Space Station Science Highlights: Week of August 27, 2018
by This week, NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold became the first person to sequence RNA in space, another molecular milestone aboard the orbiting laboratory. Source:: space station …
Month: August 2018
NASA Invites Media to View Spacecraft to Study the Frontier of Space
NASA is inviting media to view NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft Thursday, Oct. 4, ahead of its scheduled launch aboard a Northrop Grumman Pegasus …
Hirz Fire South of Mt. Shasta Continues to Burn
The Hirz Fire which started on August 9, 2018 has reached 36,083 acres and is 39% contained. Source:: Goddard
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/31/2018
By Bill Keeter Out-of-Spec ISS Cabin Pressure Decrease: Following the initial leak repair yesterday, the ISS was repressurized to nominal pressure using Progress assets. Today, …
PIA22671: Terra Cimmeria – False Color
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
NASA Invites Media to Witness Final Orion Parachute Test in Arizona Desert
NASA is inviting media to view the final test of the Orion spacecraft’s parachute system on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving …
Hubble’s Lucky Observation of an Enigmatic Cloud
The little-known nebula IRAS 05437+2502 billows out among the bright stars and dark dust clouds that surround it. Source:: Goddard
NASA Launching Mars Lander Parachute Test from Wallops Sep. 7
NASA will conduct the third in a series of parachute tests for possible future missions to Mars during the flight of a Terrier-Black Brant IX …
Three Mile Long UFO Found On Google Moon, Aug 31, 2018, UFO Sighting News.
By Scott Waring Date of discovery: Aug 31, 2018 Location of discovery: Earths moon Method: Google Moon Coordinates: Unknown, northern region I was looking at …
Flying Tesla Followed By UFO Caught On Security Cam, Canada, Video, UFO Sighting News.
By Scott Waring Date of sighting: Aug 2018 Location of sighting: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xFji9-xgMw A rod was seen shooting past a security cam …
NASA Awards Contract for Earth Science Mission Hosting Services
NASA has awarded a contract to General Atomics of San Diego, California, for services required to host the agency’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) instrument …
NASA Awards Contract to Upgrade Launch Pad Fuel System for World’s Largest Rocket
NASA has awarded a contract to Precision Mechanical, Inc., in Cocoa, Florida, for the manufacture, fabrication and installation of upgrades to the Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) …
Mendocino Complex Still Ablaze; Scorched Areas Seen by Satellite
Although the Mendocino Complex made up of the River Fire and Ranch Fire is still blazing, it is almost fully contained. Source:: Goddard
PIA22687: Jupiter’s Swirling Cloudscape
Target: Jupiter Mission: Juno Instrument: JunoCam Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstad/Sean Doran Source:: updates
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Visits Armstrong Flight Research Center
Arriving at one of the driest spots in North America, the Mojave Desert, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine toured the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center and …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/30/2018
By Bill Keeter Out-of-Spec ISS Cabin Pressure Decrease: Last night, the ISS cabin pressure started dropping at the rate of one mmHg/hr. This morning the …
New NASA Competition Aims to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Exploration Sweet Success
When astronauts begin exploring Mars, they’ll need to use local resources, freeing up launch cargo space for other mission-critical supplies. Carbon dioxide is one resource …
Media Invited to News Conference with NASA Astronaut Anne McClain and Space Station Crewmates
NASA astronaut Anne McClain, along with her crewmates, David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency and Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, will …
PIA22670: Proctor Crater Dunes – False Color
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Celebrating Guy Bluford’s Historic First Flight
Guy Bluford, the first African-American astronaut, launched into space on shuttle Challenger’s STS-8 mission thirty-five years ago, on August 30, 1983. Source:: updates 3
Va. Space Flight Academy Summer Space Camps Draw Record Numbers of Students
Virginia Space Flight Academy (VSFA) reached a major milestone this year, celebrating 20 years of operating week-long residential space camps and technology-based programs for young …
Two Arm UFO Seen Over Cedarhurst, New York On Aug 29, 2018, Video, UFO Sighting News.
By Scott Waring Date of sighting: Aug 29, 2018 Location of sighting: Cedarhurst, New York, USA Source: MUFON #94490 Here is a unique sighting from New York. …
Black Disk Caught By Tourist Over Argentina Mountains, Aug 2018, UFO Sighting News.
By Scott Waring Date of sighting: Aug 25, 2018 Location of sighting: El Hornocal Jujuy, Argentina Source: MUFON #94500 This UFO was caught by accident when a …
Propulsion-Airframe Integration Flight Test Instrumentation
Abstract: Presentation discusses existing instrumentation and potential investment areas for propulsion-airframe integration (PAI) flight test instrumentation. Source:: nasa sit 2
Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS): Assessments and Results from First Year Operations [STUB]
Abstract: No abstract available Source:: nasa sit 2
NASA Awards Electrical Systems Engineering Services Contract
NASA has awarded the Electrical Systems Engineering Services (ESES) III contract to Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) of Greenbelt, Maryland. Source:: Goddard
NASA NeMO-Net
Abstract: We present preliminary results from NASA NeMO-Net, the first neural multi-modal observation and training network for global coral reef assessment. NeMO-Net is an open-source …
Implementation of Real-Time Hardware in the Loop Simulation for WAVE Instrument Avionics
Abstract: The Regolith and Environment Science and Oxygen and Lunar Volatile Extraction (RESOLVE) payload will lead the Resource Prospector rover to hydrogen-rich locations on the …
‘Big Voice Test’ Prepares New Support Center for First SLS Launch
Engineers Fred Whisnant and Jennifer Vollmer check out communication systems during a big voice test Aug. 21, 2018, at the Space Launch System (SLS) Engineering …
How a NASA Scientist Looks in the Depths of the Great Red Spot to Find Water on Jupiter
Is there water deep in Jupiter’s atmosphere, and if so, how much? Source:: Goddard
ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/29/2018
By Bill Keeter Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST): The crew prepared BEST RNA samples and began 48 hour sequencing on the Biomolecule Sequencer. The …
This Week in NASA History: First RS-25 Developmental Test Series Complete – Aug. 27, 2015
This week in 2015, NASA completed the first developmental test series for the RS-25 engines that will power the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch …
PIA22669: Ascraeus Mons
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
NASA Selects 15 New Potential Space Technologies for Flight Tests, Looks to Expand Opportunities
NASA’s Flight Opportunities program has selected 15 promising space technologies to be tested on commercial low-gravity simulating aircraft, high-altitude balloons and suborbital rockets. Source:: Armstrong …
NASA Partners with Industry for 2020 Unmanned Aircraft Demo in Airspace
With a mutual interest in performing routine Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flights in the National Airspace System (NAS), NASA is collaborating with industry through cooperative …
Alien Artifact Found On Mars Surface Near NASA Rover, Aug 29, 2018, UFO Sighting News.
By Scott Waring Date of discovery: Aug 29, 2018 Location of discovery: Mars, Sol 2011 NASA photo: https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=2011MR0105950180902571C00_DXXX&s=2011 I was looking over some grey Mars photos …
Underwater Robots Help NASA Plan Future Deep-Space Missions
An expedition that will help NASA search for life in deep space launched today – not with a rocket’s roar, but with a gentle splash …
Exploration of Backscatter Methods for Wireless Avionics
Abstract: This report describes and characterizes the low-power Jeeva Passive Radio systems, including Wanscatter (passive Chirp Spread Spectrum) and Passive Wi-Fi, with respect to their …
NASA’s SnowEx Campaign: Observing Seasonal Snow in a Forested Environment [STUB]
Abstract: SnowEx is a multi-year airborne snow campaign with the primary goal of addressing the question: How much water is stored in Earth’s terrestrial snow-covered …
Probing Large-Scale Coherence Between Spitzer IR and Chandra X-Ray Source-Subtracted Cosmic Backgrounds [STUB]
Abstract: We present new measurements of the large-scale clustering component of the cross-power spectra of the source-subtracted Spitzer-IRAC cosmic infrared background and Chandra-ACIS cosmic X-ray …