NASA Conducts a ‘BOO-tiful’ RS-25 Engine Test
NASA delivered a treat with a full-duration RS-25 engine test Oct. 31, and the shake, rattle and roar of the hot fire kept away any …
Let's Dance with Aliens
NASA delivered a treat with a full-duration RS-25 engine test Oct. 31, and the shake, rattle and roar of the hot fire kept away any …
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team Source:: updates
SLS Engineer Jessica Wood ‘Just Keeps Swimming.’ I serve as the NASA combustion devices powerhead lead for the RS-25 engine at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight …
Abstract: The GOES-R flight project has developed the Image Navigation and Registration (INR) Performance Assessment Tool Set (IPATS) to perform independent INR evaluations of the …
Abstract: This project is to develop antennas which enable beyond line of sight (BLOS) command and control for UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). We will take …
Astronaut and Pittsburgh native Michael Fincke will visit Pittsburgh as part of NASA’s Destination Station during the week of Nov. 5. Source:: updates 6
Abstract: NOAA’s program of long-term monitoring of the vertical distribution of ozone with electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) ozonesondes has undergone a number of changes over …
Abstract: Presentation on power, propulsion, thermal, airframe integration, basic technology performance requirements, power options, efficiencies and limits. Source:: nasa sit 2
By Bill Keeter Combustion Integration Rack (CIR) Manifold Bottle Replacement: In support of part 2 of the CIR / Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME) …
This week in 1964, an assembled liquid oxygen tank for the Saturn V S-IC, or first stage, is photographed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. …
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Media accreditation now is open for the targeted Dec. 4 SpaceX launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in …
Happy birthday, Michael Collins! Test pilot and NASA astronaut Michael Collins served as the pilot for Gemini X and as the command module pilot for …
When it comes to data systems for the Orion Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) flight test vehicle, the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California is ensuring …
It’s that time of year again, time for jack-o-lanterns, scarecrows and things that go bump in the night. At NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in …
By Scott Waring One of the most enigmatic feminine faces of the history of humanity, is without a doubt the one of the Lady of …
Target: Mars Mission: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Instrument: MCS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
Mission: InSight Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Source:: updates
“Super-resolution” view of asteroid Bennu was created using images from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Oct. 29, 2018, from a distance of about 205 miles. Source:: …
After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicate our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets even than …
NASA’s mission to the Trojans, a population of primitive asteroids orbiting in tandem with Jupiter, received approval for a 2021 launch. Source:: Goddard
By Bill Keeter Binary Colloidal Alloy Test – Cohesive Sediment (BCAT-CS): Today, the crew transferred images to the Station Support Computer (SSC), replaced the SB-800 …
NASA is set to begin a series of quiet supersonic research flights off the coast of Texas near Galveston to test ways to measure the …
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Samuel Teinturier is a physicist at Goddard who works with the Sample Analysis instrument on the Mars rover Curiosity. Source:: Goddard
NASA researchers investigate machine learning to teach algorithms how to identify patterns in data — a capability that could help in making real-time crop forecasts …
After nine years in deep space collecting data that revealed our night sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets even …
NASA is hosting a media teleconference on the status of the Kepler space telescope today, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. EDT. Source:: updates 5
By Scott Waring Date of sighting: Sept 3, 2018 Location of sighting: Perrysville, Ohio, USA Source: MUFON #95976 This is a report from MUFON that just came …
OSIRIS-REx’s thrusters fired in a series of two braking maneuvers designed to slow the spacecraft’s speed relative to Bennu. Source:: Goddard
Target: Sol (our sun) Mission: SDO Instrument: Atmosphere Imaging Assembly Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory Source:: updates
Abstract: The Signals of Opportunity Airborne Demonstrator (SoOp-AD) was developed as part of the NASA InstrumentIncubator Program (IIP) with the goal of maturing the use …
Parker Solar Probe now holds the record for closest approach to the Sun by a human-made object. The spacecraft passed the current record of 26.55 …
Abstract: The Centennial Challenges (CC) program, part of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), was founded upon the principle that engaging the public at large …
By Bill Keeter Actiwatch Spectrum: Following the discovery of some bad data from a previous Actiwatch spectrum data collection, this activity set up the nine …
Abstract: Environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) play a vital role in protecting advanced turbine components constructed from ceramic matrix composites. EBC performance is evaluated based on …
Target: Mars Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey Instrument: THEMIS Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Source:: updates
Senator John Glenn during water survival training for the STS-95 mission at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. On Oct. 29, 1998, space shuttle Discovery launched with …
Abstract: NASA is continuing the development of a 12.5-kW Hall thruster system, which is baselined in a phased exploration concept to expand human presence to …