NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission to StationFollowing a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are bound for the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying more than 6,000 pounds of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off at 9:29 p.m. EST Monday, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from […]
Sols 4352-4354: Halloween Fright Night on MarsEarth planning date: Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 Yesterday evening (Thursday) was Halloween for many of us here on Earth. My neighborhood in eastern Canada was full of small (and not so small!) children, running around in the dark collecting sweets and candy but also getting scared by the ghostly decorations hung at each house. Little […]
Lagniappe for November 2024Explore Lagniappe for November 2024 featuring: Gator Speaks The month of October is known for becoming cooler in these parts, and there sure were plenty of recent cool moments for NASA Stennis that set the tone for the future. Last month, the center marked a milestone for testing a new SLS (Space Launch System) rocket […]
From Logistics to Legacy: NASA Employee is a Part of Something GreatEvery task at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, is not simply work for Tessa Keating – it is a meaningful step toward a part of something great. “It has been a dream career. I count it an honor to share the NASA story and humbled to know our team witnesses a […]
NASA Stennis Plants Artemis Moon TreeA tree-planting ceremony at NASA’s Stennis Space Center on Oct. 29 celebrated NASA’s successful Artemis I mission as the agency prepares for a return around the Moon with astronauts on Artemis II. “We already have a thriving Moon Tree from the Apollo years onsite,” NASA Stennis Director John Bailey said. “It is exciting to add […]
Station Science Top News: Nov. 1, 2024Bioprinted patches could help wounds heal Researchers successfully demonstrated the function of a handheld bioprinter that could provide a simple and effective way to treat wounds in space using human skin cells. Crews could use this technology to treat their own injuries and protect crew health and mission success in the future. Spaceflight can affect […]
Still Kickin’ Since the ’70s: NASA’s Voyager Mission Keeps ExploringNASA’s Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it’s making history as it conducts new science. But how are two spacecraft from the ’70s not just surviving, but thriving farther out in space than any other spacecraft has been before? A Little Mission Background Voyager is a NASA mission made up of two different spacecraft, […]
NASA, Bhutan Conclude Five Years of Teamwork on STEM, SustainabilityNASA and the Kingdom of Bhutan have been actively learning from each other and growing together since 2019. The seeds planted over those years have ripened into improved environmental conservation, community-based natural resource management, and new remote sensing tools. Known for its governing philosophy of “gross national happiness,” [Bhutan] has a constitutional mandate to maintain […]
Atlantis Begins 13th Space TripSpace shuttle Atlantis lifts off in this Nov. 3, 1994, image, with NASA astronauts Donald R. McMonagle, Curtis L. Brown, Jr., Ellen S. Ochoa, Scott E. Parazynski, and Joseph R. Tanner, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Jean-Francois-Clervoy aboard. During the 11-day mission, the crew studied Earth’s atmosphere, gathering data on the Sun’s energy output, […]
¿Cómo se investiga en gravedad cero? Preguntamos a una científica de la NASARealizar experimentos científicos en la Tierra puede ser complicado pero en el espacio es aún más difícil debido a las condiciones de gravedad cero y microgravedad. La gerente de investigaciones comerciales de la Estación Espacial Internacional, Yuri Guinart-Ramírez, te explica cómo en la estación se llevan a cabo cientos de investigaciones científicas en condiciones de […]