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NASA's High-Resolution Air Quality Control Instrument Launches

WASHINGTON, April 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A NASA instrument to provide unprecedented resolution of monitoring major air pollutants – down to four square miles – lifted off on its way to geostationary orbit at 12:30 a.m. EDT Friday. The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument will improve life on Earth by revolutionizing the way scientists observe air quality from space.

Human Lander Challenge logo overlaid on an artist's illustration of an Artemis astronaut looking out at the lunar surface

NASA Seeks Student Solutions for Managing Moon Landing Dust Cloud
For full competition details, visit the Human Lander Challenge website: https://hulc.nianet.org

WASHINGTON , March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As NASA and industry partners develop new human landing systems to transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon's surface and back as part of

NASA Sets Coverage for Agency's SpaceX Crew-6 Events, Launch

The Crew-6 launch will carry two NASA astronauts, Mission Commander Stephen Bowen and Pilot Warren Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi,

NASA Astronaut Tom Marshburn to Retire on Sat, Dec 31, 2022

Veteran spacewalker and flight surgeon Tom Marshburn is retiring from NASA after 28 years, including 18 years as an astronaut. His last day with the agency is Saturday, Dec. 31.

Dr. Thomas H. Marshburn was selected by NASA in 2004

Rocket Lab joins NASA’s $278.5 million project to accelerate development of near-Earth communications through partnerships with commercial satellite communications providers

NASA’s Communications Services Project Sees Inmarsat Government Select Rocket Lab to Develop L-Band Radio

Apollo Astronaut James McDivitt Dies at Age 93

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Former NASA astronaut James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, died Oct. 13. McDivitt passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family and friends in Tucson, Arizona. He was 93 years old.

McDivitt was born June 10, 1929, in Chicago. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, before going on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Michigan, graduating first in his class in 1959.

Spacecraft's flight software and testing equipment supply delays Psyche Asteroid Mission

NASA Announces Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA announced Friday the Psyche asteroid mission, the agency's first mission designed to study a metal-rich asteroid, will not make its planned 2022 launch attempt.

NASA Administrator, Arizona Students to Hear from Station Astronauts

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Students from Arizona will have an opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Sen. Mark Kelly will participate in the call. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 1:35 p.m.

Jacobs+NASA Agreement extends 23+ years supporting ATOM contract to further future space exploration

Photo Credit: NASA. Photo Description: A flight-like ADEPT skirt being tested in an arc-jet flow

Jacobs Awarded ATOM-5 Contract at NASA Ames Research Center

Project drives company strategy through innovative solutions and technologies

NASA's Glenn Research Center Director Dr. Marla Pérez-Davis to Retire

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA announced Monday Dr. Marla Pérez-Davis, director of NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, plans to retire in June after nearly four decades of service at the agency.

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