Week of Jan. 3-7
Best of 2021 by NASA HQ photo
Take a look back at 100 images highlighting the 2021 work of the NASA Headquarters photo team.
NASA 2022: The Future is Now
What does NASA have planned for 2022? Receiving the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, sending the first uncrewed Artemis mission around the Moon and back to Earth, sending NASA science and technology to the surface of the Moon on three missions with the commercial partners, and flying its first quiet, supersonic plane are just a few of the things scheduled for this year.
What We Learned from the Space Station in 2021
As the International Space Station enters its third decade of continuous human presence, the impact of microgravity research conducted there keeps growing. The months between November 2020 and November 2021 saw publication of more than 400 scientific papers based on studies aboard the orbiting lab. Learn more about recent results from groundbreaking space station science.
Webb’s Secondary Mirror Deployment Confirmed
On Jan. 5, James Webb Space Telescope teams successfully deployed the observatory’s secondary mirror support structure. When light from the distant universe hits Webb’s iconic 18 gold primary mirrors, it will reflect off and hit the smaller, 2.4-foot secondary mirror, which will direct the light into its instruments.
Marshall Works to Create Opportunities for Small Businesses in Spaceflight
As NASA forges a new generation of vehicles, rovers, science instruments, test hardware, and support systems to send Artemis explorers to the Moon, fly future crewed missions to Mars, and probe the mysteries of the cosmos, the agency is augmenting the efforts of its experienced government workforce with innovative ideas and cutting-edge capabilities among large and small businesses nationwide.