Fourth Annual ‘NASA in the Park’ Draws Record Crowd in Downtown Huntsville
More than 8,000 people attended NASA Marshall Space Center and Downtown Huntsville, Inc.’s “NASA in the Park” in Big Spring Park in downtown Huntsville June 17. Check out some of our favorite photos from the fourth annual celebration of NASA and the community on Marshall’s Flickr page.
Technology Research on Station Breathes Life into Life Support
There is nothing as refreshing as a breath of fresh air or a cool glass of water. On Earth, an open window or turn of the tap provides those essential pleasures, but for NASA’s deep-space journeys, it will not be that easy. NASA is the International Space Station to test improvements to recycling technologies of the critical life support systems that provide oxygen and water to astronauts in space.
NASA Prepares for Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse with Live Coverage, Safety Information
For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will occur across the entire continental United States, and NASA is preparing to share this experience of a lifetime. Viewers around the world will be provided a wealth of images captured before, during and after the eclipse from spacecraft, NASA aircraft, high-altitude balloons and the International Space Station.
NASA Engineer Heather Haney Juggles SLS Testing, Charity Work and More
As a child, NASA engineer Heather Haney wanted to help send explorers to space. Now she’s doing just that, leading a team testing elements of the world’s most powerful rocket — the Space Launch System — so her little girl will have new opportunities to push the boundaries of space exploration.
NASA Teams with Italian Space Agency to Probe Cosmic X-ray Mysteries
A new partnership forged between NASA and Italy’s space agency paves the way for a breakthrough mission to explore some of the most turbulent and extreme environments in our universe — from the hottest, messiest star factories to violent jets screaming away from monster black holes.
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