulation will help prepare humanity for future missions to the Red Planet. This is the second of three missions as part of NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and PerformanceContinue reading “NASA Invites Media to Simulated Mars Habitat Before Next Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed stacking the twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters – seen in this Feb. 19, 2025, photo – inside the Vehicle Assembly Building for the agency’s Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. During stacking operations, which began Nov. 20, 2024, technicians usedContinue reading “Artemis II Rocket Booster Stacking Complete”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA marked a key milestone Feb. 18 with installation of RS-25 engine No. E20001, the first new production engine to help power the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on future Artemis missions to the Moon. The engine, built by lead SLS engines contractor L3Harris (formerly Aerojet Rocketdyne), was installed onContinue reading “NASA Stennis Teams Install New Production RS-25 Engine for Upcoming Hot Fire”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Pierre Morel, the first director of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and founding member of WCRP’s Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Core project, died on December 10, 2024. Pierre began his research as a theoretical physicist. His doctoral thesis examined the existence and properties of a condensed superfluidContinue reading “In Memoriam: Pierre Morel [1933–2024]”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY How to Attend The workshop will be hosted by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Virtual and in-person attendance are available. Registration is required for both. (Link coming soon!)Virtual info will be sent to virtual attendees one week before the workshop. Background, Goals and Objectives Preliminary Agenda

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free announced Wednesday his retirement, effective Saturday, Feb. 22. As associate administrator, Free has been the senior advisor to NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro and leads NASA’s 10 center directors, as well as the mission directorate associate administrators at NASA Headquarters in Washington. He is theContinue reading “NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free to Retire After 30 Years Service”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY One semester as a NASA Pathways intern was enough to inspire Portia Keyes to sign up for a Russian language class at college. After interning in the Johnson Space Center’s Office of Procurement, Keyes hoped to someday use her new language skills in support of the International Space Station Program.Continue reading “In the Starlight: Portia Keyes Procures Mission-Critical Support”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In an effort to learn more about astronaut health and the effects of space on the human body, NASA is conducting a new experiment aboard the International Space Station to speed up the detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, thus improving the health safety not only of astronauts but patients back onContinue reading “NASA Sends Experiment to Space to Study Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY So how long does it take to get from Earth to the Moon, to Mars or to Jupiter? As with most things in life, the answer is: it depends.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies above our communities. The research awards were made through NASA’s University Student Research Challenge (USRC), which provides students with opportunities to contribute to NASA’s flight research goals. This round isContinue reading “NASA Selects New Round of Student-Led Aviation Research Awards”