NASA is funding nine proposals from eight states to investigate space radiation’s effect on human explorers. The proposals from researchers in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Texas have a total value of approximately $12 million.
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Construction began this week on the first new NASA spacecraft built to take humans to orbit since space shuttle Endeavour left the factory in 1991. Engineers at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans started welding together the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle.
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NASA and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex are hosting the annual NASA family education night Sept. 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. EDT at the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
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NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) managers will announce an agreement that could accelerate the availability of U.S. commercial crew transportation capabilities at 3 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 13. The announcement will occur at the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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NASA has launched a new interactive online program that allows race fans to learn about the many contributions the agency has made to the racing industry.
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In this GOES-13 satellite image, the large area of cloud cover over the eastern U.S. is indicative of Lee’s remnants.
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Nate appears as a small rounded area of clouds on today’s GOES-13 satellite image.
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Hurricane Katia is causing rough surf along the U.S. east coast, and fortunately that’s all she’ll do.
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