2024 NESC Technical Update
1 Min Read 2024 NESC Technical Update Annual Report of NESC Technical Activities On behalf of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC), I am pleased to provide you with…
NASA Gives The World a Brake
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Current brake system technology cool disc brakes with air pulled from inside the vehicle’s body to prevent overheating. The…
Early Earth’s Oceans of Magma Accelerated the Moon’s Departure
The Earth and Moon have been locked in a gravitational dance for billions of years. Each day, as the Earth turns, the Moon tugs upon the oceans of the world,…
L3Harris ramps up satellite production in response to military demand
The company plans to open a new infrared sensor payload factory The post L3Harris ramps up satellite production in response to military demand appeared first on SpaceNews.
Could the ESA’s PLATO Mission Find Earth 2.0?
Currently, 5,788 exoplanets have been confirmed in 4,326 star systems, while thousands more candidates await confirmation. So far, the vast majority of these planets have been gas giants (3,826) or…
At five years, Space Force reflects on growth, challenges and the road ahead
Saltzman: ‘Space has never been more vital to our nation, our national security, and its prosperity’ The post At five years, Space Force reflects on growth, challenges and the road…
NASA to Discuss Firefly’s First Robotic Artemis Moon Flight
As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission One lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the…
Vacuum Testing Complete on Artemis II Orion Spacecraft
On Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, a team returns the Artemis II Orion spacecraft to the Final Assembly and Test cell from a vacuum chamber inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations…
Cosmic rays may complicate the quest to find life on Mars
We may be racing against the clock to identify signs of life on Mars — and it’s all because of cosmic rays.
NASA Invites Social Creators for Launch of Two NASA Missions
NASA’s SPHEREx observatory undergoes integration and testing at BAE Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in April 2024. The space telescope will use a technique called spectroscopy across the entire sky, capturing…