First of Two Van Allen Probes Spacecraft Ceases Operations
On July 19, 2019, at 1:27 p.m. EDT, mission operators sent a shutdown command to one of two Van Allen…
NASA Effort Digitizes Moon Rock, Making 3D Sample Available Beyond Researchers
When Neil Armstrong became the first human to stand on the Moon, he had a three-dimensional view that allowed him…
NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is commemorating its 20th anniversary with an assembly of new images. These images represent the breadth…
NASA Updates Broadcast of Next Space Station Resupply Launch, Prelaunch Activities
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launches May 4, 2019, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape…
This Week in NASA History: Apollo 11 Splashes Down – July 24, 1969
This week in 1969, the Apollo 11 crew successfully returned to Earth following their eight-day mission to the lunar surface.…
TIME TO TAKE OVER SPACE AT THE WORD
IT WILL be one “small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” at South Shields The Word, National Centre…
SpaceX Dragon en Route to Space Station with NASA Science, Cargo
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft launches to the International Space Station on a Falcon 9 rocket at 6:01 p.m. EDT…
Eagle Scouts to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
NASA astronaut Morgan enters the Neutral Buoyancy Lab in preparation for space flight activities. Morgan launched to the space station…
Hubble Snaps a Galactic Potpourri of Particles
Every now and then, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope glimpses a common object — say, a spiral galaxy — in…
NASA TV to Air Launch, Docking of Russian Space Station Cargo Ship
Earth’s atmospheric glow is back-dropped by a starry Milky Way as the International Space Station orbits 258 miles above Myanmar…
Visions of Apollo 11: Command Service Module Orbits the Moon
On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off for the Moon and into history. Artist Russ Arasmith‘s vision of Apollo…
This Week in NASA History: Apollo 11 Launches – July 16, 1969
This week in 1969, Apollo 11 launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and…
Vice President Unveils NASA Spacecraft for Artemis 1 Lunar Mission on Moon Landing Anniversary
Vice President Mike Pence visited and gave remarks in the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
Apollo 11 and Landing Site 2 in the Sea of Tranquility
This photographic illustration compares the size of Apollo 11 Landing Site 2 with that of the metropolitan New York City…
AMAZING SPACE
Space, the Moon and some of the world’s favourite extra-terrestrials are the focus of a major new North East exhibition…