NASA Armstrong marks 80 years since flight researchers arrived at Muroc
An anniversary account traces the California research center to a five-person NACA contingent in 1946 and the X-1 program that followed.
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NASA plans two more Starliner station flights and Vulcan crew certification
NASA and Boeing outlined additional Starliner flights and a path to using United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket, while an uncrewed test remains the next step toward carrying...
Perseverance finds signs of three water-alteration episodes in Jezero’s Margin unit
Rover measurements trace changing water-rock reactions along Mars’ Jezero Crater rim, but the researchers cannot yet date them or confirm that every episode involved the...
University of Washington wave-converter tests expose gaps between simulations and tank results
A larger wave tank let researchers compare a surge converter with its computer model, but friction, buoyancy and tank effects complicated the results.
NASA station crew tests vein scans, exercise gear and return-to-Earth suits
Expedition 75 astronauts are collecting cardiovascular data and evaluating exercise equipment and suits as the station prepares for the planned Crew-13 handover.
NASA’s Swift boost mission ends without raising observatory’s orbit
Katalyst Space’s LINK spacecraft re-entered the atmosphere after control problems and heavy propellant use ended its attempt to lift Swift. NASA says the mission still produced...
Electrochemical pretreatment increased microbial activity on tested plastics, study reports
A University of Girona team found higher biochemical oxygen demand after treating polyethylene and polypropylene before exposing them to microbes. The laboratory result leaves...
NASA’s Artemis II crew to speak at free Houston event on September 30
All four astronauts are scheduled to share highlights of their lunar mission at the University of Houston’s Fertitta Center, where they will also be recognized for a distance...
NASA names Crew-13’s station research plans ahead of October launch opportunity
Jessica Watkins will command the four-person SpaceX flight, now targeting October 1 after a spacecraft valve replacement. NASA has outlined the crew’s planned research and...
NASA’s Crew-13 rocket reaches launch pad ahead of October 1 target
NASA says the Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft are vertical at Cape Canaveral after a static fire, as four crew members prepare for a flight to the International Space Station.
MIT team tests turbine controls in pressurized wind tunnel, with field gains still unproven
A small turbine in dense, pressurized air helped researchers test how rotation speed should change when wind approaches at an angle. Their revenue estimate remains a projection.
NASA schedules October seminar on UVEX ultraviolet mission
Dan Weisz and Suvi Gezari will discuss the planned space telescope, its science goals and how astronomers may help shape rapid observations of transient events.
Charlotte Olsen to discuss galaxy histories from photometry at NASA seminar
The 6 October talk will examine whether the locations where stars formed can be reconstructed from galaxy images despite stars moving over time.
MIT reports RNA vaccine formulation retained activity after months of warm storage
An algorithm helped researchers select ingredients for dried vaccine particles that produced immune responses in mice after storage at 37 °C for two months.
NASA details Johnson robotics team’s work on tasks for future lunar crews
The 16-member team is testing robots for cargo handling, maintenance and other work in simulated space settings, while NASA looks toward human-supervised missions on the Moon.
University of Florida study finds repeated patterns can distort stereo-camera depth estimates
Tests with cameras, software and a vehicle at a controlled facility found that repeated patterns can shift calculated obstacle distances. The results do not establish how often...
New Greenland map connects valleys hidden beneath the ice sheet
NASA says a new mapping method traces 1,943 valleys beneath Greenland’s ice, including many that earlier maps missed or showed only in fragments.
National Academies update ocean carbon removal research roadmap as major questions remain
The updated strategy identifies the measurements and safeguards needed to assess ocean alkalinity enhancement, while separate experiments show why changes in seawater chemistry...