Following the apparent failure of reaction wheel 4, engineers were successful at transitioning the spacecraft to…
Category: Ames
NASA Administrator Visits Ames, Meets Media
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will visit Ames on May 24 to view PhoneSat and 3D printing…
Kepler Mission Manager Update
At our semi-weekly contact on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, we found the Kepler spacecraft once again…
NASA-Built Nanosatellite Launch Adapter System Ready for Flight
Nanosatellites now have their own mass transit to catch rides to space and perform experiments in…
NASA Hosts Kepler Spacecraft Status Teleconference Today
NASA will host a news teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, today, May 15, to discuss the…
NASA Develops Key to Cosmic Carbon’s Evolution
Scientists now have the capability to systematically investigate the molecular evolution of cosmic carbon.
Kepler Mission Manager Update
During a scheduled contact, engineers discovered Kepler was in a self-protective mode. The spacecraft returned to…
Aviation Safety Analyst Flies with Blue Angels
Abegael Jakey, pilot and NASA aviation safety advocate, just flew with the Blue Angels. What did…
NASA and Ham Radio Operators Piece Together the PhoneSat Picture
For about one week, engineers at NASA Ames and ham radio operators worldwide reconstructed an image…
IRIS Q&A with Robert Carvalho
Robert Carvalho is one of two flight controllers for the IRIS mission, and is helping design,…