Dr. Lee Moradi is a humble man, one of those who would rather not receive attention. He is of medium build, with vigorous intensity hiding behind a thin veil of Persian alacrity. Moradi has worked with NASA since the 1980s—but he is not a rocket scientist. At the University of Alabama at Birmingham, he is…
Australia to Bring Aussies Along to Its First Trip to the Moon
The Australian Space Agency has launched a campaign to instil a sense of Aussie pride in its first space mission to the Moon, dubbed Australia’s “boldest adventure yet.” In collaboration with NASA, the mission involves sending an Australian-made rover to the Moon and is expected to launch in 2026. The project’s symbol is a common…
US Needs to Nurture STEM Studies to Fill Space Industry: Rep. Brian Babin
Ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Brian Babin (R-Texas) said the United States has fallen behind its adversaries in the development of its space program and space weaponry, and must encourage STEM studies to advance the U.S. space industry. “We need engineers and physicists and people that will go into our…
Hubble Telescope Spots Earendel, the Most Distant Star on Record
WASHINGTON—Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have discovered the most distant individual star on record, a bright behemoth they nicknamed Earendel—Old English for “morning star”—because it existed during the dawn of the universe. Researchers said the star, very hot and blue in color, was estimated at 50 to 100 times the mass of our sun,…
NASA’s SOFIA Observatory Studies Neighboring Galaxy From Chile
SANTIAGO—An airplane-borne telescope has flown high above Chile at night this month to observe a sliver of the universe as scientists aim to gain a better understanding of how stars are born. The U.S. space agency NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a state-of-the-art Boeing 747 fitted with a telescope able to observe the…
NASA Preparing for Upcoming SpaceX Mission
NASA is getting ready for the SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station. The mission will be NASA’s latest crew rotation flight involving a U.S. commercial spacecraft carrying astronauts. NASA officials held a press conference Thursday, detailing their efforts and the importance of mission safety. “We are getting ready for our crew rotation missions….
US Astronaut With Record-Long Spaceflight Mission Returns to Earth in Russian Capsule
U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Russian cosmonauts have returned to Earth on Wednesday after spending a record 355 days at the International Space Station (ISS). The American space explorer clocked the single longest spaceflight by a NASA astronaut in mid-March after breaking the previous record, held by retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, by 15…
NASA’s Bill Nelson Talks Moon and Beyond
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson detailed his agency’s coming efforts at an address Monday at the Kennedy Space Center. Nelson said the President Joe biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget would allow NASA to sustain America’s innovation leadership and keep NASA at the forefront of exploration and discovery by returning to the Moon with the Artemis program….
Astronauts Replace Radiator Hose on Space Station
Astronauts on Wednesday worked to install hoses on a valve module, a power and a data cable, and replace an external camera during a spacewalk at the International Space Station. Expedition 66 Flight Engineers Raja Chari of NASA and Matthias Maurer of ESA (European Space Agency) began the spacewalk at 8:32 a.m. EDT to install…
NASA’s Big, New Moon Rocket Begins Rollout En Route to Launch Pad Tests
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA’s next-generation moon rocket began a highly anticipated, slow-motion journey out of its assembly plant en route to the launch pad in Florida on Thursday for a final round of tests in the coming weeks that will determine how soon the spacecraft can fly. Rollout of the 32-story-tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket…
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