History was made today when astronaut Dr. Jessica Watkins traveled to the International Space Station (the ISS) from the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. She becomes the first black woman launched into space to serve an extended mission on the ISS. From NASA, "NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4...
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LIVE Coverage of the Ax-1 Mission Launch
Axiom Space, in conjunction with SpaceX is scheduled today to launch the Ax-1 shuttle mission at 11:17 AM EST. From the official press release "The Ax-1 crew is set to launch no earlier than Friday, April 8th and become the first all-private crew mission to the...
NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus
Press Release NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. Part of NASA’s Discovery Program, the missions aim to understand how Venus became an inferno-like world when it has so many other characteristics similar to ours – and...
‘Woman in Motion’/ Nichelle Nichols & NASA Documentary Trailer
If you're a fan of STEM, Star Trek, and the trailblazing pioneer known as Nichelle Nichols, check out the trailer for Woman in Motion. Premiering on Paramount + on June 3rd, the documentary focuses on, "The inspiring true story of Nichelle Nichols' determination to...
NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson
Press Release Mary Winston Jackson (1921–2005) successfully overcame the barriers of segregation and gender bias to become a professional aerospace engineer and leader in ensuring equal opportunities for future generations.Credits: NASA NASA Administrator Jim...
NASA to Provide Coverage of SpaceX Commercial Crew Flight Test
Press Release NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the SpaceX Demo-1 flight test to the International Space Station for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program, which is working with the U.S. aerospace industry to...
SPIKE LEE TEAMS UP WITH NYU PROTEGES FOR TIME TRAVEL FEATURE FOR NETFLIX
Press Release Netflix and Spike Lee’s 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Inc to release the time travel drama See You Yesterday. Based on the award-winning short film, the feature centers on two Brooklyn teenage science prodigies, Claudette “C.J.” Walker and...
Experience High-Res Science in First 8K Footage from Space
https://youtu.be/7k2uKb9vCOI Caption: Science gets scaled up with the first 8K ultra high definition (UHD) video from the International Space Station. Get closer to the in-space experience and see how the international partnership-powered human spaceflight is...
NASA Awards $43.5 Million to US Small Businesses for Technology Research, Development
Press Release NASA has selected 304 proposals from U.S. small businesses to advance research and technology in Phase I of its 2018 SmallBusinessInnovationResearch (SBIR) program and 44 proposals for the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, totaling $43.5...
Twin Spacecraft to Weigh in on Earth’s Changing Water
Press Release April 30, 2018- A pair of new spacecraft that will observe our planet’s ever-changing water cycle, ice sheets, and crust is in final preparations for a California launch no earlier than Saturday, May 19. The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment...
US Cargo Spaceship Set for Departure from International Space Station
Press Release After delivering more than 5,800 pounds of science investigations and cargo for NASA, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 2. NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live...
Does New Horizons’ Next Target Have a Moon?
From NASA.gov Scientists were already excited to learn this summer that New Horizons’ next flyby target – a Kuiper Belt object a billion miles past Pluto -- might be either peanut-shaped or even two objects orbiting one another. Now new data hints that 2014 MU69 might...
NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission
NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is now targeting its 13th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than 11:46 a.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 12. Mission coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s website Monday,...
NASA Releases Software Catalog, Granting the Public Free Access to Technologies for Earthly Applications
Press Release NASA has released its 2017-2018 software catalog, which offers an extensive portfolio of software products for a wide variety of technical applications, all free of charge to the public, without any royalty or copyright fees. Available in both hard copy...
NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star
Press Release February 22, 2017 NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky...
Space Has Been the Place for Black People, So Why Is This News To Many?
With the release of "Hidden Figures" there has been an increase in interest in the contributions Black people have made to space exploration. The truth is, Black people and other people of color have made many contributions to space exploration in a variety of...
Star Trek: Discovery showrunner talks diversity, and drops details on the upcoming CBS series
The USS Discovery Showrunner Brian Fuller (Hannibal, American Gods) dropped a bit of new information on the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery series. Check out the full details provided by Entertainment Weekly (EW) at the Television Critics Association’s press tour in...
NASA Brings Journey to Mars and Beyond to ESSENCE Festival
Press Release Visitors to the 2016 ESSENCE Festival in New Orleans will have a chance to explore the universe through a range of activities, including first-ever festival stage presentations, during NASA Week, a celebration of space exploration to be held June 29-July...
Nichelle Nichols: A True Trend Setter, #TBT
BlackSci-fi.com celebrates Women’s History Month! Join us in our month long celebration of the history makers past, present, and future. For Throw Back Thursday (#TBT) we've gone to the BlackSci-Fi.com archives and pulled a fantastic interview with Nichelle Nichols of...
Record Number of Americans Apply to #BeAnAstronaut at NASA
News Release Feb. 19, 2016 16-018 NASA Johnson More than 18,300 people applied to join NASA’s 2017 astronaut class, almost three times the number of applications received in 2012 for the most recent astronaut class, and far surpassing the previous record of...
