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Category: NASA

NASA

Apollo astronaut Frank Borman, who first orbited moon, dies at age 95

Russell Lewis, NPR

Posted on November 9, 2023 · Frank Borman commanded two early NASA missions including Apollo 8, the first to orbit the moon. He was a no-nonsense astronaut known for his keen attention to detail and duty to country.

Tags Apollo 8 Frank Borman nasa

Obituary

Astronaut Ken Mattingly, who flew to the moon on Apollo 16, has died at 87

Russell Lewis, NPR

Posted on November 3, 2023 · He piloted Apollo 16 and commanded the shuttle. But he may be best known for the mission he didn't fly: the ill-fated Apollo 13. And he worried late in life about the high cost of human space flight.

Tags Apollo 13 Ken Mattingly nasa

Eclipse Glasses

Local

Houston residents can see first of back-to-back solar eclipses this Saturday

Jessica Swenson

Posted on October 12, 2023 · There will be many places around the region to watch the annular solar eclipse, which happens when the moon is situated between the sun and Earth and casts a shadow on the planet. Another is expected in April 2024.

Tags annular solar eclipse eclipses Johnson Space Center nasa Solar Eclipse

NASA Bennu Sample

NASA

NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft

Associated Press

Posted on October 11, 2023 · Scientists and space agency leaders took part in Wednesday's big reveal at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Tags asteroid Bennu Johnson Space Center nasa

The Nova-C lunar lander inside the new headquarters for the Houston commercial space company Intuitive Machines.

Houston Matters

Spacecraft built in Houston gets ready for a historic mission to the moon

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 4, 2023 · The Nova-C lander, built by the Houston company Intuitive Machines, will be the first commercial craft to land on the moon and the first time a U.S. spacecraft has done a soft landing on the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in 1972.

Tags Apollo Missions artemis houston spaceport IM-1 Intuitive Machines lunar lander Michael Hagerty Moon nasa NOVA-C space

Houston Matters

From migrant farm worker to NASA astronaut

Troy Schulze

Posted on September 29, 2023 · Amazon Studios' new film "A Million Miles Away" tells the remarkable true story of Jose Hernandez.

Tags A Million Miles Away Alejandra Marquez Abella Amazon Prime Video Amazon Studios International Space Station Jose Hernandez Michael Pena nasa

NASA

NASA asteroid sample headed to Houston after landing safely in Utah

Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR

Posted on September 25, 2023 · NASA's Osiris-REx mission has successfully returned a pristine sample of asteroid back to Earth. This cupful-or-so of space rock could shed light on the solar system's origins.

Tags asteroid Bennu extraterrestrial Johnson Space Center nasa Osiris-Rex

NASA's first six women astronaut candidates pictured at the Johnson Space Center i

Houston Matters

Book chronicles NASA’s pioneering women astronauts

Michael Hagerty / Craig Cohen

Posted on September 14, 2023 · Space journalist and Houston native Loren Grush discusses her book, "The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts."

Tags astronauts books gender history Loren Grush nasa space The Six women astronauts

Longtime NASA flight director Gene Kranz in 2022.

Houston Matters

Gene Kranz never said ‘failure is not an option’ but his real legacy is ‘tough and competent’

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 29, 2023 · The longtime NASA flight director talks about the words he told his team after the fatal Apollo 1 accident, which is also the title of his new book about leadership.

Tags Apollo 1 Apollo 13 Gene Kranz Michael Hagerty Mission Control nasa space space exploration Tough and Competent

News

Rare blue supermoon brightens the night sky this week in the closest full moon of the year

Marcia Dunn, AP

Posted on August 29, 2023 · Weather permitting, observers don’t need binoculars or telescopes — “just their own eyes."

Tags Saturn Supermoon

NASA Pollution Monitor

NASA

Initial data from NASA’s pollution monitor in space shows ‘unhealthy’ levels of nitrogen dioxide above Houston, other U.S. cities

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 28, 2023 · TEMPO, a $90 million pollution monitor that orbits the Earth, was launched into space in April and is expected to be fully operational by October.

Tags air pollution Houston ozone pollution nasa nitrogen dioxide ozone pollution pollution monitor TEMPO

NASA

Texas A&M approves space institute to be constructed in Clear Lake

Patricia Ortiz

Posted on August 17, 2023 · Some experts say the new institute could fuel an already growing space economy in Texas.

Tags Johnson Space Center NASA Johnson Space Center Texas A&M Texas A&M Space Institute

Houston Matters

How NASA got its mojo back and what it means for Space City

Joshua Zinn / Craig Cohen

Posted on August 11, 2023 · Artemis, the James Webb telescope, and partnerships with commercial space companies have NASA back in the spotlight.

Tags Artemis Program Astralytical James Webb Space Telescope Laura Forczyk science space

Photo of the night sky with a meteor streaking across

Houston Matters

To see this weekend’s Perseid meteor shower, get out of Houston and set an early alarm

Joshua Zinn / Craig Cohen

Posted on August 10, 2023 · We discuss where and how to view the annual meteor shower and other astronomical phenomena with Dr. Carolyn Sumners of the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Tags astronomy Carolyn Sumners craig cohen houston museum of natural science Houston sky meteor shower Perseid Meteor Shower Perseids Saturn space

International Space Station

NASA

How to spot the International Space Station above Houston this week

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on August 3, 2023 · The football field-sized laboratory that orbits the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour is expected to be visible in Houston on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Tags Houston night sky Houston sky Houston stargazing International Space Station nasa Spot The Station stargazing

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2770: Building the Mustang

Fitz Walker

Posted on November 22, 2023 · Episode: 2770 Today, our guest, NASA engineer Fitz Walker, remembers the P-51 Mustang. Developing the P-51 Mustang fighter.

Tags airplane aviation england fighter plane flight mustang naca nasa North American P-51 spitfire transportation war wwii

Obituary

Astronaut Ken Mattingly, who flew to the moon on Apollo 16, has died at 87

Russell Lewis, NPR

Posted on November 3, 2023 · He piloted Apollo 16 and commanded the shuttle. But he may be best known for the mission he didn't fly: the ill-fated Apollo 13. And he worried late in life about the high cost of human space flight.

Tags Apollo 13 Ken Mattingly nasa

Eclipse Glasses

Local

Houston residents can see first of back-to-back solar eclipses this Saturday

Jessica Swenson

Posted on October 12, 2023 · There will be many places around the region to watch the annular solar eclipse, which happens when the moon is situated between the sun and Earth and casts a shadow on the planet. Another is expected in April 2024.

Tags annular solar eclipse eclipses Johnson Space Center nasa Solar Eclipse

NASA Bennu Sample

NASA

NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft

Associated Press

Posted on October 11, 2023 · Scientists and space agency leaders took part in Wednesday's big reveal at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Tags asteroid Bennu Johnson Space Center nasa

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