Articles tagged as: NASA
April 11, 2019
NASA Pegs Purdue For Deep Space Habitat Research
The Resilient ExtraTerrestrial Habitats institute is one of two new programs recently announced by NASA.
Read MoreApril 10, 2019
NASA Chooses Purdue As Site For New Space Habitats Institute
The new institute is a partnership with the University of Connecticut, Harvard University and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2019
Mars Rover Opportunity's Legacy Continues With Purdue Researchers
Opportunity surprised many by providing information from Mars for nearly 15 years. NASA ended attempts at communication Wednesday after more than six months of silence from the robot.
Read MoreMay 16, 2018
Indiana Native To Lead NASA's Johnson Space Center
Mark Geyer was born in Indianapolis and received his bachelors and masters degrees in aeronautics at Purdue University.
Read MoreJanuary 17, 2017
Gene Cernan Dies, Leaving Marks On Purdue And The Moon
Cernan became the answer to a trivia question when he was the last human to leave his footprints on the lunar surface as part of the Apollo 17 crew in 1972.
Read MoreDecember 8, 2016
John Glenn, First American To Orbit The Earth, Dies At 95
After a career as a Marine pilot, Glenn was chosen as an astronaut. He was the third American in space, went on to have a successful career in politics and then returned to space on shuttle Discovery.
Read MoreOctober 5, 2015
Indiana-Born Space Pioneer Gets Posthumous Honor
Terre Haute native Abe Silverstein was inducted Friday into the Dayton, Ohio-based hall of fame.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2015
NASA's New Pluto Images Point To Geologically Active World
The latest photos show ice plains that appear to be only 100 million years old and a hilly region that could be what is left when surrounding material is eroded away.
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