Scientific Hardware, Experiments Return to Earth on SpaceX CRS-24 Dragon
A retired microscope and samples from studies on colloids and cellular signaling are among the 4,900 pounds of cargo that returned from the International Space Station aboard the 24th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission Jan. 24. Read more about some of the equipment and experiment samples.
Orbital Insertion Burn a Success, Webb Arrives at L2
On Jan. 24, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its onboard thrusters for nearly five minutes to complete the final postlaunch course correction to its trajectory. This mid-course correction burn inserted Webb toward its final orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, or L2, nearly 1 million miles away from the Earth.
NASA Spinoffs Help Fight Coronavirus, Clean Pollution, Grow Food, More
NASA’s mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research – which show up in daily life. The agency’s Spinoff 2022 publication tells the stories of companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs transforming these innovations into cutting-edge products and services that boost the economy, protect the planet, and save lives.
Five Space Station Research Results Contributing to Deep Space Exploration
Over the past few months, scientists shared the outcomes of International Space Station studies that could help recover more water from life support systems, construct Moon bases, grow plants in space, and more. Explore some of the important new discoveries made and inventions created thanks to space station research and technology demonstrations.
Day of Remembrance 2022
Each January, NASA honors members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, during the agency’s annual Day of Remembrance. This year’s virtual observance includes Jody Singer, director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, and Bill Hill, director of Marshall’s Office of Safety & Mission Assurance.
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