• Jet Propulsion Laboratory project manager MiMi Aung gave an enthusiastic two thumbs-up and then clenched fists before a roomful of engineers erupted in applause.
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• An international crew of four is launching this week to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center. Once on station, they’ll conduct more than 200 experiments during their six-month stay.
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• A curious finding last year in the atmosphere of Venus has some scientists thinking one of our closest planetary neighbors could hold signs of life.
A team of researchers found traces of phosphine gas using a ground based telescope in Hawaii. On Earth, this gas is created by the decaying of organic material which is considered a “biosignature” — a material associated with the chemistry of life.
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• How do scientists locate planets outside our solar system? It’s not an easy feat, but astronomers and astrophysicists are using a variety of methods to understand other exoplanets and the possibility of life outside of our solar system.
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• After the final Apollo mission, the space race was over. In the 1970’s, NASA began looking ahead to the Space Shuttle program–a program with a greater focus on science.
University of Central Florida history professor Amy Foster says that focus on science gave women a window to join NASA’s astronaut corps. She spoke with WMFE’s Brendan Byrne about the first female astronauts at NASA and her book Integrating Women into the Astronaut Corps: Politics and Logistics at NASA.
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• Excitement was abundant during the landing of NASA’s newest Martian robotic explorer Perseverance earlier this month, giving high hopes to space enthusiasts that the United States could send humans outside of Earth’s orbit again in the near future. But new polling data suggests most U.S. adults don’t view human space travel to the moon or Mars as a high priority.
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• Florida leaders and politicians are applauding NASA for landing the Perseverance rover on Mars, showing support for the program’s space exploration initiatives. Senator Marco Rubio praised NASA and called the program “a source of unity and pride for the nation.”
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