NASA/Bill Ingalls A total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. A total solar eclipse – the Moon passing between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun – swept across parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the AtlanticContinue Reading
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Catherine Baroang Director, Business Office, NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate Catherine Baroang serves as the director of the Business Office for NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate. As director, Baroang drives business operations optimization and efficiency across the enterprise, overseeing resource management, performance and audit activities, human resources, IT and cybersecurity, and other associated administrative functions. Baroang previously served as the deputy director and acting director of the Business Office for the agency’s Exploration Systems DevelopmentContinue Reading
Benefits and Criteria of Partnership Benefits of Partnership Whether you want to launch spacecraft or engage in other aerospace-related activities, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) – with its unique facilities, proven technical capabilities and experienced workforce – can provide a partnership that will help you reach your goals. By pursuing developmentContinue Reading
Jim Geffre Moon Base Deputy Program Manager Jim Geffre is the Deputy Program Manager for NASA’s Moon Base Program at Johnson Space Center in Houston. He brings more than 25 years of NASA experience in spacecraft and architecture development, spanning concept formulation, design, certification, and flight operations. In his role,Continue Reading
Payload Processing Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Payload Processing teams have decades of experience supporting NASA and commercial partners in all aspects of preparing and launching payloads into space. In addition to a wide array of expertise, the center offers a variety of equipment and facilities to help prepare, process andContinue Reading
SwampWorks PHILOSOPHY Swamp Works is a hands-on, lean development environment for innovation at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Swamp Works develops innovative exploration mission solutions through a highly collaborative approach, leveraging partnerships across NASA, industry, and academia. CAPABILITIES The goal of Swamp Works is to accelerate innovation for NASAContinue Reading
2 min read NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needs The Vertical Motion Simulator at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley is capable of vertical and horizontal motion to simulate a range of flight experiences, such as lunar landers, helicopters, and commercial aircraft. NASA/Jesse Carpenter ImagineContinue Reading
KSC Vision and Mission Vision: Igniting space exploration and discovery for all. Mission: Provide continuous access to space from Earth’s premier spaceport through creativity and innovation. Launching Humanity’s Future Kennedy Space Center’s Master Plan has additional information you may wish to explore. Keep Exploring Discover More Topics From NASA Missions Humans inContinue Reading
Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Jean-Mathieu Thévenot, farmer in the French Basque Country, a member of the Confédération Paysanne farmers’ union in France, and part of the international movement La Via Campesina. According to Thévenot, 2026 marks a turning point where climate disruption has become an immediate agricultural…Continue Reading
Researchers have found a clever new way to map a part of Earth’s upper atmosphere that is notoriously difficult to observe. Using orbital data from roughly 1,200 Starlink satellites, they reconstructed changes in atmospheric density about 500 kilometers above Earth. The approach could sharpen satellite tracking and help reduce theContinue Reading
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock prior to the start of the third spacewalk for the STS-134 mission. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spentContinue Reading
Lindsey Waitt, engineer with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, participates in a terminal countdown simulation for Artemis III on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside Firing Room 1 of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Clayton Rougelot As a young girl raised inContinue Reading