APPEL News Staff

In preparation for crewed missions to deep space, NASA is developing critical technologies, addressing human health risks—and crafting the perfect meal.

Communication interference. Electrical failures. Astronaut hazards. NASA’s STEREO mission offers a unique perspective on solar events that disrupt Earth-based activities.

As NASA’s human spaceflight program passes critical technological milestones, the agency continues its work to examine risks to humans.

Not Teflon. Not Velcro. Not even Tang. Contrary to popular belief, NASA did not develop those products. The technologies NASA does develop, however, have a profound impact on our lives.

New Horizons plans to cap its first-ever flyby of Pluto with an even more far-reaching goal: a close flyby of a small Kuiper Belt object (KBO).

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

As the commercial space industry expands, clearer communication is needed about financial responsibilities for launch activities, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

A new law, the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act, underscores the importance of program and project management training in the federal government. 

Voyager. Hubble. Cassini. These and many other NASA missions made some of their greatest scientific discoveries long after their original goal was achieved.