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POLARIS Spaceplanes Receives Approval for Rocket-Powered FlightsIMAGE
europeanspaceflight.com• Oct 5, 2024• 1 min read
POLARIS Spaceplanes Receives Approval for Rocket-Powered FlightsGerman startup POLARIS Spaceplanes has received approval to commence with rocket-powered flight tests of its new MIRA II demonstrator. Founded in 2019, Bremen-based POLARIS Spaceplanes is developing its AURORA multipurpose spaceplane and hypersonic transport system. Along with a hypersonic testing capability, the vehicle will, with the addition of an expendable upper stage, be capable of […]
Science Activation’s PLACES Team Facilitates Third Professional Learning InstituteIMAGE
science.nasa.gov• Oct 4, 2024• 1 min read
Science Activation’s PLACES Team Facilitates Third Professional Learning InstituteThe NASA Science Activation program’s Place-Based Learning to Advance Connections, Education, and Stewardship (PLACES) project supports middle and high school educators to engage students in data-rich Earth science learning through the integration of NASA data sets, images, classroom lessons, and other assets. This project draws on a place-based approach as a means to increase “data […]
ULA launches second Vulcan flight, encounters strap-on booster anomalyIMAGE
spaceflightnow.com• Oct 4, 2024• 1 min read
ULA launches second Vulcan flight, encounters strap-on booster anomalyUnited Launch Alliance fired off a next-generation Vulcan rocket Friday in the second of two "certification" test flights needed before the new launcher can be used to carry high-priority national security payloads for the U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office. One of two solid-propellant strap-on boosters provided by Northrop Grumman suffered an anomaly of some sort. ULA CEO Tory Bruno said it will be investigated.
ULA’s Vulcan launches second certification flightIMAGE
nasaspaceflight.com• Oct 3, 2024• 1 min read
ULA’s Vulcan launches second certification flightCurrently scheduled to launch on Friday, Oct. 4, the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) heavy-lift Vulcan rocket is ready to fly on its second certification mission for the United States Space Force. The mission, named Certification Flight 2 or simply Cert-2, is expected to launch from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida during a three-hour launch window that opens at 6:00 AM EDT (10:00 UTC).
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Astronauts Rubio and Berrios Speak During Hispanic Heritage MonthIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 3, 2024• 1 min read
Astronauts Rubio and Berrios Speak During Hispanic Heritage MonthNASA astronauts Frank Rubio, center, and Marcos Berrios, right, share a laugh with staff during a White House Hispanic Heritage Month event on Sept. 30, 2024. Rubio broke the record of longest single duration spaceflight for a U.S. astronaut with a mission duration of 371 days; Berrios graduated in the most recent class of astronaut […]
How NASA Astronauts Vote from Space Aboard International Space StationIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 3, 2024• 1 min read
How NASA Astronauts Vote from Space Aboard International Space StationNASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have the opportunity to vote in general elections through absentee ballots or early voting in coordination with the county clerk’s office where they live. So, how is voting from space possible? Through NASA’s Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) Program. Similar to most data transmitted between the space station […]
POLARIS Spaceplanes Hits €7.1M in Total FundingIMAGE
europeanspaceflight.com• Oct 3, 2024• 1 min read
POLARIS Spaceplanes Hits €7.1M in Total FundingGerman startup POLARIS Spaceplanes announced that after securing its latest tranche of funding, it has now raised a total of €7.1 million for the development of its AURORA multipurpose spaceplane and hypersonic transport system. Late last month, POLARIS announced that it had secured its largest investment to date from Klaus Dienes’ Dienes Holding. Klaus Dienes […]
The Marshall Star for October 2, 2024IMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 2, 2024• 1 min read
The Marshall Star for October 2, 2024The Fabric of Marshall: Center Hosts Safety Day 2024 By Serena Whitfield “Safety Woven Throughout the Fabric of Marshall” was the theme for Safety Day at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center on Sept. 26. Kickoff activities were held in Building 4316 and other sites around the center. “It is crucial to ensure that each of […]
New NASA eClips VALUE Bundles for Learners with Varied NeedsIMAGE
science.nasa.gov• Oct 2, 2024• 1 min read
New NASA eClips VALUE Bundles for Learners with Varied NeedsThe NASA Science Activation program’s NASA eClips project, led by the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), aims to increase Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) literacy and inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists by providing effective web-based, standards-aligned, in-school and out-of-school learning and teaching resources through the lens of NASA. In Summer 2024, […]
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NASA’s TESS Spots Record-Breaking Stellar TripletsIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 2, 2024• 1 min read
NASA’s TESS Spots Record-Breaking Stellar TripletsProfessional and amateur astronomers teamed up with artificial intelligence to find an unmatched stellar trio called TIC 290061484, thanks to cosmic “strobe lights” captured by NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite). The system contains a set of twin stars orbiting each other every 1.8 days, and a third star that circles the pair in just […]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Concludes Space Station Scientific MissionIMAGE
nasa.gov• Oct 1, 2024• 1 min read
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Concludes Space Station Scientific MissionNASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin are returning to Earth after months aboard the International Space Station conducting scientific experiments and technology demonstrations for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. The four launched on March 3 aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. […]
NOAA Kicks Off TraCSS Space Situational Awareness SystemIMAGE
spacepolicyonline.com• Oct 1, 2024• 1 min read
NOAA Kicks Off TraCSS Space Situational Awareness SystemNOAA’s Office of Space Commerce began beta testing its Tracking Coordination System for Space, or TraCSS, today to provide space situational awareness data to commercial satellite operators. At the moment...
NASA Continues Advancing STEM for Students Through New PartnershipIMAGE
nasa.gov• Sep 30, 2024• 1 min read
NASA Continues Advancing STEM for Students Through New PartnershipDuring an event at NASA Headquarters in Washington Monday, the agency and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation signed a Space Act Agreement to collaborate and expand STEM opportunities for Latino K-12 and university students and reduce barriers to agency activities and opportunities. The signing is the latest in a series of efforts by NASA to expand […]
NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson to Discuss Science, Station MissionIMAGE
nasa.gov• Sep 30, 2024• 1 min read
NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson to Discuss Science, Station MissionNASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson will share details of her recent six-month mission aboard the International Space Station in a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 4, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The news conference will air live on NASA+ and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA content through a […]
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Aerospace Medicine ClerkshipIMAGE
nasa.gov• Sep 30, 2024• 1 min read
Aerospace Medicine ClerkshipThe application window for the April 2025 session is open. The next available session will convene Monday, March 31- Friday, April 25. Applications for the April 2025 session will close on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 1159 CT. If you have read the FAQ and still have questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me […]