NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 Spaceflights
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.…
Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spent 549 days in space,…
“Few people have had the opportunity to shape as many chapters of NASA…
“Over a remarkable career, Mike served our nation as a pilot, engineer…
NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needs
2 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) 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 Imagine stepping into a machine that can make you…
NASA’s Vertical Motion Simulator, the largest of its kind in the world…
And now, with new upgrades, it’s more powerful and realistic than befo…
APOD: 2026 August 13 – Total Solar Eclipse Over Spain
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 13 – Total… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos!…
Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe i…
Total Solar Eclipse Over Spain Explanation: On August 12th, 2026, the …
Today’s image features two total solar eclipses viewed from Zaragoza, …
NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon
3 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA has been taking pictures of the Moon for decades, collecting a wealth of data.…
This false-color picture is a composite of 15 images of the Moon taken…
Credit: NASA The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, …
Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how …
