Unique Combination of Sensors Used to Gather High Resolution Topographic and Bathymetric Lidar Data Along 12,000 Square Miles of Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast Areas Not Surveyed Since Civil War Era
NASA Report Details How Agency Significantly Benefits US Economy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2020 — NASA released Friday the results of its first-ever agencywide economic impact report. The report shows that, through all NASA activities, the agency generated more than $64.3 billion in total economic output during fiscal year 2019, supported more than 312,000 jobs nationwide, and generated an estimated $7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes throughout the United […]
NASA Invites Media, Public to Watch Cargo Launch to Space Station
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2020 — NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting 10:27 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the launch of its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station.
NASA Highlights Science, Business on Next Northrop Grumman Mission to Space Station
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 24, to discuss science investigations, technology demonstrations, and commercial products launching on Northrop Grumman’s 14th commercial resupply mission for the agency to the International Space Station.
NASA Awards STTR Research Grant To Geisel Software And UNLV For Robot Simulation Platform for Source Search and Mapping
System increases efficiency of space exploration while decreasing human exploration risk
Satellite Imagery: SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon Launch
Maxar collected new satellite imagery on May 30th of the historic launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Spacecraft from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Most notably, Maxar collected a dramatic image of the rocket and the astronauts flying toward space and high above the launch pad and […]
Coverage of Landmark NASA SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight
NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight on Wednesday, May 27, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station.
NASA, Partners Launch Virtual Hackathon to Develop COVID-19 Solutions
NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) are inviting coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, artists, and technologists to participate in a virtual hackathon May 30-31 dedicated to putting open data to work in developing solutions to issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NASA Selects Proposals to Demonstrate SmallSat Technologies to Study Interplanetary Space
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2019 — NASA has selected two proposals to demonstrate small satellite technologies to improve science observations in deep space, which could help NASA develop better models to predict space weather events that can affect astronauts and spacecraft.
Special Aerospace Services Unveils Restored Apollo Test Capsule in Colorado
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.