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KSC Partnerships Frequently Asked Questions – NASA

KSC Partnerships Frequently Asked Questions – NASA

Frequently Asked Questions About NASA KSC Partnerships The NASA Authorization Act of 2010 (S. 3729) identified Kennedy Space Center (KSC) as a “multi-user launch complex for Government and commercial” operations.  The KSC team has since met the challenge and transformed the center.  The dedicated civil servant and contractor workforce has refurbished and repurposed Kennedy’s institutional

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Spacewalk Preps, Health Research on Station as NASA Introduces SpaceX Crew-13 – NASA

Spacewalk Preps, Health Research on Station as NASA Introduces SpaceX Crew-13 – NASA

Spacewalk preparations and health research awaited the Expedition 75 crew aboard the International Space Station at the beginning of August. The next crew to visit the orbital outpost, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13, introduced themselves today during a news conference from Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Station commander Jessica Meir and flight engineer Anil Menon, both

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XR SIG Seminar, 14 August 2026

XR SIG Seminar, 14 August 2026

Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community XR SIG Seminar, 14… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   XR SIG Seminar X-ray Science Interest Group Future of X-ray Astrophysics Series XR SIG about XR SIG

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Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas – NASA

Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas – NASA

Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility fill with students and faculty from across Louisiana. They arrive carrying sensors, laptops, and carefully engineered payloads they have spent months preparing.  The goal is to send their experiments to the edge of space and return with meaningful data, while reflecting

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NASA’s Hubble Joins LEGO’s Icons Collection – NASA Science

NASA’s Hubble Joins LEGO’s Icons Collection – NASA Science

NASA’s Hubble Joins LEGO’s Icons Collection Designing the NASA Hubble Space Telescope was the mission before the mission. Every component needed to push the barriers of engineering, allowing incredible astronomical  data to be recorded across the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths of light. Further, the telescope’s many parts had to be designed so astronauts could

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Guinea-Bissau Tidal Waters – NASA

Guinea-Bissau Tidal Waters – NASA

Twice each day, tides ebb and flow through a maze of sandy channels, mudflats, and mangrove forests that flank the 88 islands and islets of Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagós Archipelago (Arquipélago dos Bijagós in Portuguese). Seen from above in this image from Nov. 28, 2025, the process leads to stark changes to the landscape: around low tide, intertidal mudflats and sandflats

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Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate – NASA

Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate – NASA

In May 2026, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced an agencywide realignment to increase mission focus and move out on the National Space Policy. These changes positioned the agency to better deliver on the nation’s highest‑priority objectives with speed and efficiency. The realignment unified the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate and Space Operations Mission Directorate as the Human

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NASA Brings Space Exploration to the FIFA World Cup  – NASA

NASA Brings Space Exploration to the FIFA World Cup  – NASA

From June 11 through July 19, NASA’s free interactive exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival™ brought space exploration to soccer fans in East Downtown Houston.   More than 500,000 visitors explored the exhibit during the tournament, learning how the agency’s missions, research, and technology benefit life on Earth.   The exhibit introduced a global audience to the Artemis program, Moon Base, the International Space Station,

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