Sophia Roberts: Showcasing the CosmosAstrophysics Science Video Producer – Goddard Space Flight Center Growing up in Detroit with a camera in her hand, Sophia Roberts — now an award-winning astrophysics science video producer—never imagined that one day her path would wind through clean rooms, vacuum chambers, and even a beryllium mine. But framing the final frontier sometimes requires traveling […]
ROAMX testing in the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory (PAL) at NASA Ames Research CenterDuring 2024-2025, helicopter blades optimized for Mars were tested in the Planetary Aeolian Laboratory (PAL) at NASA Ames Research Center as part of the Rotor Optimization for the Advancement of Mars eXploration (ROAMX) project. The experimental test-chamber of the PAL can be depressurized to create atmospheric air pressures of different planetary bodies such as Mars. […]
A Mission at Home and at Work: Caregivers at Johnson Navigate Dual Role With Community SupportsMany team members at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston may recognize Alicia Baker as the talented flutist in the Hispanic Employee Resource Group’s Mariachi Celestial band. Or, they may have worked with Baker in her role as a spacesuit project manager, testing NASA’s prototype spacesuits and preparing Johnson’s test chambers to evaluate vendor spacesuits. […]
Sirius Space Completes STAR-1 Hot Fire Test CampaignFrench launch startup Sirius Space Services announced on 17 October that it had completed a hot fire test campaign of the thrust chamber for its STAR-1 rocket engine. In December 2023, the company successfully kicked off an extended hot fire test campaign of a STAR-1 thrust chamber prototype. The test campaign was conducted on the […]
Sols 4277-4279: Getting Ready To Say Goodbye to the King!Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 It’s time to move on from our “Kings Canyon” drill site, so today’s plan focused on our usual tidy up routine after a drill campaign. First we need to dump out any material in the drill chambers, in an action called “RAGE” – this sounds aggressive but stands […]
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Gets Lift on EarthCrane operator Rebekah Tolatovicz, a shift mechanical technician lead for Artic Slope Regional Corporation at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, operates a 30-ton crane to lift the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft out of the recently renovated altitude chamber to the Final Assembly and Systems Testing, or FAST, cell inside NASA Kennedy’s Neil A. […]
Artemis II: no pressureThe Orion vehicle that will bring astronauts around the Moon and back for the first time in over 50 years was recently tested in a refurbished altitude chamber used during the Apollo era.
Orbital Defense Company Dark Completes Hot Fire Test CampaignParis-based orbital defense company Dark has completed an initial hot fire test campaign for the combustion chamber of its Sheitan rocket engine. The engine will power the company’s air-launched Interceptor rocket. Founded in 2021, Dark initially planned to develop a multipurpose air-launched rocket. However, the company has since refashioned itself to focus on offering services […]
Hera and its CubeSats speak with mission controlESA’s Hera asteroid mission and its two CubeSats interacted as if they were in space, within the foam pyramid-lined walls of the Agency’s Maxwell test chamber in the Netherlands. The trio communicated together, sharing data and ranging information at the same time as their Hera mothership received commands from its mission controllers at the European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany.
Space industry seeks clarity on defense market plansSpace industry executives and investors at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event grappled with unanswered questions on the Pentagon’s plans to commercialize activities.
Bumpy Road Ahead for the Remainder of the 118th CongressThe second session of the 118th Congress officially began today at noon although both chambers met only in pro forma sessions. They return for legislative business next week with an […]

NCE calls on exporters to seek national recognition through Export Awards 2026Sri Lanka, Aug. 25 -- The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) invites eligible Sri Lankan exporters to submit their applications for the NCE Export Awards 2026, providing businesses with ...

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Five women innovators to take the stage at 9th annual Trailblazers in IrvineThe California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce (CalAsian Chamber), in partnership with the National Asian Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (National ACE), is proud ...











