A “FURST” of its kind: sounding rocket mission to explore the sun as a star
By Jessica Barnett From Earth, it might be tempting to think of the Sun as a unique celestial object unlike any other, as it is the star our home planet…
NASA launches 8 research balloons from New Mexico
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has launched its annual fall balloon campaign at the agency’s balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Eight balloon flights carrying scientific experiments and technology…
This rocks! NASA sends scientific teaching materials for students into space
On Tuesday, August 13, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch a sounding rocket carrying student-developed experiments for the RockSat-X mission. The Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket is expected…
