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NASA astronaut can see Houston pipeline fire from space
A fire that ignited on Monday at a pipeline east of downtown Houston is big enough for astronauts to view from space. As the fire near Deer Park and La Porte continued to burn Tuesday morning, NASA astronaut Don Pettit was able to capture a photo of the flames from a vantage point 250 miles above Earth from aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Harris County astronaut still plans to vote, despite being stranded in space
Texas first passed a law in 1997 that allows astronauts to vote if they will be in space during early voting and on Election Day.
Even the Stranded Astronauts Are Voting in the 2024 Election from Space: 'It’s a Very Important Duty'
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams — who are stuck in space due to mechanical issues with their shuttle — shared that they are still planning to vote in the upcoming presidential electi
‘Vote while you float’: How 2 ballots will be cast from space
CNN’s Kristen Fisher reports how the two NASA astronauts trapped in space will be able to cast their votes in the presidential election.
‘Vote while you float’: NASA astronauts will cast ballots from space
A program launched by NASA in the 1990s allows astronauts to vote, even while orbiting 250 miles above their home planet
NASA astronauts to cast votes from space on election day
American astronauts from NASA will be on the International Space Station (ISS) on 5 November, Election Day, and will cast their votes via postal ballots, CNN reported. They will float 320 kilometres above the nearest polling station that day.
Earth will get a second moon this month — but not for long
Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.
NASA picks Intuitive Machines to help with communication and navigation services for space missions
NASA has selected Houston-based Intuitive Machines for a communication and navigation services contract geared toward future ...
Eminent officials say NASA facilities some of the “worst” they’ve ever seen
A panel of independent experts reported this week that NASA lacks funding to maintain most of its decades-old facilities, ...
Intuitive Machines lands $4.8B NASA contract to build Earth-moon communications infrastructure
NASA wants to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon, but right now, astronauts have to be in direct line of sight ...
How to see NASA's massive orbiting solar sail from Houston
NASA's app allows skygazers to track sightings of the solar sail from their location, providing the direction of the sky it ...
Inside the weather ‘catastrophe’ that could devastate cities such as Houston
Houston is no stranger to heat. The eastern Texas city has seen sweltering conditions this summer, baking under triple-digit ...
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STEM Passion Ignites at Houston's Japan Festival
NASA's Johnson Space Center brought the excitement of space exploration to the annual Japan Festival at Hermann Park in ...
How Boris Yeltsin's trip to a Houston-area Randall's changed the world
The Soviet politician came to Space City in September 1989, and a Randall's supermarket cemented his worldview.
NASA takes a giant leap toward streaming 4K video back from the Moon
However, as remarkable a technical achievement as it was to broadcast from the Moon in 1969, the video was grainy and black ...