NASA to broadcast 2020 Preseverance Launch

NASA is targeting 7:50 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 30, for the launch of its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch window is approximately two hours, with a launch opportunity every five minutes. Live launch […]

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NASA remembers Annie Glenn

The following is a statement on the passing of Annie Glenn, wife of former NASA astronaut Sen. John Glenn: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Annie Glenn. A stalwart member of the space and military communities, her courageous support of her legendary husband John was unmatched. “She provided an example for other women […]

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NASA Counting Down to “Launch America”

Preparations continue across NASA for the first launch of American astronauts on an American rocket from American soil since 2011. Launch is scheduled for 4:32 p.m. EDT on May 27. The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew program, which encourages industry to provide human transportation services to and from low-Earth orbit, so that NASA can […]

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NASA Joins California Team to Develop COVID-19 Solutions

[NASA.gov]: NASA has joined forces with a task force in Antelope Valley, in northern Los Angeles County, California, to build medical devices to help patients with coronavirus (COVID-19). NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center partnered with Antelope Valley Hospital, the City of Lancaster, Virgin Galactic, The Spaceship Company (TSC), and Antelope Valley College to come up […]

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