April 20, 2023: Liftoff! SpaceX conducted the first orbital flight test of Starship. It is a rocket of superlatives, dwarfing both the iconic Saturn V and the SLS in terms of thrust, payload capacity, and size. While some commentators in popular media [...]
April 8, 2023 - Houston, TX - The annual NASA chili cookoff in Houston saw top chefs from around the area come together to showcase their culinary creations. Among the talented competitors was Odyssey Spice Research, a team of six cooks who [...]
On March 23rd, 2023, Relativity Space successfully launched its Terran 1 rocket. Despite suffering an early engine cutoff after Max-Q and second stage separation, this mission still marks a major milestone for the company and the commercial space industry as a whole. [...]
March 17, 2023: Women's History Month serves as a reminder to highlight the accomplishments of women, past and present. Since the very beginning, women have been involved in aerospace: NASA's "human computers" in the early to mid 1900s consisted mostly of women. [...]
February 28th, 2023: As Black History Month comes to a close, Odyssey engineers recognize and honor the many contributions made by Black NASA members. Robert H. Lawrence was the first Black astronaut chosen for a space program. Though he was first chosen, [...]
Jan 26th, 2023: Every last Thursday of January, the NASA family holds a Day of Remembrance to pay their respects to its members who lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration and discovery. The Day of Remembrance especially focuses on [...]
