Tag Archives: NASA

Mary W. Jackson: NASA’s First Female African American Engineer

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Frank Cisco

On Feb. 25, 2021, the NASA Headquarters Building in Washington D.C. was officially renamed after Mary W. Jackson, the agency’s first African American female engineer. via NASA https://ift.tt/2ZSzBJR

Reflections from a Black Hole

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Frank Cisco

This 2003 composite X-ray and optical image of galaxy NGC 1068 shows gas blowing away in a high-speed wind from the vicinity of a supermassive black hole. via NASA https://ift.tt/37NwXJH

Traversing Mars’ Jezero Crater

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Frank Cisco

This image depicts a possible area through which the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover could traverse across Jezero Crater. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NXkgFi

Perseverance Snaps Its First Full-Color Image of Mars

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Frank Cisco

This is the first high-resolution, color image to be sent back by the Hazard Cameras (Hazcams) on the underside of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover after its landing. via NASA https://ift.tt/3slIKH3

Alvin Drew: Down to Earth

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Frank Cisco

On Feb. 28, 2011, NASA astronaut Alvin Drew participates in the STS-133 mission’s first spacewalk as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. via NASA https://ift.tt/3sl6mLN

Perseverance Rover Lands on the Red Planet

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Frank Cisco

NASAs Perseverance Rover lands on Mars. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NKs4tC

Showcasing the Rover at the Perseverance Engineering and Technology Overview

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Frank Cisco

During the Mars Perseverance engineering and technology overview on Feb. 16, 2021, chief engineer Adam Steltzner displays a rover wheel. via NASA https://ift.tt/3u6YK1k

The Empire State Building Illuminated for Mars Perseverance

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Frank Cisco

The Empire State Building is illuminated in red to celebrate this Thursday’s scheduled landing on Mars of NASA’s Perseverance rover, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3puOo7O

Astrobiologist Kennda Lynch Uses Analogs on Earth to Find Life on Mars

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Frank Cisco

If we find life on the Red Planet, we’ll have astrobiologists like Dr. Kennda Lynch to thank. via NASA https://ift.tt/3qv8rEA

Bernard Harris: First African American Spacewalker

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Frank Cisco

A physician, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut, Bernard Harris became the first African American to perform a spacewalk in February 1995, . via NASA https://ift.tt/3u2vCbE