March 19, 2021
End of the Year Letter – 2020
The Year of End Letter summarizes our success of the 2020 calendar year, and gives a look forward to our intentions and plans for the 2021 calendar year, as we…
February 24, 2021
The Importance of the Arts in Aerospace
Science, technology, engineering, and math have a clear connection to the aerospace industry. But what about the arts? This Space Times article explores the role creative works have played in…
February 17, 2021
Touchdown Mars
As NASA’s Perseverance Rover nears its landing on February 18, 2021, the interest in the Red Planet and the search for life on other planets is set to reach new…
January 29, 2021
Space Women: A Remembrance of Four Heroes
Prior to the launch of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover onboard an Atlas V 541 on July 30, 2020, from Cape Canaveral, the members of this space mission recognized an…
January 22, 2021
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Old Technology, Renewed Purpose
Nuclear thermal propulsion, originally thought to be the key to getting humans onto the lunar surface in the 1960s, has recently risen in relevancy once again as humanity attempts to…
January 17, 2021
NASA Conducts SLS Green Run Hot Fire Test
On Saturday January 16, NASA conducted the final Green Run test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket core stage, marking the conclusion of an eight-stage approach to testing the…
January 8, 2021
A Look at Artemis: How This Twin Will Go Further – Panel Recap
NASA’s ambitious goal of landing American astronauts, including the first woman and the next man, on the Moon by 2024 is one of the key objectives of their Artemis program.
December 22, 2020
Adapting STEM Competitions in Midst of Pandemic: CanSat Goes Virtual
AAS’ 2021 CanSat Competition will take place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This Space Times article shares more information about participating teams’ mission and how the competition will adapt…
October 19, 2020
Interview with Space Technology Award Winner: Niki Werkheiser
We are now accepting nominations for the AAS Awards. In this Space Times interview, 2016 Space Technology Award winner Mary J. “Niki” Werkheiser talks about her work building NASA’s In-Space…