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Astronomy & Spaceflight Highlights: What to Look Forward to in 2020

As I’m writing this it is New Year’s Eve 2019 and I’m feeling pensive, which I guess is appropriate for this time of year. The year 2019 was a massive year for space and astronomy. …

Trip to Cape Canaveral

I’ve always love rockets and been fascinated with everything that goes into launching stuff into space. For me there’s a kind of romantic aspect to rockets, how it’s even possible to have man-made objects leave …

Antares Rocket Launch

Antares Rocket Launch

By Tim Phelan Wallops Island, Virginia is home to a relatively well-kept secret. Most people are surprised to know that NASA has a launch pad on Virginia’s eastern shore. The Wallops Island Flight Facility is …

NASA, NSF Sign Agreement to Advance Space, Earth, Biological, Physical Sciences
NASA and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have signed a memorandum of understanding affirming the agencies’ intent to continue their longstanding partnership in mutually beneficial research activities advancing space, Earth, biological, and physical sciences to further U.S. national space policy and promote the progress of science.
Students to Ask Questions to NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Students from across the nation will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronaut Victor Glover aboard the International Space Station.

NASA Invites Media to Update on Rocket Test for Artemis I Moon Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EST today, Tuesday, Jan.19, to discuss the engine test conducted Saturday, Jan. 16, for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the agency’s Artemis I mission.
NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2020 Annual Report
The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), an advisory committee that reports to NASA and Congress, issued its 2020 annual report Tuesday examining the agency’s safety performance over the past year and highlighting accomplishments, issues, and concerns.