Martians Wanted: NASA Opens Call for Simulated Yearlong Mars Mission *FEB 16, 2024* *RELEASE24-026* The CHAPEA mission 1 crew (from left: Nathan Jones, Ross Brockwell, Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu) exit a prototype of a pressurized rover and make their way to the CHAPEA facility ahead of their entry into the habitat on June 25, 2023. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel NASA is seeking applicants to participate in its next simulated one-year Mars surface mission to help inform the agency’s plans for human exploration of the R ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Feb 16 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 47 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Feb 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3576 S16W82 064 0510 Fkc 17 12 Beta-Gamma 3581 S22W20 002 0050 H ...Continue Reading

NASA Welcomes Uruguay Foreign Minister for Artemis Accords Signing *FEB 15, 2024* *RELEASE24-029* From left to right, Uruguayan Ambassador to the United States Andrés Augusto Durán Hareau, U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary Kevin Sullivan, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Uruguayan Foreign Minister Omar Paganini pose for a photo during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Uruguay i ...Continue Reading

Feb.15, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-030* ** *NASA Joins Group to Advance Wildfire Coordination, Capabilities** *   NASA is now an associate member of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group, giving the agency new opportunities to collaborate with federal agencies and other partners to better understand wildland fires and leverage technology and innovation to prevent and manage them for the benefit of humanity.   The interagency group provides national leadership to enable interoperable wildland fire operations amon ...Continue Reading

Feb. 15, 2024   *RELEASE:* *24-031* *NASA Artemis Science, First Intuitive Machines Flight Head to Moon* A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:05 a.m. EST on Feb. 15, 2024. As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Intuitive Machines’ first lunar mission will carry NASA science and commercial payloads to the Moon to study plume-surface interactions, ...Continue Reading

NASA History Community:              Please see below and attached for information regarding an exciting, illuminating talk next Wednesday.  Please feel free to share with others who may be interested.  Please join us!  Thanks,              Steve *NASA History Talk: *“A Place in the Stars: China’s Historical Quest for Space Power and National Narrativ ...Continue Reading

NASA Updates Equity Action Plan, Adds Focus on STEM Education, More *FEB 14, 2024* *RELEASE 24-025* The cover of the 2023 NASA Equity Action Plan. Credits: NASA Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA published its 2023 Equity Action Plan Wednesday, which outlines key accomplishments in increasing equity across the agency, and new commitments to continue removing inequitable barriers and challenges facing underserved communities. “At NASA, we are committed to advancing equity ...Continue Reading

February 13, 2024 Weekly News Latest Images of the Dayview the archive The Lovely Shape of Spirit Lake The mountain lake survived the catastrophic events surrounding the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens and gained a new shoreline resembling a heart. Another Eruption in Iceland For the third time since December 2023, fresh lava has flowed across parts of the Reykjanes peninsula. ...Continue Reading

New NASA Mission will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions *FEB 13, 2024* *RELEASE 24-028* This image shows the heart of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097, as seen by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Sand, K. Sheth As NASA explores the unknown in air and space, a new mission to survey ultraviolet light across the entire sky will provide the agency with more insight into how galaxies and stars evolve. The space telescope, called UVEX (UltraViolet EXplorer), is targeted to ...Continue Reading

Feb. 13, 2024 *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-022* *NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 30th Resupply Launch to Space Station* * * A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, is raised to a vertical position at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on March 13, 2023, in preparation for the 27th commercial resupply services launch to the International Space Station. SpaceX Media accreditation is open at NASA’s Kennedy Spa ...Continue Reading