official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission successfully splashed down at 3:29 a.m. EDT Friday, off Pensacola, Florida, concluding a nearly eight-month science mission and the agency’s eighth commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station. After launching March 3 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space CenterContinue reading “Back on Earth: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Splashes Down Off Florida”
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Sinister Solar System
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Our universe is full of mysterious sights. Explore some of our most frightful finds from past Halloweens.
Sols 4341-4342: A Bumpy Road
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 After Curiosity’s busy weekend, the team is ready for another day of planning. We are able to take advantage of the Earth-Mars time offset to full plan on both sols of our plan today. For this plan, I served as Mobility Rover Planner,Continue reading “Sols 4341-4342: A Bumpy Road”
NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected the University of New Hampshire in Durham to build Solar Wind Plasma Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Next Program. This cost-plus-no-fee contract is valued at approximately $24.3 million and includes the development of twoContinue reading “NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract”
An Orange Blue Moon
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Clouds curling around the full “blue” moon gives the night sky an eerie feel in this image from Aug. 19, 2024. As seen here, a blue moon is not actually blue; the third full moon in a season with four full Moons is called a “blue” moon. Another moon willContinue reading “An Orange Blue Moon”
NASA Chief AI Officer on the Federal Executive Forum: How Agencies Are Strategizing About AI
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Listen to Chief AI Officer Dave Salvagnini represent NASA in a Federal Executive Forum webinar on “Artificial Intelligence Strategies in Government Progress and Best Practices 2024.” Featuring Chief AI Officers and technology experts at the IRS, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Red Hat, Deloitte, and PureContinue reading “NASA Chief AI Officer on the Federal Executive Forum: How Agencies Are Strategizing About AI”
Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) set out to activate science in Fairbanks classrooms in early October at the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North annual Educators’ Night. This free Fall semester event introduces educators and school staff to a variety of resources and connections, connecting attendeesContinue reading “Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms”
NASA Releases Economic Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2023
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In fiscal year 2023, NASA investments supported 66,208 jobs in the state of California, generated $18.5 billion in economic output and $1 billion in tax revenue to the state’s economy. Overall, NASA generated an estimated $9.5 billion in federal, state, and local taxes throughout the United States. NASA’s Armstrong FlightContinue reading “NASA Releases Economic Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2023”
NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded $15.6 million in grant funding to 15 projects supporting the maintenance of open-source tools, frameworks, and libraries used by the NASA science community, for the benefit of all. The agency’s Open-Source Tools, Frameworks, and Libraries awards provide support for the sustainable development of tools freely available toContinue reading “NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation”
NASA Science on Health, Safety to Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY New science experiments for NASA are set to launch aboard the agency’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The six investigations aim to contribute to cutting-edge discoveries by NASA scientists and research teams. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will liftoff aboard the company’s Falcon 9 rocketContinue reading “NASA Science on Health, Safety to Launch on 31st SpaceX Resupply Mission”