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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to the International Space Station, the 32nd shuttle flight to the orbiting lab. The STS-130 crew included Commander George Zamka, Pilot Terry Virts, and Mission Specialists Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick,Continue reading “15 Years Ago: STS-130 Delivers Tranquility and Cupola to Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the spectacular star forming region called 30 Doradus. By combining X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue and green) with optical data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (yellow)Continue reading “NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine’s Day”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s deployable aperture cover — a visor-like sunshade that will help prevent unwanted light from entering the telescope — to the outer barrel assembly, another structure designed to shield the telescope from stray light in addition to keeping itContinue reading “NASA Successfully Joins Sunshade to Roman Observatory’s ‘Exoskeleton’”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Why does the Moon look larger on the horizon? The short answer is, we don’t know.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA observed its annual Day of Remembrance on Jan. 23, honoring the members of the NASA family who lost their lives in the pursuit of exploration and discovery for the benefit of humanity. The annual event acknowledges the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia.  NASAContinue reading “NASA Glenn Holds Day of Remembrance “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY An experiment studying how solid materials catch fire and burn in the Moon’s gravity was launched on Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital flight this month.  Developed by NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland together with Voyager Technologies, the Lunar-g Combustion Investigation (LUCI) will help researchers determine if conditions on theContinue reading “NASA Fire Safety Test Took on Reduced Gravity”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Glenn Employees Earn Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Two NASA Glenn Research Center employees were among 19 agency researchers recognized as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).  Lyndsey McMillon-Brown was recognized for leadership in photovoltaic research, development, and demonstrations. She was theContinue reading “Recognizing Employee Excellence”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Monday, Feb. 10, 2025 Last Saturday around 20:00 Pacific Standard Time I saw a 22-degree halo encircling our mostly-full Moon and Mars; an entire planet hanging in the sky between our Moon and the atmospheric phenomenon. As I took in the view I wondered what our roverContinue reading “Sols 4450-4451: Making the Most of a Monday”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Media are invited to visit NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to capture imagery of the agency’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket boosters for the first crewed Artemis mission around the Moon. The event is targeted for Friday, March 7. Subject matter expertsContinue reading “NASA Invites Media to Artemis II Moon Mission Activities at Kennedy”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Blue mach diamonds from the main engine nozzles and bright exhaust from the solid rocket boosters mark the successful launch of space shuttle Endeavour 25 years ago on Feb. 11, 2000. The STS-99 mission crew – including astronauts from NASA, the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), and theContinue reading “Space Shuttle Endeavour Takes Flight”