Lunar Cold Electronics Assessment Workshop (Apr 30 – May 1, 2025)
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) How to Attend The workshop will be hosted by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Virtual and in-person attendance are available. Registration is required for both. (Link coming soon!)Virtual attendees will receive connection information one week before the workshop. Background, Goals and Objectives The NASA Engineering and […]
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In Memoriam: Pierre Morel [1933–2024]
Explore This Section Earth Home Earth Observer Home Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam More Archives 3 min read In Memoriam: Pierre Morel [1933–2024] Pierre Morel [1933–2024] Photo Credit: Morel’s obituary on the Ecole Normale Supérieure website Pierre Morel, the first director of the World Climate Research […]
NASA Stennis Teams Install New Production RS-25 Engine for Upcoming Hot Fire
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA marked a key milestone Feb. 18 with installation of RS-25 engine No. E20001, the first new production engine to help power the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on future Artemis missions to the Moon. The engine, built by lead SLS engines contractor L3Harris […]
Artemis II Rocket Booster Stacking Complete
NASA/Kim Shiflett Engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida completed stacking the twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters – seen in this Feb. 19, 2025, photo – inside the Vehicle Assembly Building for the agency’s Artemis II crewed test flight around the Moon. During stacking operations, which began Nov. 20, 2024, technicians used a massive overhead […]
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In Memoriam: Berrien Moore III [1941–2024]
Explore This Section Earth Home Earth Observer Home Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam More Archives 3 min read In Memoriam: Berrien Moore III [1941–2024] Berrien Moore III [1941–2024] Photo credit: Moore’s obituary on the University of Oklahoma’s (OU) website Berrien Moore III, Dean of the College […]
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In Memoriam: Jeff Dozier [1944–2024]
Explore This Section Earth Home Earth Observer Home Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam More Archives 3 min read In Memoriam: Jeff Dozier [1944–2024] Jeff Dozier [1944–2024] Photo credit: Dozier’s family obituary Jeff Dozier, an environmental scientist, snow hydrologist, researcher, academic – and former Earth Observing System […]
NASA Invites Media to Simulated Mars Habitat Before Next Mission
The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) team hosts a Media Day at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 11, 2023. Credit: NASA Media are invited to visit NASA’s simulated Mars habitat on Monday, March 10, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The simulation will help prepare humanity for future […]
55 Years Ago: Preps for Apollo 13 and 14, Apollo 12 Crew on World Tour
With two months to go before flight, the Apollo 13 prime crew of James Lovell, Thomas Mattingly, Fred Haise, and backups John Young, John Swigert, and Charles Duke continued to train for the 10-day mission planned to land in the Fra Mauro highlands region of the Moon. Engineers continued to prepare the Saturn V rocket […]
60 Years Ago: Ranger 8 Moon Photos Aid in Apollo Site Selection
Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the Moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists believed the Moon had a solid surface that would support astronauts and their landing craft, a few believed a deep layer of dust covered it that would swallow any visitors. Until 1964, no closeup photographs of the […]
ITIA clears Zanellato of June doping violation
Nicolas Zanellato, a low-ranking player from Brazil has been cleared in a doping case by the ITIA after testing positive for an anabolic steroid in June after ingesting contaminated meat.