All systems remain go for a return to Earth Monday for the seventh International Space Station crew, as recent solar activity levels are not anticipated to pose a concern. The […]
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ATK Successfully Conducts First Five-Segment Space Shuttle Motor Test
ATK (Alliant Techsystems) yesterday successfully conducted the first static test firing of a five-segment Space Shuttle reusable solid rocket motor (RSRM). The test conducted by ATK Thiokol Propulsion, Promontory, Utah, […]
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Green Mineral Indicates Red Planet is Dry
The presence of a common green mineral on Mars suggests that the red planet could have been cold and dry since the mineral has been exposed, which may be more […]
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New study seeks to identify and minimize danger to aviation from cosmic radiation
WASHINGTON – Scientists have long known of the potential risk from cosmic rays and other aspects of space weather, such as streams of protons from the Sun, to airline electronic […]
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Veteran Space Station Crew Available for NASA TV Interviews
NASA astronauts Ken Bowersox and Don Pettit, the Expedition 6 crew who returned from the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in May, are available to discuss their […]
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NASA JSC Observes National Disability Employment Awareness Month
NASA Johnson Space Center joins the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities in celebrating October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month. On Oct. 24, JSC will co-host the Governor’s Committee […]
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Andrews Space Wins Contract Extension from NASA
Andrews Space to Assess Commercial Cargo Transportation Service for the International Space Station Andrews Space, Inc. (Andrews) announced today that NASA has awarded the company an Alternate Access to Station […]
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China’s Great Leap Upward: Post Launch Assessment and Implications for the United States: Online
Dear Colleagues: Please note that October 16th: China’s Great Leap Upward: Post Launch Assessment and Implications for the United States can now be viewed on the Freeman Chair website. This […]
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Amber waves of grain on a mission to Mars
Mars came nearer to Earth this year than it has in more than 50,000 years, but a new technology could bring it closer still. Scientists have developed a fully sustainable […]
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Boehlert Announces Changes to House Science Committee Staff
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) today announced several recent additions and changes to the staff of the Committee. Associate General Counsel Michael Bloomquist has been […]
