SpaceExploration
NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge
NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge is in its 31st year, an annual engineering competition that challenges students to design and build a lunar rover. The 2025 challenge required teams to power their rovers either with human pilots or remote control, with over 500 students from around the world participating. Teams […]
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NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York, Utah
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in New York, Utah NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will answer questions from students in two separate events: The first event will take place on June 23 at 11:30 a.m. EDT, where students from P.S. 71 Forest Elementary School in New York will submit their questions. […]
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NASA Student Challenge Prepares Future Designers for Lunar Missions
NASA Student Challenge Prepares Future Designers for Lunar Missions NASA’s Student Design Challenge (SUITS) prepares future designers for lunar missions by inviting university and graduate students to design, build, and test interactive displays integrated into spacesuit helmets. The challenge aims to support astronauts with real-time navigation, task management, and scientific data visualization during moonwalks, while […]
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I Am Artemis: Ernesto Garcia
I Am Artemis: Ernesto Garcia Ernesto Garcia, an engineering manager at Rayotech Scientific, is responsible for fabricating windowpanes for the Orion spacecraft, a critical component of NASA’s Artemis program. The manufacturing process involves cutting and grinding glass sheets to near net shape, followed by strengthening the edges and polishing/coating the windows to ensure they can […]
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High Above the World
High Above the World Franklin Chang-Diaz was a NASA astronaut who made history as the first Hispanic American to fly in space. He was part of NASA’s ninth class of astronaut candidates and worked on the STS-111 mission, which included three spacewalks outside the International Space Station. During one of these spacewalks, Chang-Diaz was partnered […]
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Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut
Uncertainty at NASA − Trump withdraws his nominee for administrator while the agency faces a steep proposed budget cut NASA faces significant budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration, including a 50% reduction in space science programs and potential cancellation of several human spaceflight initiatives. The Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Jared Isaacman […]
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NASA Tests New Ways to Stick the Landing in Challenging Terrain
NASA Tests New Ways to Stick the Landing in Challenging Terrain NASA is conducting regular flight tests to advance new hazard detection and precision landing technologies for future space missions, including those to the Moon and Mars. The Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) has supported four precision landing and hazard detection technologies from various sectors, […]
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Breathing Beyond Earth: A Reliable Oxygen Production Architecture for Human Space Exploration
Breathing Beyond Earth: A Reliable Oxygen Production Architecture for Human Space Exploration Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a novel water-splitting architecture called Magnetohydrodynamic Oxygen Generation Assembly (MOGA) to produce oxygen and hydrogen gas bubbles in microgravity, avoiding complex multiphase flow management technologies. The MOGA system leverages contactless magnetohydrodynamic forces to achieve operational advantages such […]
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NASA STEM Programs Ignite Curiosity Beyond the Classroom
NASA STEM Programs Ignite Curiosity Beyond the Classroom NASA’s STEM programs aim to ignite curiosity beyond the classroom, shaping the future of innovation and exploration. The agency’s outreach website, NASA Engages, connects NASA experts and resources with communities, educators, and students across the country, fostering collaboration and inspiring the next generation. Aero Fair is a […]
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Navigation Technology
Navigation Technology NASA scientists are working to improve navigation tools for crewed spacecraft and robots in space, enabling humans to explore farther into space safely. A current investigation called NAVCOM uses the ISS Ham Radio program hardware to test software for a system that could shape future lunar navigation, processing signals similar to GPS but […]
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