Posts by Marshall Space Flight Center

NASA to assign missions for two Artemis cargo landers

WASHINGTON — NASA, along with its industry and international partners, is preparing for sustained exploration of the lunar surface with the Artemis campaign to advance science and discovery. As part […]

Students launch rockets, education with annual NASA competition

HUNTSVILLE — It actually IS rocket science! Student Launch is a 9-month long challenge that tasks student teams from across the U.S. to design, build, test, and launch a high-powered […]

Revolutionary engine tested for deep space missions

HUNTSVILLE — As NASA takes its first steps toward establishing a long-term presence on the moon, propulsion development engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center have developed and tested NASA’s […]

‘An incredible sight:’ Orion on its way to the moon

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Following the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the Orion spacecraft is on its way to the […]

NASA advances design of more powerful SLS rocket

HUNTSVILLE — While NASA prepares Artemis I for its initial launch, the space agency reached a milestone toward enhancing the Space Launch System  rocket for deep space missions. Managers convened […]

Neutron star behavior ‘a head scratcher’ for Marshall researchers

HUNTSVILLE — In February, NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) observed its first accreting neutron star: Hercules X-1, more than 21,000 light years from Earth. Now a new study based […]

Former Marshall HQ coming down but legacy stands tall

HUNTSVILLE — For more than six decades, NASA and the nation have relied on the  Marshall Space Flight Center to deliver its most vital propulsion systems and hardware, flagship launch vehicles, […]

NASA accepting proposals for 2023 Human Exploration Rover Challenge

HUNTSVILLE — NASA is accepting student team proposals to participate in the 2023 Human Exploration Rover Challenge. Interested teams should review the 2023 HERC handbook for proposal guidelines, new task challenges, and […]

SLS markings provide different view of Artemis I launch

HUNTSVILLE — When NASA’s Artemis I mission launches Aug. 29, thousands of cameras will capture the historic first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. Some cameras, though, are […]

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