Astronaut Jonny Kim. Courtesy NASA University of San Diego graduate and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim has been assigned to his first mission to the International Space Station as a member of the…
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UC San Diego Professor’s Cancer Research Part of Initial Round of NASA/ISS Project
The International Space Station against the backdrop of Earth’s horizon. Photo courtesy of NASA A UC San Diego professor has been selected to be part of the Igniting Innovation program with the…
NASA Awards $69 Million Contract to SpaceX for UCSD-Partnered Milky Way Mission
The SpaceX Falcon 9 leaves the launch pad at Cape Canaveral in 2022. Image from SpaceX video NASA has selected Elon Musk’s SpaceX for its COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) mission, a…
Two UCSD-Led Science Teams Selected as Finalists for NASA Climate Missions
The famous “Earthrise” photo taken by astronaut Bill Anders aboard Apollo 8 in 1968. NASA photo San Diego’s scientists are showing up for climate change. NASA has selected four proposals for concept…
CA Congressional Reps Urge NASA to Commit Funds for Mars Sample Return Mission
A closeup image of the planet Mars. Courtesy NASA Around two dozen California congressional representatives sent a letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Wednesday calling on him to commit at least $650…
NASA Mars Copter Using Qualcomm Snapdragon Chip Ends Mission After 72nd Flight
The Ingenuity helicopter on the Martian surface. Courtesy NASA/JPL NASA said on Thursday that its miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity, which in 2021 became the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another…