“Lighter, Stronger, Better: Composites” is part of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s STEM in 30 series of live, fast-paced, 30-minute webcasts designed to increase interest and engagement in STEM for students. This episode, which originated from the museum Jan. 28, examines composites and how these engineered materials are used in the aerospace industry.
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It’s not rockets and satellites that make NASA soar. It’s people. NASA Explorers is a new digital series that takes you inside the space agency and follows the pioneers, risk-takers and experts at the frontline of exploration. Season 1, “Cryosphere,” joins NASA scientists on their journey to the frozen ends of the Earth as they […]
NASA’s Digital Learning Network, the U.S. Department of State’s Collaboratory, and Google’s Connected Classrooms invite educators and students to their Mission Mars Virtual Field Trip. The online event will take place on Friday, April 25, 2014 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT/1800 UTC, in conjunction with the 2014 USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. This […]
Vice President Mike Pence asked NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to accelerate the agency’s lunar exploration plans during a National Space Council meeting held at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 26. In addition to targeting a human landing on the Moon in 2024, the council also discussed creating a new Moon to […]
During an interview with ABC News on April 1, 2019, NASA Astronaut Anne McClain addressed a question about what would have been the first all-female spacewalk during Women’s History Month. Based on McClain’s recommendation, NASA changed assignments to protect the safety of the crew and the timing of the mission. Learn more about the spacewalk […]
This live program at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC highlights the success of America’s space program as it met President Kennedy’s challenge of putting a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander, who was the first person to set foot on the lunar […]
NASA-funded astrobiology research has changed the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all known life on Earth. Researchers conducting tests in the harsh environment of Mono Lake in California have discovered the first known microorganism on Earth able to thrive and reproduce using the toxic chemical arsenic. The microorganism substitutes arsenic for phosphorus in its cell […]
The first space station spacewalk of the new year, launching GOLD to study Earth’s near-space environment, and – read all about it … there’s NASA tech you probably use every day … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA’s Image […]
Astronaut Mike Fincke takes you on a tour of the International Space Station.
NASA’s Office of the Chief Technologist will complement the technology development activities within NASA’s Mission Directorates, leveraging synergies between them, and delivering forward-reaching technology solutions for future NASA science and exploration missions, and significant national needs.