NASA’s KSC Hosts Students’ Mining Competition – Video

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NASA's KSC Hosts Students' Mining Competition Robotic Miners on Mars is only one of many ideas being designed and tested by fifty teams of university students from around the country. Each team will desi… Continue reading →

NASA Ames Vertical Gun Range analyzing missiles nose cones at hypersonic speeds (Mach-10) – Video

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NASA Ames Vertical Gun Range analyzing missiles nose cones at hypersonic speeds (Mach-10) NASA Ames Vertical Gun Range analyzing missiles nose cones at hypersonic speeds (Mach-10) Playlist NASA: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC07F3F48A417D… By: TilTuli Continue reading →

NASA Ames focusing on advanced manufacturing

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KGO) — NASA’s Ames Research Center near Mountain View is reinventing itself as a result of tight federal funding, but it’s turning a potential negative into positives as it focuses on advancing its manufacturing skills. Developing advanced manufacturing skills has become a key way NASA is stretching a budget that has stayed at $16.8 billion two years in a row. Continue reading →

NASA puts Cape Canaveral space shuttle launch pad up for lease

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Image: KSCs Launch Complex 39 is strategically located next to a barge site and a variety of structures, including a Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Orbiter Processing Facilities (OPF), Press Site, Launch Control Center (LCC), and a crawlerway to the pads.NASA NASA on Thursday posted a For Lease sign on one of its space shuttle launch pads, as it continues to downsize and revamp the Kennedy Space Center following the programs retirement. The space agency is looking for a commercial company or companies to take over operations and maintenance of Launch Complex 39A beginning no later than Oct. 1. Continue reading →

NASA JSC, Univ Of Texas At Arlington Team To Enhance Environmental, Health, & Safety Training

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NASA Johnson Space Center and The University of Texas Arlington’s Division for Enterprise Development are partnering to develop best practices for enhancing environmental, health and safety training in support of current and future missions and initiatives. UT Arlington will gain insight into training offered at a Voluntary Protection Programs certified site, while JSC hopes to better understand industry-focused training as the agency prepares for increased partnerships with commercial companies in the future. William “Bill” McArthur, Jr., director of Safety and Mission Assurance at JSC, and John Hall, UT Arlington vice president for Administration and Campus Operations, signed a Space Act Agreement in a ceremony at Space Center Houston May 23. Continue reading →