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From left to right, Chilean Ambassador to the United States Juan Gabriel Valdés, Chilean Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and United States Department of State Acting Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn pose for a photo after the signing of the Artemis Accords, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The Republic of Chile is the 47th country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration…

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Mars: Perseverance (Mars 2020) Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions The Solar System The Sun Mercury Venus Earth The Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto & Dwarf Planets Asteroids, Comets & Meteors The Kuiper Belt The Oort Cloud 2 min read Red Rocks with Green Spots at ‘Serpentine Rapids’…

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4 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Felipe Valdez, ingeniero de la NASA en el Laboratorio de Investigación de Vuelo a Subescala Dale Reed del Centro de Investigación de Vuelo Armstrong, junto a un modelo a subescala de la aeronave Hybrid Quadrotor (HQ-90).NASA / Charles Genaro Vavuris Read this story in English here. Felipe Valdez es una persona que aprovechó todas las oportunidades posibles en la NASA, trabajando desde que inicio como pasante universitario hasta su trabajo actual como ingeniero de controles de vuelo.  Nacido en los Estados Unidos pero criado en México, Valdez enfrentó grandes desafíos mientras…

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3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Francisco Rodriguez (aircraft mechanic) services liquid oxygen or LOX on the ER-2 during the Geological Earth Mapping Experiment (GEMx) research project. Experts like Rodriguez sustain a high standard of safety on airborne science aircraft like the ER-2 and science missions like GEMx. The ER-2 is based out of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.NASA/Steve Freeman Operating at altitudes above 99% of the Earth’s atmosphere, NASA’s ER-2 aircraft is the agency’s highest-flying airborne science platform. With its unique ability to observe from as high as 65,000 feet, the ER-2…

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The next CSUG event will take place November 6 – 7 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Throughout the CSUG, representatives from NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program and CSP’s industry partners will share updates on commercial SATCOM capability developments and the commercial service demonstrations taking place under CSP.NASA attendees must be badged and have physical access to Goddard Space Flight Center to attend in-person. There will be limited in-person seating, so RSVPs are required. Meeting invitations and an agenda will be provided to CSP’s active CSUG roster as details are finalized.Please contact mission support lead engineer…

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