Space Contents Archive

Less than 17 miles of use? Would something more flexible be better? Nitinol wire wheels for example.

After some dusty weather delays, it’s time to celebrate the #MarsHelicopter’s first flight of 2022! The rotorcraft flew for the 19th time on the Red Planet, soaring for 99.98 seconds over ~62 meters. https://t.co/akSWkbPuST

What's ahead for #NASAScience? Join us today at 1:30pm ET (18:30 UTC) for a virtual town hall. Members of the science community, academia, the media, and the public are invited to participate by joining & asking questions: https://t.co/ZrtERSprBE https://t.co/oHUK4eaFWf

Astronauts can’t tow fuel tanks to and from Mars, so they’ll need to rely on fuel depots in space. A new study aboard @Space_Station examines how to more efficiently transfer fuel between these depots and spacecraft. https://t.co/pWrwz3s3R8 https://t.co/NaEZbU7Dt7

Jump into a moment aboard the @Space_Station! This past Tuesday @AstroMarshburn gave us a glimpse into the science around every corner. https://t.co/KGCzPfcv0l

The station is orbiting higher today as the Exp 66 crew works on life science, physics research and robotics activities. https://t.co/QiBKvYg53u

Love Venus? You’re in luck. This week, we’re sharing science from our #ParkerSolarProbe as it zoomed by the planet on its way to touch the Sun. Keep tabs on the hashtag #VisionsOfVenus and get ready to see Venus like you’ve never seen it before. https://t.co/BpokAoMTH7

Interesting shot of Mars moon Phobos taken from NASAs MRO

Two tiny instruments may make forecasting Earth’s weather more cost effective and precise. COWVR and TEMPEST launched to the @Space_Station in December and recently completed their first global weather maps! https://t.co/a5nty11pnQ https://t.co/D3eIGASvLg

#OTD in 1828, science fiction author Jules Verne was born. His 1865 novel "From the Earth to the Moon" featured a gigantic cannon in Florida that fired a capsule around the Moon. (He got the Florida part right!) Listen to an excerpt: https://t.co/iQu7olq0dk https://t.co/UQiTgD3Rjm

Science rocks! #OTD in 2013, @NASAMars rover Curiosity obtained the first sample ever collected from the interior of a rock on another planet! The sample came from a rock called "John Klein" in memory of a Mars Science Laboratory deputy project manager. https://t.co/eVl3enpIgh https://t.co/p7u3ACL9qF

India to attempt its next moon landing with Chandrayaan 3 launch in August https://t.co/hB065TvvWa https://t.co/Suexi1lr0B

Willa Brown was the first African American woman to earn both a pilot's license and a commercial license. In 1936, she convinced the Chicago Defender to promote an upcoming African American air show. Her story: https://t.co/7pU8SHaizl #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/1pYFblhRVa

Mars helicopter Ingenuity aces 19th flight after historic Red Planet weather delay https://t.co/dJbkLjuOWP https://t.co/Qb0EXTT0Xp

Positions in the @Space_Station's flight control room all have short nicknames to speed communication among team members. Do you know which of these is NOT a real console name? 🤔 https://t.co/ktvVtylJK4