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Former NASA Center Director, Scientist to Receive Presidential Medals – NASA
President Joe Biden will present Dr. Ellen Ochoa, former center director and astronaut at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Dr. Jane Rigby, senior project scientist for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, each with the…
DHS releases guidance for unmanned aerial systems for public safety missions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) released 2 guidance documents to aid public safety agencies with procurement decisions related to…
NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from Space Station – NASA
NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara returned to Earth after a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Saturday, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya.…
NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return – NASA
Three crew members are scheduled to begin their return to Earth on Friday, April 5, from the International Space Station. NASA will provide live coverage of their departure from the orbital complex and landing.
NASA astronaut Loral…
NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch; Trio to Join Expedition 70 – NASA
Three crew members will blast off on Thursday, March 21, to support Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. NASA will provide full coverage of launch and crew arrival at the microgravity laboratory.
NASA astronaut Tracy C.…
Gaza: Aid missions risk being halted without security guarantees
Six Palestinians are believed to have died in the Gaza City incident and 83 more were wounded as they waited for aid trucks to arrive at Kuwait Roundabout, according to news reports.The development came after relief chief Martin…
Luxembourg Leaders Focus on Lunar Exploration at Visit to NASA Ames – NASA
The challenges of working on the surface of the Moon are at the center of a facility at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The Lunar Lab and Regolith Testbeds help scientists and engineers – from NASA and…
Splashdown! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth – NASA
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 completed the agency’s seventh commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Tuesday after splashing down safely in a Dragon spacecraft off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. The international…
New York’s 105th Airlift Wing Flies Overseas Medical Missions
NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Airmen of the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing wrapped up four months of overseas aeromedical evacuation missions…
Update on Status of NASA’s OSAM-1 Project – NASA
Following an in-depth, independent project review, NASA has decided to discontinue the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) project due to continued technical, cost, and schedule challenges, and a broader community…
A Review of Electric UAV Visual Detection and Navigation Technologies for Emergency Rescue Missions
Sustainability, Vol. 16, Pages 2105: A Review of Electric UAV Visual Detection and Navigation Technologies for Emergency Rescue Missions
Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su16052105
Authors:
Peng Tang
Jiyun Li
Hongqiang Sun
Sudden…
NASA Astronomer Sees Power in Community, Works to Build More – NASA
Science is often portrayed as a solitary affair, where discoveries are made by lone geniuses toiling in isolation. But Dr. Natasha Batalha, an astronomer at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, says solving…
NASA Invites Media to Speak with Artemis II Moon Crew, Recovery Team – NASA
Media are invited to speak with the four Artemis II astronauts on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Naval Base San Diego in California. The crew will fly around the Moon next year as part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, marking the first astronauts to…
NASA, Intuitive Machines to Discuss Historic Moon Mission Today – NASA
NASA and Intuitive Machines will host a televised news conference at 5 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 23, to detail the Odysseus lander’s historic soft Moon landing.
With the last-minute assistance of a NASA precision landing technology, the…
NASA Tech Contributes to Soft Moon Landing, Agency Science Underway – NASA
Editor’s note: This release was updated Feb. 23, 2024, to add an image from the news conference and participant titles.
For the first time in more than 50 years, new NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations are operating…
NASA Sets Coverage of First US Uncrewed Commercial Moon Landing – NASA
As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Intuitive Machines is targeting no earlier than 5:49 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 22, to land their Odysseus lunar lander near Malapert A in the…
NASA Astronaut Available for Interviews Prior to Space Station Mission – NASA
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is available in limited opportunities to discuss her mission beginning at 8 a.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 26. The interviews will take place ahead of Dyson launching to the International Space Station in March.…
NASA Ames Hosts JAXA Leader to Discuss Space Science and Spaceflight – NASA
Daniel Andrews, project manager for NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) (left), stands next to a full-scale model of the rover alongside visitors from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA): Dr. Hitoshi…
NASA Shares Assignments for its SpaceX Crew-9 Space Station Mission – NASA
As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission, four crew members are preparing to launch to the International Space Station and conduct a wide-ranging set of operational and research activities for the benefit of all.
Launching aboard the…
USCIS Releases New Data on Effective Reduction of Backlogs, Support for Humanitarian Missions, and…
WASHINGTON – Today, USCIS released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 progress report (PDF, 1.08 MB) with new information demonstrating how it reduced backlogs in certain programs and supported humanitarian missions. The report summarizes…
USCIS Releases New Data on Effective Reduction of Backlogs, Support for Humanitarian Missions, and…
WASHINGTON – Today, USCIS released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 progress report (PDF, 1.08 MB) with new information demonstrating how it reduced backlogs in certain programs and supported humanitarian missions. The report summarizes…
Editorial: Editor’s challenge in planetary science: the future of planetary exploration and the next…
I am thrilled to announce the inaugural editor’s challenge in the Planetary Science section, focusing on the future of planetary exploration and the upcoming generation of planetary missions. This compilation highlights the exceptional…
After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends – NASA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW5akI5Rnyg
NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. While the helicopter…
Artemis Teams Install Emergency Escape Baskets at NASA Kennedy – NASA
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program began installing the four emergency egress baskets at Launch Pad 39B in preparation for NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the event…
NASA, Sierra Space Invite Media to See Spaceplane for Cargo Missions – NASA
As part of NASA’s efforts to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, media are invited to view Sierra Space’s uncrewed commercial spaceplane ahead of its first demonstration flight for the agency to the International Space…
NASA Shares Newest Results of Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review – NASA
NASA released on Tuesday the outcomes of its 2023 Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review, the agency’s process to build a roadmap for exploration of the solar system for the benefit of humanity.
The Moon to Mars architecture approach…
Resilient Partnerships for U.S. Military Satellite Communication Missions
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is seeking to enhance the resilience of its space operations. This report documents the authors’ development of a methodology to define, assess, and evaluate resilience criteria over time—with a focus on the…
NASA Invites Media to First Intuitive Machines, SpaceX Moon Launch – NASA
As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, media accreditation is open for Intuitive Machines’ first robotic flight to the Moon’s surface. The robotic deliveries will transport agency…
NASA Science, Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One Concludes – NASA
The first flight of NASA’s commercial lunar delivery service carrying agency science and technology, as well as other customer payloads intended for the Moon, has come to an end. After 10 days and 13 hours in space, Astrobotic’s…
Gaza: Fewer than 1 in 4 aid missions given green light, says OCHA
“In the first two weeks of January, only 24 per cent - seven out of 29 – of planned missions to deliver food, medicine, water and other lifesaving supplies successfully reached their destinations north of Wadi Gaza,” said the Office for…
NASA is delaying its Artemis missions to the moon
NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for Artemis I at the Kennedy Space Center in FloridaNASA
It is going to take a little longer than expected to send astronauts back to the moon. NASA has delayed its…
NASA Invites Public to Send Names Aboard Artemis Robotic Moon Rover – NASA
NASA is inviting people to send their names to the surface of the Moon aboard the agency’s first robotic lunar rover, VIPER – short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover. The rover will embark on a mission to the lunar…
NASA, United Arab Emirates Announce Artemis Lunar Gateway Airlock – NASA
NASA and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced Sunday plans for the space centre to provide an airlock for Gateway, humanity’s first space station that will orbit the Moon. The lunar…
NASA Administrator, Leaders to Discuss Artemis Moon Mission Plans – NASA
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 9, to provide an update on the agency’s lunar exploration plans for the benefit of all under Artemis.
Audio of the briefing will stream live on NASA’s website.
In…
Editorial: Recent progress from lunar, mars and asteroid missions
Space science and engineering is a rapidly developing field that aims to explore the mysteries and potentials of the celestial bodies in our Solar System and beyond. In this Research Topic, we review some of the recent progress from…
NASA Sets Coverage for ULA, Astrobotic Artemis Robotic Moon Launch – NASA
As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Astrobotic are targeting 2:18 a.m. EST Monday, Jan. 8, for the first commercial robotic launch to the Moon’s…
Guard Caps 2023 Supporting Defense Strategy, Domestic Missions
ARLINGTON, Va. – As December draws to a close, the National Guard wraps up a dynamic year, leaving an indelible mark supporting the warfighter and protecting…
WHO and partners deliver aid to two Gaza hospitals in high-risk missions
Teams that undertook the high-risk missions witnessed intense hostilities in their vicinity, as well as high patient loads and overcrowding caused by people seeking refuge.They also reported that food needs remain dire across the…