For many Americans, the stereotypical astronaut is a young, risk-taking wild wo/man ambitiously tackling the physical and psychological rigors of training for
On the other hand, the stereotypical researcher who develops the technology behind
What does the future of space exploration look like? At the 2025 FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, NASA gave student robotics teams and industry
Championship in Houston, NASA gave student robotics teams and industry leaders a first-hand
Editor’s Note: This feature was updated on Sept. 20, 2022, to include mention of Robinson’s selection as 2022 Federal Employee of the Year and an
He’s been a steady hand, leading the Webb team through unprecedented challenges and
A series of parabolic flights from Zero Gravity Corporation (ZERO-G) in March 2017 enabled researchers to test and validate the performance of two
interface that provides intuitive force and position control signals from natural arm, hand
The round trip to space begins and ends with a journey through Earth’s atmosphere, and NASA’s Orion spacecraft is no exception.
high temperatures using Ames’ arc jet facility; Ames researchers also will be on hand
Liza Mundy is in the business of telling stories. The journalist and bestselling author takes her subjects and research seriously – especially when it comes
Those needed to be intercepted and broken by hand, as the Germans and Japanese had
Robots assembling a field of solar arrays on the surface of the Moon may seem like science fiction but it’s a vision a team of robotics researchers at NASA
robots could choose how many platforms to stack and the right tool for the task at hand
The path to the Moon, Mars, and beyond will require a fleet of spacecraft in many different shapes and sizes, including everything from massive rockets that
to pioneering small electric propulsion thrusters that fit in the palm of your hand
For business owners like Theresa Cooper and Brian Larson, participating as vendors at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Business Opportunities Expo on Oct. 24,
Kennedy’s prime contractors, NASA and many more agencies and organizations were on hand
Rodent Research-7 (RR-7): The crew completed the first of two days of rodent operations for the RR-7 investigation today. Crewmembers performed bone densitometer scans, blood draws, fecal pellet collections, and sampling operations. RR-7 examines how the space environment affects the community of microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract of mice (also known as the microbiota). It …
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