official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA awarded new study contracts Thursday to help support life and work on the lunar surface. As part of the agency’s blueprint for deep space exploration to support the Artemis campaign, nine American companies in seven states are receiving awards. The Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships Appendix R contracts will advanceContinue reading “NASA Invests in Artemis Studies to Support Long-Term Lunar Exploration”
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Artist’s Concept of Gemini Spacecraft
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Two astronauts are seated inside the Gemini spacecraft in this artist’s concept made in January 1965. The Gemini program was an early NASA human spaceflight program designed to bridge the Mercury and Apollo programs. Its main goal was to test equipment and mission procedures in Earth orbit and to trainContinue reading “Artist’s Concept of Gemini Spacecraft”
NASA Awards Logistics, Metrology Support Services Contract
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded a small business set-aside contract to Apache Innovations JV of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide logistics, and related support services to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. The Glenn Logistics and Metrology (GLAM) contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a maximum potential value of approximately $72.3 million.Continue reading “NASA Awards Logistics, Metrology Support Services Contract”
I am Artemis: Jon Carabello
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Jon Carabello did not begin his career journey with an eye on space, but when NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration campaign came calling, he was all in. Born, raised, and college-educated in New Hampshire, Carabello has spent his entire professional career at TURBOCAM – a turbomachinery development and manufacturing company –Continue reading “I am Artemis: Jon Carabello”
Study Finds Earth’s Small Asteroid Visitor Likely Chunk of Moon Rock
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid and lunar science. The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting,Continue reading “Study Finds Earth’s Small Asteroid Visitor Likely Chunk of Moon Rock”
NASA 3D-Printed Antenna Takes Additive Manufacturing to New Heights
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In fall 2024, NASA developed and tested a 3D-printed antenna to demonstrate a low-cost capability to communicate science data to Earth. The antenna, tested in flight using an atmospheric weather balloon, could open the door for using 3D printing as a cost-effective development solution for the ever-increasing number of scienceContinue reading “NASA 3D-Printed Antenna Takes Additive Manufacturing to New Heights”
Advanced Modeling Enhances Gateway’s Lunar Dust Defense
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Ahead of more frequent and intense contact with dust during Artemis missions, NASA is developing new strategies to protect equipment as astronauts travel between the Moon and spacecraft like Gateway, humanity’s first lunar space station.
NASA Glenn Trains Instructors for After-School STEM Program
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and the U.S. Department of Education are teaming up to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education during after-school hours. The interagency program strives to reach approximately 1,000 middle school students in more than 60 sites across 10 states to join the program, 21st Century CommunityContinue reading “NASA Glenn Trains Instructors for After-School STEM Program “
NASA Glenn Helps Bring Joy to Children in Need
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Glenn Research Center continued a decades-long tradition of participating in the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program during the 2024 holiday season. On Dec. 9, members of the Marine Corps Reserve (3rd Battalion, 25th Marines) picked up 11 boxes of toys donated by employees from NASA Glenn’s facilities inContinue reading “NASA Glenn Helps Bring Joy to Children in Need”
NASA Faces of Technology: Meet Lauren Best Ameen
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY If you tell Lauren Best Ameen something is hard and cannot be done, she will likely reply, “Watch me.” As deputy manager for the Cryogenic Fluid Management Portfolio Project Office at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ameen and her team look for innovative ways to keep rocket fuel coldContinue reading “NASA Faces of Technology: Meet Lauren Best Ameen”