The paper is out: “A new launch pad failure mode: Analysis of fine particles from the launch of the first Starship orbital test flight.” Thanks to all who collected samples, pics, & videos! We will build better lunar landing pads because of your effort. arxiv.org/abs/2403.10788

Have you looked all around the world for your dream job? Maybe it's time to look beyond. Applications to #BeAnAstronaut are open: go.nasa.gov/astro2024 #MondayMotivation

NEW MARS GIANT VOLCANO My ex-intern & now a PhD grad student UMD Geology Sourabh Shubham Sourabh Shubham played critical roles in our finding the new giant volcano on Mars. Glad UMD Science highlighting his contributions today. Mars Institute The SETI Institute KeplerSpaceUniversity NASA Ames

Mile Zero: Our road to space starts here.

In the market for asteroid Bennu samples? You can now request a piece of the 4.5 billion-year-old material for scientific research and/or public display. Browse the #OSIRISREx Sample Catalog and apply by June 25: go.nasa.gov/3TXC5n3

Sped-up look at our video of the Solar Eclipse filmed from orbit #Eclipse2024

At Space Launch Complex-37, the Mobile Service Tower has retracted to the launch position about a football field's length away from the #DeltaIVHeavy rocket for today's #TheDeltaFinale liftoff of #NROL70. bit.ly/div_nrol70

📢 NEWS: Pics or it didn't happen. Behold, the world’s first image of space debris captured through rendezvous and proximity operations during our ADRAS-J mission. #ShowtheWayADRASJ astroscale.com/astroscale-unv…

Arthur C Clarke was right? Rotating spacecraft making artificial gravity – like the Discovery mission in 2001:A Space Odyssey – would be healthier for crews, easier to engineer & would save money. That's the argument of a new paper in Acta Astronautica co-authored by a member

Sometimes you have to have a little fun in space and take advantage of microgravity!

100% power Aeon R full engine test, right out of the gate on our Block 2 engine iteration 😎 this one is 268,000 pound thrust vs 258,000 before, +many design upgrades. Block 3 is being built in the factory now. Extreme iteration speed for our reusable Terran R rocket 🦾🇺🇸

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It's one of them O'Neill Cylinder kind of days...

One of the great successes of NASA JPL's early days, Mariner IV was humanity's first spacecraft to fly past the Red Planet #OnThisDay in 1965. The 22 images it took as it passed captured 1% of the planet's surface and took a week to transmit back to Earth.

"That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." #Apollo11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin's iconic bootprint on the Moon's surface inspires to look ahead to the next giant leap: Sending the next astronauts back to the Moon on our #Artemis missions.

Let the games begin! Athletes from across the world are gathering today to kick off the 2024 #Olympics – pushing boundaries and inspiring generations. If you were an Olympic athlete, which sport would you play?

Commander Jared Isaacman has egressed Dragon and is going through the first of three suit mobility tests that will test overall hand body control, vertical movement with Skywalker, and foot restraint

Pascal Lee The SETI Institute Learn about lunar resources, exploration history, and the future of human space settlement! Classes start October 25, 2024. Secure Your Spot Today: kepleru.space/project/space1… #ExploreTheMoon #SpaceCourse #SpaceForAll #SpaceEducation

This year’s final simulated trip to Mars is underway! Four volunteers stepped inside the tiny HERA habitat yesterday to live & work like astronauts for 45 days, helping NASA study the effects of isolation & confinement on crews during deep-space missions. Best of luck, HERA

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