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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 …

Making the Most of a Virtual NASA Internship
To maintain steady progress with projects, NASA Langley decided to allow their interns to work remotely from their residences. Many of these interns work on important upcoming missions.
NASA Awards Fellowships to Advance Exploration, Increase Minority STEM Opportunities
NASA has awarded 17 fellowships to minority-serving institutions, through its Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), and an additional five fellowships to other universities through mission directorate project funds.

NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station to Answer Girl Scouts’ Questions
Girl Scouts from across the nation will pose questions next week to NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy aboard the International Space Station.
NASA Awards Contract for Consolidated Information Technology Services
NASA has selected ASRC Federal Data Solutions (AFDS) Inc. of Beltsville, Maryland, to receive a contract for Ames Consolidated Information Technology Services at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California.