NASA Links
- NASA.gov: The official website of NASA, providing news, information, and resources about the agency’s missions, projects, and discoveries.
Sure, here’s the list with descriptions for each link:
- NASA Live: Watch live events including launches, spacewalks, and other mission events, as well as briefings and educational broadcasts from NASA TV.
- NASA TV: Access a variety of channels offering live coverage of missions, events, press conferences, and educational content.
- YouTube: Explore NASA’s official YouTube channel for videos on a wide range of topics including mission updates, behind-the-scenes looks, and educational content.
- Flickr: View high-quality images of NASA’s missions, events, and behind-the-scenes activities, curated in albums for easy browsing.
- Reddit: Engage with NASA’s official Reddit account for AMAs (Ask Me Anything), discussions, and updates directly from the agency.
- Twitter: Follow NASA on Twitter for real-time updates, news, and interactive engagement with the space community.
- Facebook: Connect with NASA on Facebook for news, live events, and conversations about space exploration and science discoveries.
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL): Manages many of NASA’s robotic space missions, exploring the solar system and beyond.
- NASA Glenn Research Center: Focuses on aerospace and aeronautical research, including propulsion, power, and communications technologies.
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Specializes in Earth and space science, managing numerous satellites and instruments for studying our planet and the universe.
- NASA Johnson Space Center: Serves as the center for human spaceflight, overseeing missions, training astronauts, and managing the International Space Station.
- NASA Kennedy Space Center: The primary launch site for NASA missions, responsible for preparing and launching spacecraft and rockets.
- NASA Langley Research Center: Conducts research in aviation, space technology, and Earth science, focusing on aerodynamics, structures, and materials.
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center: Specializes in propulsion systems, space transportation, and space systems, playing a key role in rocket and spacecraft development.
- NASA Ames Research Center: Conducts research in aeronautics, space science, and information technology, with a focus on supercomputing and artificial intelligence.
- NASA Stennis Space Center: Serves as a rocket engine testing facility, ensuring the reliability and performance of propulsion systems for NASA missions.
- NASA Wallops Flight Facility: Located in Virginia, the NASA Wallops Flight Facility is a rocket launch site that supports science and exploration missions for NASA, other Federal agencies and companies like Rocket Lab. It provides a versatile range of support for small satellite missions, high-altitude balloon flights, and aerospace testing and research.
- NASA Artemis Program: The Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon and establish sustainable exploration by the end of the decade. This effort seeks to explore the lunar surface more extensively than ever before and serve as a stepping stone for future human missions to Mars.
- NASA Commercial Crew Program: This program partners with American companies to develop and operate a new generation of spacecraft and launch systems capable of carrying crews to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station. It marks a significant step in enabling NASA to focus on deep space missions.
- NASA Hubble Space Telescope: Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided stunning images of the cosmos, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe. Its observations have led to breakthroughs in astrophysics, including the accelerating expansion of the universe.
- NASA James Webb Space Telescope: As the premier observatory of the next decade, the James Webb Space Telescope will explore every phase of cosmic history — from within our solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe.
- NASA Mars Exploration Program: This program is dedicated to exploring Mars and enhancing our understanding of the Red Planet. It includes robotic missions like the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter, studying Mars' habitability, climate, geology, and collecting samples for future return to Earth.
- NASA Earth Science: NASA’s Earth Science Division works to develop a scientific understanding of Earth’s system and its response to natural or human-induced changes. This knowledge is vital for addressing challenges to our planet’s climate, weather, and natural resources.
- NASA Asteroid Redirect Mission (No longer an active program, but interesting for historical context): Aimed at advancing new technologies and capabilities needed for future human and robotic exploration, including demonstrating a robotic mission to visit a large near-Earth asteroid, collect a multi-ton boulder from its surface, and redirect it into a stable orbit around the moon for future exploration by astronauts.
- NASA International Space Station (ISS): The ISS serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory in which scientific research is conducted in astrobiology, astronomy, meteorology, physics, and other fields. It’s a joint project among five participating space agencies: NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, and CSA.