Space Station Science Highlights: Week of August 27, 2018
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 …
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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 …
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 …
The Hirz Fire which started on August 9, 2018 has reached 36,083 acres and is 39% contained. Source:: Goddard
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, …
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
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 …
The little-known nebula IRAS 05437+2502 billows out among the bright stars and dark dust clouds that surround it. Source:: Goddard
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 …
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 …
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 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 has awarded a contract to Precision Mechanical, Inc., in Cocoa, Florida, for the manufacture, fabrication and installation of upgrades to the Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) …
Although the Mendocino Complex made up of the River Fire and Ranch Fire is still blazing, it is almost fully contained. Source:: Goddard
Target: Jupiter Mission: Juno Instrument: JunoCam Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstad/Sean Doran Source:: updates
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
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
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 …
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. …
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 …
Abstract: Presentation discusses existing instrumentation and potential investment areas for propulsion-airframe integration (PAI) flight test instrumentation. Source:: nasa sit 2
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NASA has awarded the Electrical Systems Engineering Services (ESES) III contract to Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) of Greenbelt, Maryland. Source:: Goddard
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 …
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 …
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 …
Is there water deep in Jupiter’s atmosphere, and if so, how much? Source:: Goddard
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 2015, NASA completed the first developmental test series for the RS-25 engines that will power the core stage of NASA’s Space Launch …
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …