If you tell Lauren Best Ameen something is hard and cannot be done, she will likely reply, “Watch me.” As deputy manager for the Cryogenic Fluid Management Portfolio Project Office at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ameen and her team look for innovative ways to keep rocket fuel cold for long-duration missions. Work in […].
NASA and the U.S. Department of Education are teaming up to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education during after-school hours. The interagency program strives to reach approximately 1,000 middle school students in more than 60 sites across 10 states to join the program, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC). Members of […].
NASA’s Glenn Research Center continued a decades-long tradition of participating in the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program during the 2024 holiday season. On Dec. 9, members of the Marine Corps Reserve (3rd Battalion, 25th Marines) picked up 11 boxes of toys donated by employees from NASA Glenn’s facilities in Cleveland and Sandusky, Ohio. The […].
The United States and Norway have signed an agreement to allow the export of American space hardware to Norway for launches there. The post U.S. and Norway sign technology safeguards agreement for launches from Andøya appeared first on SpaceNews..
A study using data from ESA’s Swarm mission suggests that faint magnetic signatures created by Earth’s tides can help us determine magma distribution under the seabed and could even give us insights into long-term trends in global ocean temperatures and salinity..
In October 2024, NASA and ESA carried out a series of system trials to test the transmission of data from ESA ground stations to Amazon Web Service servers..
Italian rocket builder Avio has delivered the main structure of the first Space Rider service module to ESA’s ESTEC facility in the Netherlands for testing ahead of its inaugural flight. Space Rider is an uncrewed, reusable spacecraft designed to host in-orbit experimentation and technology demonstrations. The spacecraft is capable of remaining in orbit for up […] The post Avio Ships Space Rider Service Module Structure for Testing appeared first on European Spaceflight..
Finland signed the Artemis Accords Jan. 21, the first country to do so this year amid questions about the future of the agreement in the new administration. The post Finland signs Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews..
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) XMM-Newton X-ray space telescope recently discovered rapidly fluctuating X-ray signals… The post XMM-Newton observes black hole that exhibits strange oscillations appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com..
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, invites media to attend its observance of the agency’s Day of Remembrance at 9:30 a.m. CST Thursday, Jan. 23, in the lobby of Building 4221. Day of Remembrance honors the members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery. […].