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Satellite Events for Tonight

Discovery Alert: Four Little Planets, One Big Step

Reported by NASA

The Discovery Four rocky planets much smaller than Earth orbit Barnard’s Star, the next closest to ours after the three-star Alpha Centauri system. Barnard’s is the nearest single star. Key Facts Barnard’s Star, six light-years away, is notorious amo...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 03:56 +0000

Sols 4495-4497: Yawn, Perched, and Rollin’

Reported by NASA

Written by Natalie Moore, Mission Operations Specialist at Malin Space Science Systems Earth planning date: Friday, March 28, 2025 Womp, womp. Another SRAP (Slip Risk Assessment Process) issue due to wheels being perched on these massive layered sulfate ro...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 03:14 +0000

ARMD Solicitations (ULI Proposals Invited)

Reported by NASA

This ARMD solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems. A summary of available opportunities with key dates requ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00 +0000

NASA Trains for Orion Water Recovery Ahead of Artemis II Launch

Reported by NASA

Preparations for NASA’s next Artemis flight recently took to the seas as a joint NASA and Department of Defense team, led by NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, spent a week aboard the USS Somerset off the coast of California practicing pro...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:28 +0000

Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science

Reported by NASA

Every NASA mission represents a leap into the unknown, collecting data that pushes the boundaries of human understanding. But the story doesn’t end when the mission concludes. The data carefully preserved in NASA’s archives often finds new purpose deca...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:00 +0000

Artemis II Core Stage Integration – Complete!

Reported by NASA

Technicians from NASA and primary contractor Amentum join the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the stacked solid rocket boosters for the Artemis II mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 23, 2025. The core stage is the largest co...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:35 +0000