Space Station Science Highlights: Week of September 24, 2018
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 (HTV-7) resupply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, packed with more than five …
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 (HTV-7) resupply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, packed with more than five …
NASA will air a recorded message from Administrator Jim Bridenstine at 1 p.m. EDT Monday, Oct. 1 to commemorate the agency’s founding 60 years ago. …
Abstract: NASA’s Multi Purpose Transportation System (MPTS) is designed to transport the Space Launch System vehicle segments by waterway and roadway. It is tasked with …
By Bill Keeter Binary Colloidal Alloy Test – Cohesive Sedimentation (BCAT-CS): The crew replaced all four SB-800 flash batteries with new AA batteries; they then …
This Aug. 5 1968 image was taken aboard the MV Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico, where the Apollo 7 crew, Walter Schirra, Walter Cunningham …
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
NASA is celebrating the conclusion of its Year of Education on Station (YES) initiative with a final educational Earth-to-space call, allowing students and others to …
NASA’s 60th Anniversary: Learning About Earth From Space Source:: updates 6
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image contains a veritable mix of different galaxies, some of which belong to the same larger structure. Source:: Goddard
By Scott Waring Date of discovery: Sept 28, 2018 Location of discovery: Mars Source NASA Photo: http://areo.info/mer/spirit/621/tn/2P181495282EFFAERFP2293L5M1_L2L5L5L7L7.jpg.html Mars…a dead planet as far as the public can …
NASA has awarded a contract to Brevard Achievement Center, Inc., of Rockledge, Florida, for custodial services at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Source:: …
NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Alaska at Fairbanks for the continued development and operation of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Distributed …
NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) for development of a reflected solar spectrometer …
Target: Jupiter Mission: Juno Instrument: JunoCam Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Brian Swift/Sean Doran Source:: updates
Astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to capture a dramatic image of an enormous tail of hot gas stretching for more than …
Smoky skies abound above California from the Delta Fire which began on September 05, 2018 and was human-caused. Source:: Goddard
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating the contributions of the brilliant Hispanic women and men of NASA. In this Feb. 2007 photo, astronaut Michael …
NASA’s 60th Anniversary: Human Spaceflight Source:: updates 6
Three of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station, including two NASA astronauts, are scheduled to return to Earth on Thursday, Oct. 4. Source:: updates …
By Bill Keeter H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-7 Capture and Berthing: Yesterday evening, Robotics Ground Controllers performed a survey of the Node 2 Nadir Active Common …
Arctic sea ice likely reached its 2018 lowest extent on Sept. 19 and again on Sept. 23, according to NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow …
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Thirty-six students are participating in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars workshop Sept. 25-28 at the Marshall Center, building working rovers, networking with aerospace professionals …
By Scott Waring Date of sighting: Sept 27, 2018 Location of sighting: Earths Orbit at ISS I was watching the live space station cam when …
This week in 1992, the Transfer Orbit Stage, or TOS, a single-stage, solid propellant upper stage vehicle used to propel a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit …
Space Launch System (SLS) Chief Engineer Garry Lyles received the 2018 American Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) George M. Low Award for Space Transportation. …
Two series of structural tests on a uniquely designed, high-aspect ratio, light-weight experimental test article could demonstrate a new method of wing design and fabrication. …
NASA still hasn’t heard from the Opportunity rover, but at least we can see it again. Source:: updates 3
NASA’s 60th Anniversary: Trailblazing Technology Source:: updates 6
Target: Ceres Mission: Dawn Instrument: Framing Camera Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Source:: updates
Target: Ceres Mission: Dawn Instrument: Framing Camera Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Source:: updates
Target: Ceres Mission: Dawn Instrument: Framing Camera Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Source:: updates
Target: Ceres Mission: Dawn Instrument: Framing Camera Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Source:: updates
By Bill Keeter Fluidics: The crew prepared the Fluidics hardware in order to perform experiment runs today. Some difficulties were encountered securing one of the …
Smoke is still spewing from the Klondike and Natchez fires both of which began from lightning strikes on July 15, 2018 in Oregon and California. …
When dust filled the Martian atmosphere during the recent planet-wide dust storm, observations were plentiful – even from unlikely instruments. Source:: Goddard
Two halves of the James Webb Space Telescope have successfully communicated. Source:: Goddard
By Scott Waring Date of sighting: Sept 25, 2018, 11:06 LASCO C3 Location of sighting: Earths Sun Source: SOHO, NASA sun images When an object travels …
NASA’s newest class of astronaut trainees will join agency Administrator Jim Bridenstine Thursday, Sept. 27, to talk about their experiences in the training program, hopes …