NASA News for Week Ending January 27, 2023
- Honoring our fallen heroes …
- Working on a nuclear option for space travel …
- And the next crewed mission to the space station
- Webb Telescope to Receive Top Space Foundation Award
… a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
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Day of Remembrance: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes
Our annual Day of Remembrance observance at Arlington National Cemetery took place on Jan. 26. The event honors the astronauts of Apollo 1; space shuttles Challenger and Columbia; and others who lost their lives in support of NASA’s mission of exploration and discovery. The observance also preceded the 20th anniversary of the Columbia accident on Feb. 1.
NASA, DARPA to Test Nuclear Rocket Engine in Space
On Jan. 24, we announced a collaboration with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space that could help enable crewed NASA missions to Mars. Learn more at nasa.gov/spacetech.
Preview of SpaceX Crew-6 Mission
The members of our SpaceX Crew-6 mission, including NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, previewed the mission during a Jan. 25 crew news conference at our Johnson Space Center. Crew-6 is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station no earlier than Feb. 26.
Webb Telescope to Receive Top Space Foundation Award
Our Webb Space Telescope team has been selected to receive the Space Foundation’s 2023 John L. “Jack” Swigert, Jr.,Award for Space Exploration. This annual award honors a space agency or other entity in space exploration and discovery.
That’s what’s up this week @NASA … For more on these and other stories, follow us on the web at nasa.gov/twan.
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