Meet the team designing and building the Psyche mission’s gamma ray and neutron spectrometer. This instrument on the spacecraft will detect, measure, and map Psyche’s elemental composition. It is mounted on a 6-foot (2-meter) boom to distance the sensors from background radiation created by energetic particles interacting with the spacecraft and to provide an unobstructed […]
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How did life begin on Earth? Does life exist beyond our home planet? How do we search for it? These are the really tough questions astrobiologists want to answer by studying life as we know it. Here’s what you need to know about our search for life in the cosmos: https://www.nasa.gov/content/the-search-for-life
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 36 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy and Karen Nyberg of NASA and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency fielded questions about life and research on the orbital laboratory with reporters from KGO-TV in San Francisco and WDAY-TV in Fargo, N.D., during a pair of in-flight interviews July 18. Cassidy […]
NASA Honors Black History Month with a tribute to past and present African Americans who have helped shape America’s space program. This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2019_0213_NASA%20Honors%20Black%20History%20Month.html
Getting back to the business of NASA, an update on our Commercial Crew Program, and, our mission to the Sun is in full swing … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-NHQ_2019_0201_Getting%20Back%20to%20Business%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20February%201,%202019.html
Astronauts Chris Cassidy, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken commemorate Independence Day in the United States. They explain the history of the American flag that was flown on the first and last space shuttle missions, which Doug and Bob will carry back to Earth when they return home aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft. For […]
A mighty powerful spacewalk outside the space station, a look at the space station’s next crew, and updates on our Artemis program … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library: https://images.nasa.gov/details-A%20Mighty%20Powerful%20Spacewalk%20Outside%20the%20Space%20Station%20on%20This%20Week%20@NASA%20%E2%80%93%20July%203,%202020
During his State of the Union address Jan. 20, President Obama emphasized the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or STEM, to maintaining a strong and competitive American economy. On hand as an invited guest, was NASA astronaut Scott Kelly who is preparing to take part in the first ever one-year mission aboard the […]