NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
The crappy photos of NASA's golden era you never get to see
Astronauts Joan Higginbotham (foreground) and Suni Williams refer to a procedures checklist as they work the controls of the Canadarm2, in this 2006 image.
Here are 10 Black Women in STEM your students should know. We need to provide our students to see heroes in STEM that represent their...
Known as the 'Mother of Hubble,' Nancy Grace Roman is shown here at the Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago in 1948, where she was studying for her doctorate in astronomy.
Students will experience an interactive journey to search for life on Mars via NASA's Perseverance Rover Mission.Product 1: Mission to Mars: Perseverance Rover INBStudents will be taken on an incredible journey to Mars from launch, cruise, landing, and surface operations of the Mars 2020 Perseveranc...
See photos from the space missions of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
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Annie Easley started out studying pharmacy at Xavier University in New Orleans, but when she married and moved to Cleveland, she discovered the university there had just closed its pharmacy program, and started looking for a different career. When an article in a Cleveland newspaper about twin sisters who worked as ‘human computers’ at the then-NACA caught her eye, she applied there, was hired and the rest is history.
From a gifted 19th-century countess to a maverick naval officer, these women blazed a trail for computer programmers today.
Original 1991 vintage Rockwell issued 8x10 color press photo (on Kodak paper and not a re-print) showing final construction of Space Shuttle Endeavour at the Rockwell Palmdale facility. Domestic shipp...from
When you drive, the second most important thing you should keep your eyes on is the dashboard of your car (the first thing being the road). In space,
By Randall Taylor In December 1996, a Delta II rocket launched the Mars Pathfinder spacecraft. Seven months later, the Pathfinder lander, slowed by parachute and retrorockets and protected by a cluster of airbags, came to rest on the surface of Mars and released a 23-lb. rover that included cameras and a spectrometer for analyzing […]
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Laura AguiarKennedy Space Center
Some of the most badass female sailors include a courageous a deep sea diver, astronauts who made significant contributions to space exploration, the first woman to qualify as a heavy equipment operator, and the first Black woman to command a Navy ship.
Back in the heyday of NASA and the space race, electronic calculators had yet to be invented. This meant that everything had to be done by hand, including
A few weeks ago my library set up an amazing training with two Education Outreach Specialists from NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission. This mission collects data from satellites orbiting the Earth about precipitation. They use that data to look at weather patterns, extreme weather events, global climate change and so much more. The training was…
On This Day in Space! Jan. 31, 1961: Ham the chimpanzee takes flight. #space #spaceresearch #spacecraft #chimpanzee #spacetravel #astrophysics #aerospaceengineering #nasa #scientist #astronaut #stemeducation #nhresearchpark
Boeing has hired a small company to make about 600 3D-printed parts for its Starliner space taxis, meaning key components in the United States manned space program are being built with additive manufacturing.
