October 2011
23 posts
10-09-2011 →
NASA Performs Student Experiments For Whole World... →
NASA announced it will provide support to Space Adventures, Ltd. of Vienna, Va., to conduct a global competition for students to design experiments that will be performed in space and broadcast…
Hubble Mosaic of the Galactic Center →
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope infrared mosaic image represents the sharpest survey of the Galactic Center to date. It reveals a new population of massive stars and new details in complex…
10-07-2011 →
Vice President Biden Honors Mark Kelly →
Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Captain Mark Kelly during his retirement ceremony in the Secretary of War Suite of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 6,…
NASA Invites Twitter Fans To A Tweetup At Langley... →
NASA is inviting its Twitter followers to register for a Tweetup and behind-the-scenes tour of the agency’s first laboratory, NASA’s Langley Research Center. NASA will host 50 social media guests…
10-06-2011 →
NASA Administrator Available To Media At Kennedy... →
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will be available to media during a visit to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 11 a.m. EDT.
NASA Developing Instruments For New Solar Orbiter... →
NASA will begin development and testing of two science instruments, in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), to be placed on ESA’s newly selected Solar Orbiter mission.
Space Observatory Provides Clues To Creation Of... →
Astronomers have found a new cosmic source for the same kind of water that appeared on Earth billions of years ago and created the oceans. The findings may help explain how Earth’s surface ended up…
Molecular Cloud Cepheus B Is a Hot Spot for Star... →
This composite image, created using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope, shows the molecular cloud Cepheus B, located in our galaxy about 2,400 light years from…
10-04-2011 →
Arctic Sea Ice Continues Decline, Hits... →
Last month the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record.
Sputnik 1 →
On Oct. 4, 1957, Sputnik 1 successfully launched and entered Earth’s orbit. Thus, began the space age. The successful launch shocked the world, giving the former Soviet Union the distinction of…
NASA Awards Historic Green Aviation Prize →
NASA has awarded the largest prize in aviation history, created to inspire the development of more fuel-efficient aircraft and spark the start of a new electric airplane industry.
NASA To Seek Applicants For Next Astronaut... →
In early November, NASA will seek applicants for its next class of astronaut candidates who will support long-duration missions to the International Space Station and future deep space exploration…
10-02-2011 →
NASA Leads Study Of Unprecedented Arctic Ozone... →
A NASA-led study has documented an unprecedented depletion of Earth’s protective ozone layer above the Arctic last winter and spring caused by an unusually prolonged period of extremely low…
10-01-2011 →
NASA Modifies Contract To Continue Ground... →
NASA Modifies Contract To Continue Ground Operations Work
View of Mission Operations Control Room During the... →
Gene Kranz (foreground, back to camera), an Apollo 13 Flight Director, watches Apollo 13 astronaut and lunar module pilot Fred Haise onscreen in the Mission Operations Control Room, during the…
09-30-2011 →
NASA Awards Protective Services Contract At... →
NASA Awards Protective Services Contract At Kennedy