Armstrong Flight Research Center: A Year in Review
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) It was an abundant year of innovation, exploration, and inspiration for NASA’s Armstrong Flight...
Month : December 2023
120 Years Ago: The First Powered Flight at Kitty Hawk
On Dec. 17, 1903, humanity’s long-held dream of flying came true. Ideas of flying date back centuries, from the Greek legend of Icarus and Daedalus,...
NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus
A study zooms in on data that NASA’s Cassini gathered at Saturn’s icy moon and finds evidence of a key ingredient for life and a...
I am Artemis: Bruce Askins
Bruce Askins Growing up, Bruce Askins was passionate about space and oceanography. His desire to explore other worlds always made him want to be an...
The Marshall Star for December 13, 2023
16 Min Read The Marshall Star for December 13, 2023 Marshall Team Members Celebrate Holiday Season By Jessica Barnett Marshall team members gather at the...
NASA Provides Update on Venture-Class Launch Services
NASA currently is working with several commercial companies as part of the agency’s VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) launch services contract, providing new...
NASA’s NEOWISE Celebrates 10 Years, Plans End of Mission
The asteroid and comet-hunting infrared space telescope has gathered an impressive haul of observations, but it’s now at the mercy of the Sun, which is...
NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link
3 Min Read NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link NASA’s ILLUMA-T payload at Goddard Space Flight Center fully tested and integrated prior...
Seeing and Believing: 15 Years of Exoplanet Images
5 Min Read Seeing and Believing: 15 Years of Exoplanet Images Beta Pictoris is located about 60 light-years away toward the constellation of Pictor (the...
Breaking Records, Returning Asteroid Samples Among NASA’s Big 2023
In 2023, as NASA pushed the limits of exploration for the benefit of humanity, the agency celebrated astronaut Frank Rubio becoming the first American astronaut...
