NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JAN. 10 NASA MEDIA BRIEFING ON NEXT LANDSAT MISSION
WASHINGTON — NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 10, about the upcoming launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The briefing will be held in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington. The news conference will air live on NASA... »
NASA Kicks Off 2013 First Robotics Season with Live Broadcast Jan. 5
WASHINGTON — NASA Television will broadcast the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Kickoff event on Saturday, Jan. 5, starting at 10:30 a.m. EST from Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. The event also will be streamed live on NASA’s website. As in past years, NASA plays a significant... »
NASA TO HOLD COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM STATUS UPDATE JAN. 9
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA will hold a status update news conference to discuss the progress of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) at 2 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 9. The briefing from Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be broadcast live on NASA Television and streamed on the agency’s website. Through CCP,... »
NASA EVENTS SET FOR AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MEETING
WASHINGTON — NASA scientists will present new findings on a wide range of astrophysics topics next week at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The meeting takes place Jan. 6-10 at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd, in Long Beach, Calif. Media registration for the event... »
NASA AND PARTNERS TEST UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY IN N.D.
NASA AND PARTNERS TEST UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY IN N.D. GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A joint team of government, a not-for-profit research and development organization and academia has completed two weeks of flight testing “sense and avoid” technology that could some day help unmanned aircraft better integrate into the national air transportation system. The MITRE... »
NASA, PARTNERS LAUNCH: BEYOND WASTE INNOVATORS
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA and partners from the LAUNCH: Beyond Waste forum will discuss innovative ideas for waste management during a 3-day forum July 20-22. Waste management is important for planning long-duration human spaceflight missions to an asteroid, Mars or beyond. Reporters are invited to attend the forum at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in... »
Nasa Admin tours Lockheed Martin
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will tour Lockheed Martin’s facilities near Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Bolden and Lockheed Martin’s Vice President and General Manager for Human Spaceflight John Karas will hold a brief press availability after Bolden’s tour on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 1:30 p.m. Media who wish to attend should contact... »
CELEBRATE NASA MARS LAUNCH, Public Invited
Who: Open to the public What: Mars Family Day – celebrating the launch of Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) and its Curiosity rover. When: Saturday, November 26, 2011– 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Virginia Air & Space Center, 600 Settlers Landing Road, downtown Hampton How: Launch viewing and Mars Family Day activities are included... »
NASA Data and New Techniques Yield Detailed Views of Solar Storms
WASHINGTON — NASA spacecraft observations and new data processing techniques are giving scientists better insight into the evolution and development of solar storms that can damage satellites, disrupt communications and cause power grid failures on Earth. The solar storms, called Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), are being observed from NASA’s twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory,... »























