Category Archives: Nasa

National Native American Heritage Month – Karen Moore’s NASA Intern Story

Karen Moore shares her story on how her 2018 internship at NASA’s Langley Research Center allowed her to support the Minority University Research and Education Project for American Indian and Alaskan Native STEM Engagement (MAIANSE). The NASA Office of Education’s MAIANSE initiative supports tribal colleges or universities with career development and internship opportunities. Learn more […]

Exp. 34/35 Launches to the International Space Station

The Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 7:12 a.m. EST on Dec. 19. .

End of Greenland Glacier Breaks Away

On August 5, 2010, an enormous chunk of ice, roughly 97 square miles (251 square kilometers) in size, broke off the Petermann Glacier, along the northwestern coast of Greenland. The glacier lost about one-quarter of its 70-kilometer (40-mile) long floating ice shelf, the Northern Hemisphere’s largest. It’s not unusual for large icebergs to calve off […]

NASA Announces Astronaut Crews for First Commercial Vehicle Flights

NASA announces the men and women who will be on board the first flights of the new spaceships built by Boeing and SpaceX when Americans are once again launched into space from the USA. News release: https://go.nasa.gov/2KoGhVS The nine astronauts targeted to make the first flights on the Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon […]

NASA Astronauts Ring the Opening Bell for Nasdaq

A historic bell ringing, 250 miles above Earth. Today we recognize the achievements of our #LaunchAmerica mission with NASA Astronauts Chris Cassidy, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley who will ring the captain’s bell on the space station for Nasdaq’s opening bell. This marks the first time NASA will ring the opening bell for Nasdaq.

Who is NASA Astronaut Doug Hurley?

NASA astronaut Doug Hurley was the pilot on STS‐127 and STS‐135. Hurley holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tulane University. Before joining NASA, he was a fighter pilot and test pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps. Hurley is currently serving as Spacecraft Commander on the first crewed flight of the SpaceX Crew […]

NASA Black History Month Astronaut Profile – Jeanette Epps

“She always taught us that there’s no reason you can’t do these things.” NASA astronaut Dr. Jeanette Epps recalls who encouraged her to reach for the stars and talks about inspiring the #Artemis generation of young girls.

Making History: The Women of NASA

This month, we celebrate Women’s History Month by honoring the thousands of women both in the spotlight and behind the scenes here at NASA. In the past year alone, we’ve done everything from conducting the first all-woman spacewalk to leading missions to places we’ve only dreamed of and so much more. This video is available […]

NASA Astronauts Ring the Opening Bell for Nasdaq

A historic bell ringing, 250 miles above Earth. Today we recognized the achievements of our #LaunchAmerica mission with NASA Astronauts Chris Cassidy, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley who rung the captain’s bell onboard the International Space Station to open the day’s trading on June 2. Behnken and Hurley arrived at the station on May 31, […]

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Highlights Moon and Mars Exploration

In this episode of “Watch this Space,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discusses NASA’s recent selection of U.S. companies to potentially deliver science payloads to the lunar surface. He also visits the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, where he discusses the Mars InSight landing and plans for Mars 2020.