ARVADA, Colorado, USA, 18 July 2019 – Special Aerospace Services LLC (SAS) commemorated the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing with the unveiling of a restored Apollo 16 test capsule. The spacecraft will be displayed permanently at the SAS Flight Factory in Arvada, Colo., where engineering design work for future lunar missions is now underway.
NASA Sees Irma Strengthen to a Category 5 Hurricane
NASA and NOAA satellites have been providing valuable satellite imagery to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center, and revealed that Hurricane Irma has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane on Sept. 5 around 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC).
2017 Solar Eclipse: Census Bureau Statistics
TIP SHEET: CB17-TPS.63 AUG. 10, 2017 — On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, all of North America will experience an eclipse of the sun. The solar eclipse path of totality will stretch from Salem, Ore., to Charleston, S.C. In recognition of the eclipse, the U.S. Census Bureau has compiled links to various social, economic and demographic […]
NASA’s CYGNSS Launch Takes Surrey Satellite’s Space GNSS Receiver into Orbit
ENGLEWOOD, COLO., December 15, 2016 — Surrey Satellite Technology’s Space GNSS Receiver Remote Sensing Instrument (SGR-ReSI) is the primary payload onboard NASA’s CYGNSS constellation, launched today, December 15. The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission is part of the NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Program that aims to improve extreme weather prediction by studying how tropical cyclones form.
NASA’s Kepler Confirms 100-Plus Exoplanets During Its K2 Mission
TUCSON, Ariz. — An international team of astronomers led by the University of Arizona has discovered and confirmed a treasure trove of new worlds using NASA’s Kepler spacecraft on its K2 mission. Among the findings tallying 197 initial planet candidates, scientists have confirmed 104 planets outside our solar system. Among the confirmed is a planetary […]
NASA Awards Grants to Nine Informal Learning Institutions
NASA has awarded almost $10 million in grants to informal education organizations in seven states to help inspire the next generation of scientists and explorers.
NASA purchases 24 Leica Nova MS50 MultiStations
Leica Geosystems announced that NASA has purchased 24 additional Leica Nova MS50 MultiStations, bringing their total number of MS50 MultiStations to 34. These precise total stations with integrated scanning capabilities will be used in testing the hardware for NASA’s new Space Launch System.
NASA is Giving Away Free, Retro Space Tourism Posters
From NASA – Exotic Cosmic Locales Available as Space Tourism Posters
NASA, NOAA Analyses Reveal Record-Shattering Global Warm Temperatures in 2015
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2016 – Earth’s 2015 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Esri and NASA Collaborate to Advance Cloud Access to Imagery
Esri Opens LERC to the Geospatial Community
