NASA Awards Multiple Construction Contracts
by NASA has awarded 24 Multiple Award Construction Contract Two (MACC-II) contracts to 20 small businesses and four under full and open competition to large firms …
Month: October 2017
Fireworks in Space: NASA’s Twins Study Explores Gene Expression
Fireworks in Space: NASA’s Twins Study Explores Gene Expression Source:: space station 2
PIA22012: Investigating Mars: Nili and Meroe Paterae
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
NASA Goddard Announces Innovator of the Year
NASA research engineer Mahmooda Sultana has been named the 2017 “IRAD Innovator of the Year,” an award bestowed annually on those who achieve significant results …
Remembering Astronaut Paul Weitz
In this June 1973 photo, astronaut Paul J. Weitz, Skylab 2 pilot, mans the control and display console of the Apollo Telescope Mount. Weitz, who …
Space Station Unit to Study Genetics of Model Organisms
Space Station Unit to Study Genetics of Model Organisms Source:: space station 2
PIA22049: Impact of Northern California Fires Seen in New NASA Satellite Image
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team Source:: updates
PIA22051: A Window into the Past
Target: Mars Mission: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Instrument: HiRISE Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona Source:: updates
ALASKA AEROSPACE PRESENTATION TO THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY AFFIRMS CONTINUED PUBLIC ACCESS TO FOSSIL BEACH
KODIAK, AK, (October 20, 2017) Continuing outreach efforts to keep the local community informed on activities at the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (PSCA), Alaska …
EcAMSat and BioSentinel: Autonomous Bio Nanosatellites Addressing Strategic Knowledge Gaps for Manned Spaceflight Beyond LEO
Abstract: Manned missions beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) require that several strategic knowledge gaps about the effects of space travel on the human body be …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/23/2017
By HQ Lighting Effects: A 51S crewmember conducted a Visual Performance Test by stowing the hardware in their crew quarters, setting the light to the …
GOES-T Satellite “Brains” and “Body” Come Together
The mating of the GOES-T system module and core propulsion module occurred on September 22 at Lockheed Martin in Littleton, Colorado. Source:: Goddard
Celebrate ‘International Observe the Moon Night’ at Goddard
International Observe the Moon Night is an annual worldwide public event that encourages observation, appreciation and understanding of our Moon. Source:: Goddard
The Grace of Saturn
Saturn’s graceful lanes of orbiting ice — its iconic rings — wind their way around the planet to pass beyond the horizon in this view …
Darth Vader Head Found On Mars Near Spirit Rover Tracks, NASA Link, Oct 23, 2017, PHOTOS, UFO Sighting News.
By Scott Waring Date of sighting: October 23, 2017 Location of sighting: Mars, Sol 1866, Spirit Rover, MER NASA URL: http://areo.info/mer/spirit/1866/tn/2P292019465EFFB0OAP2555L5M1_L2L5L5L7L7.jpg.html NASA URL 2: http://areo.info/mer/spirit/1866/tn/2P292019465EFFB0OAP2555L5M1_L4L5L5L5L6.jpg.html …
AN OPEN LETTER TO TOM DeLONGE
By Albert Venczel AN OPEN LETTER TO TOM DeLONGE By Albert Venczel Dear Tom; Give my regards to John Podesta, Peter Levenda, and Hal Putoff. …
International Space Station Crew Invites Public Along for Photographic Trip Around World
NASA astronaut and Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik will spend one full orbit photographing Earth from the International Space Station on Monday, Oct. 23, and …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/20/2017
By HQ USOS Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) #46: Randy Bresnik (as EV1) and Joe Acaba (as EV2) successfully performed US EVA #46 with a Phased …
Computational Model Prediction and Biological Validation Using Simplified Mixed Field Exposures for the Development of a GCR Reference Field
Abstract: The yield of chromosomal aberrations has been shown to increase in the lymphocytes of astronauts after long-duration missions of several months in space. Chromosome …
Changes in Exercise Data Management
Abstract: The suite of exercise hardware aboard the International Space Station (ISS) generates an immense amount of data. The data collected from the treadmill, cycle …
PIA22010: Investigating Mars: Nili and Meroe Paterae
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
NASA’s SDO Spots a Lunar Transit
On Oct. 19, 2017, the Moon photobombed NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, when it crossed the spacecraft’s view of the Sun, treating us to …
Hubble Unravels a Twisted Cosmic Knot
This Hubble image shows what happens when two galaxies become one. The twisted cosmic knot seen here is NGC 2623 — or Arp 243 — …
Space Station Crew Takes a Breather with Lung Tissue Investigation
The microgravity environment of space impacts nearly every system within the human body. Source:: space station 2
NASA Showcases Flight Engine Test During Stennis Open House
Most people never view a rocket launch in person, but more than 1,500 people watched the next closest thing at a NASA facility Oct. 19 …
PIA21969: Jovian Moon Shadow
Target: Jupiter Mission: Juno Instrument: JunoCam Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Source:: updates
Jovian Moon Shadow
Jupiter’s moon Amalthea casts a shadow on the gas giant planet in this image captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Source:: updates 3
NASA Receives Findings from WFIRST Independent Review Team
NASA has received the report from an independent, external review of the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) project. The review was commissioned by NASA …
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Sentinel-6A Mission
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the Sentinel-6A mission. Launch is currently targeted for November 2020, …
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Landsat 9 Mission
NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Landsat 9 mission. The mission is currently targeted …
Karen Mohr – A Different Path to Goddard
Karen Mohr, is the associate deputy director for Atmospheres, took a different path to get to Goddard. Source:: Goddard
Observations of VOC Emissions and Photochemical Products over US Oil- and Gas-Producing Regions Using High-Resolution H3O+ CIMS (PTR-ToF-MS)
Abstract: VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) related to oil and gas extraction operations in the United States were measured by H3O (sup plus) chemical ionization time-of-flight …
First NuSTAR Observations of the BL Lac-Type Blazar PKS 2155-304: Constraints on the Jet Content and Distribution of Radiating Particles
Abstract: We report the first hard X-ray observations with NuSTAR of the BL Lac-type blazar PKS2155-304, augmented with soft X-ray data from XMM-Newton and gamma-ray …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/19/2017
By HQ Circadian Rhythms: Yesterday a crewmember instrumented themselves with Thermolab Double Sensors and mounted the Thermolab Unit to their belt, which began 36 hours …
Highly Flexible Wings Tested
The subscale X-56A is scheduled for a series of research flights in November to prove enabling technology for designing aircraft with highly flexible, lightweight wings. …
PIA22009: Investigating Mars: Nili and Meroe Paterae
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
An Atmosphere Around the Moon? NASA Research Suggests Significant Atmosphere in Lunar Past and Possible Source of Lunar Water
Research indicates that Earth’s moon once had an atmosphere comparable to the atmosphere of Mars today. The ancient lunar atmosphere could have weathered rocks, produced …
Georgia Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
Students at New Prospect Elementary School in Alpharetta, Georgia, will speak with the NASA astronauts living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station …
Human Presence in Lunar Orbit One Step Closer with Successful RS-25 Engine Test
STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. (Oct. 19, 2017) – Aerojet Rocketdyne, a subsidiary of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AJRD), test-fired its RS-25 engine, E2063, for 500 …