Articles about NASA – Page 6 of 24

NASA confirms it’s working with Tom Cruise (and SpaceX?) to make a movie on space station

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has confirmed in a tweet that the space agency is working with movie star Tom Cruise… Read More

NASA and SpaceX get set to make history with landmark spaceflight during pandemic

Everything is in readiness for the first mission to send humans into orbit from U.S. soil since NASA retired the… Read More

ICESat-2 laser-scanning satellite tracks how billions of tons of polar ice are lost

A satellite mission that bounces laser light off the ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland has found that hundreds of… Read More

NASA puts Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX on the list for lunar lander development program

NASA has selected teams led by Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX to develop lunar landing systems capable of putting astronauts… Read More

Vaneeza Rupani with Ingenuity helicopter

NASA takes high-school student’s suggestion and gives Mars Helicopter a new name: Ingenuity

Picking up on a suggestion from an Alabama high-school junior, NASA has given an ingenious name to the first helicopter… Read More

A new trio joins space station crew; next visitors are due to ride SpaceX’s Dragon

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts are settling into their new home on the International Space Station after… Read More

NASA picks Masten Space Systems to deliver science to the moon’s south pole

NASA has selected California-based Masten Space Systems to deliver eight science payloads to the moon’s south pole in 2022 on… Read More

SpaceX Dragon cargo craft leaves space station and splashes down in Pacific amid virus outbreak

The International Space Station bid farewell to a robotic SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule, with measures being taken at mission control… Read More

Boeing says it’ll redo uncrewed flight test of Starliner space taxi to space station

Boeing says it will redo the uncrewed test flight of its Starliner space taxi to the International Space Station, after… Read More

NASA goes back to the future and revives its formerly forbidden ‘worm’ logo

NASA is restoring a squiggly graphic representation of its acronym, known as “the Worm,” to a place of prominence, 28 years… Read More

Perseverance! NASA reveals the name of its next Mars rover, suggested by a seventh-grader

NASA’s next Mars rover was named Perseverance today, following up on a suggestion made by a seventh-grader in Virginia. More than… Read More

NASA astronaut and Seattle schoolkids celebrate the science of socks in space

Astronauts on the International Space Station get thick calluses on the tops of their feet instead of the bottoms, but… Read More

Boeing acknowledges shortcomings in Starliner spaceship testing and vows to fill the gaps

The program manager for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi acknowledges that more rigorous testing might have turned up the software… Read More

Watch Seattle students chat with orbiting NASA astronaut Jessica Meir about socks in space

Hundreds of middle-school and high-school students will gather at Seattle’s Museum of Flight on Monday to chat with NASA astronaut… Read More

OceanGate and NASA are teaming up to build better carbon-fiber pressure vessels

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate says it’s forged an agreement with NASA to support the development of carbon-fiber pressure vessels that could… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet Charles Simonyi; cosmic rays; Star Brews Beer Festival; and more

— Not many people can say they’ve traveled to space. Not many can say they were also the original developer… Read More

Third time’s the charm: Cygnus cargo ship finally gets launched to the space station

Northrop Grumman’s robotic Cygnus cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after two launch postponements. The… Read More

NASA picks missions to Venus, Triton and Io as finalists for Discovery funding

NASA has selected four proposed Discovery-class interplanetary missions to receive $3 million to flesh out their concepts, with the aim… Read More

Wanted: Moon and Mars explorers … NASA starts the recruiting process for next wave of astronauts

NASA says it’ll take applications for its next class of astronauts between March 2 and 31 — the first step… Read More

NASA’s moon program shines as one bright spot in White House science spending plan

While most discretionary spending is getting the axe in the White House’s newly released budget request, NASA and its Artemis… Read More

Solar Orbiter blasts off on a mission to study the sources of the sun’s power from pole to pole

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft was launched tonight to begin a seven-year, $1.5 billion mission aimed at studying the sun and… Read More

Starliner’s software shortcomings spark NASA safety review of Boeing’s practices

An interim assessment of what went wrong during December’s first uncrewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi has turned… Read More

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is all smiles after setting women’s record with 328-day spaceflight

NASA astronaut Christina Koch struck a joyful note today after finishing up 328 days in space aboard the International Space… Read More

NASA funds in-space manufacturing demo that will test Tethers Unlimited technology

NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies for a demonstration of in-space construction technologies, including the robotic… Read More

NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope goes dark after 16 years, leaving behind a bright infrared legacy

NASA sent its final command to the Spitzer Space Telescope today, ending more than 16 years spent studying alien planets,… Read More

NASA lists nine potential names suggested by kids for its next Mars rover: Vote for your favorite

NASA and an army of nearly 4,700 volunteer judges have selected nine potential names for a rover that’s due to… Read More

SpaceX aces fiery rehearsal of worst-case scenario for Crew Dragon spaceflights

With a fiery flash and volleys of cheers, SpaceX and NASA today rehearsed something they hope will never happen: a… Read More

NASA kicks off a new space tradition with glitzy astronaut graduation ceremony

Over the course of six decades, NASA has celebrated the selection of its astronauts in groups ranging from the Mercury… Read More

NASA and Boeing lay out time frame for reviewing Starliner’s flawed flight and planning next steps

NASA says it’s working with Boeing to set up an independent investigation team to review last month’s less-than-perfect maiden flight… Read More

Mighty Mice splash down aboard SpaceX Dragon cargo ship after zero-G study on space station

A troop of muscle-enhanced mice was among more than 3,500 pounds of experiments and equipment that came back to Earth… Read More