March 31, 2020
Outstanding in Space: AAS Fellows Selections
Each year, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) selects a new class of AAS Fellows who are recognized for their significant scientific, engineering, academic, and management contributions to astronautics and space.
March 24, 2020
SCITECH FORUM 2020
This year, as has become customary in even-numbered years, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) presented its 30th annual Space Flight Mechanics Meeting as part of the Forum, to foster technical…
December 20, 2019
Boeing Launches Starliner Commercial Crew Capsule
As 2019 comes to an end, the commercial spaceflight industry has hit a major milestone: Boeing has launched the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the first time. The launch of this…
November 20, 2019
Gateway Opens the Door into a New Generation of NASA Missions
A cross between the International Space Station (ISS) and a spaceship, the Gateway will serve as a critical piece of NASA’s goals of placing humans on the Moon and Mars.…
November 20, 2019
NASA is Revolutionizing the Role of Women in Space
On October 18 at 7:38 EDT, NASA accomplished a feat the world has never seen before: the first all-women spacewalk.
November 14, 2019
From Solar Flares to Power Scares: What Is Space Weather and How Does It Affect Us?
For some, the term “space weather” conjures up images of impossible rain storms and blizzards happening far outside the Earth’s atmosphere. However, space weather is a very real phenomenon that…
November 14, 2019
CLPS Program Plans to Take NASA to the Moon Faster than Ever Before: Excerpts from the von Braun Symposium
Basically, CLPS is “FedEx or DHL to the lunar surface,” Alleyne explained. It is a program that allows NASA to utilize nine vendors selected under an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity…