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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio marked one whole year in orbit on Thursday, with his record-breaking stay scheduled to last 371 days.

How a scientist embraces curiosity and the spirit of exploration.

Building a Dyson sphere using chatGPT

Hear about Dr. Meir's path from Caribou to NASA and the seven months she recently spent on the International Space Station.

FIFTY YEARS OF APOLLO! SAVE THE DATE: Apollo 16 50th Anniversary Celebration at the San Diego Air & Space Museum set for April 23!

Astronaut Jessica Meir shares her thoughts on the importance of curiosity, her time at the ISS, and the possibility that she might be the first woman to walk on the Moon.

Join the San Diego Air & Space Museum in celebrating the honorees on Saturday, November 20, 2021, in the Edwin D. McKellar Pavilion of Flight.

Federal judge and legal pioneer Appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, O. Rogeriee Thompson is the first African American and second woman to serve as a judge on the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. She was confirmed by a U.S. Senate vote of 98-0. Previously, Thompson led a pathbreaking legal career as a member of the Rhode Island judiciary, serving as a District Court judge and a Superior Court justice. Before joining the bench, she was a senior partner with Thompson & Thompson, assi...

By Tom Kertscher in Jan | Feb 2021, TXEX on January 1, 2021 at 12:09 pm | No Comments Born three years before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, Sharad Bhaskaran spent his youth poring over Star Trek reruns and devouring sci-fi novels. “It was just the idea of exploring the unknown, a general fascination with the topic of sci-fi, and the idea of exploration,” Bhaskaran says. “That was prett...

Meet the 9 astronauts on NASAs Artemis team who have a chance to be the first woman to walk on the moon By Sophie Lewis Astronauts selected for NASA moon program Nine women are among the 18 astronauts who will train for NASAs upcoming Artemis missions, with the goal of sending humans back to the moon and, eventually, to Mars. The space agency is aiming for a 2024 moon landing — and this time, it wont just be men making the trip. The group of astronauts announced Wednesday...