On behalf of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris awarded former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Tuesday for their bravery in NASA’s SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 (Demo-2) to the International Space Station in 2020.
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NASA Spinoffs Bolster Climate Resilience, Improve Medical Care, More
When it comes to NASA, most people look to the skies as rockets, rovers, and astronauts push the boundaries of space exploration. But the benefits of going above and beyond can be found here on Earth through products and services born from NASA innovation.
Read MoreNASA Extends Goddard Logistics, Technical Services Contract
NASA has awarded a modification to extend the period of performance of the Goddard Logistics and Technical Information II (GLTI II) Services Contract with TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas.
Read MoreMachine learning spots 8 potential technosignatures
Humans have five new leads in the search to find life beyond our solar system. Scientists attempting to address the question, “Are we alone in the universe?” have used a new machine-learning technique to discover eight previously undetected “signals of interest” from around five nearby stars. The team applied an algorithm to previously studied data collected by the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia as part of a campaign run by Breakthrough Listen, a privately funded initiative searching 1 million nearby stars, 100 nearby galaxies and the Milky Way‘s plane…
Read MoreFlora, Fauna at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
In this photo from Oct. 14, 2008, a great blue heron stands watch among a pond of water lilies on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Read MoreSave 27% on the Celestron SkyMaster Pro 20×80 binoculars
The large Celestron SkyMaster Pro 20×80 binoculars are 27% off over at Amazon (opens in new tab) and their size is not just for show. Boasting 80mm wide apertures the binoculars collect all light to deliver bright and detailed images. This comes in handy in low-light conditions. Next, their 20x magnification setting will help you spot a variety of celestial objects in our solar system like the moon and countless stars. We’ve a fan of Celestron’s large skywatching binoculars and gave four out of five stars to the Celestron SkyMaster…
Read MoreUnidentified aerial annoyance: Full disclosure or dubious nonsense?
The coming year will surely see a persistence of debate, discussion and disbelief regarding anonymous airborne occurrences. Today they are branded as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (UAP). But perhaps UAP is an off-shoot of “flying saucers” from afar, and once identified, will satisfy those hungry for a governmental confession that over the decades Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have assaulted our atmospheric, as well as mental airspace. Whatever is at play here, organizations are taking close encounters with weirdness seriously. What confidently looms ahead is an entire year of UAP and UFO…
Read MoreFormer NASA Astronauts to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Vice President Kamala Harris will award former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 4:25 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Hurley and Behnken will receive the award for bravery in NASA’s SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 (Demo-2) to the International Space Station in 2020.
Read MoreSenior Communications Manager Dewayne Washington
“If you tell an artist what to paint, they will paint it. But, if you tell them what you’re looking for, they’ll paint that – and there’s a difference. People appreciate that, the openness to be able to create.” – Dewayne Washington, Mars Sample Return Senior Communications Manager, NASA Headquarters
Read MoreNASA to Air Live Coverage of Spacewalk for Power System Upgrades
Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Thursday, Feb. 2, to continue the installation of hardware for future power system upgrades. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m. EST and last about six and a half hours.
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