official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY From July 15-19, 2024, the Coastal Equity and Resilience Hub at the Georgia Institute of Technology collaborated with the University of Georgia (UGA) Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant to host a week-long NASA Sea Level Changemakers Summer Camp. The camp introduced 14 rising 7th-8th graders to how coastal areasContinue reading “NASA Summer Camp Inspires Future Climate Leaders”
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CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Tiny satellites, also known as CubeSats, are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module. The CubeSats were delivered aboard the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter and will serve a variety of educational andContinue reading “CubeSats are pictured after being deployed into Earth orbit”
OSAM-1 Partnership Opportunity: Request for Information
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is exploring potential partnerships for alternate use cases for the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) flight hardware, test facilities, and experienced personnel. Through a Request for Information for OSAM-1 Partnerships released Sept. 5, 2024, NASA seeks interest from U.S. organizations that will benefit commercial, civil, and nationalContinue reading “OSAM-1 Partnership Opportunity: Request for Information “
Hubble Examines a Busy Galactic Center
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy IC 4709a located around 240 million light-years away in the southern constellation Telescopium. Hubble beautifully captures its faint halo and swirling disk filled with stars and dust bands. The compact region at its core might be the most remarkable sight.Continue reading “Hubble Examines a Busy Galactic Center”
Persevering Through the Storm
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY It’s dust-storm season on Mars! Over the past couple of weeks, as we ascended the Jezero Crater rim, our science team has monitored increasing dust in the atmosphere — typically highest around this time of the Martian year.
Sols 4295-4296: A Martian Moon and Planet Earth
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 Today’s two-sol plan contains the usual science blocks filled with contact science and remote science to observe and assess the geology surrounding us. However, the Mastcam team is hoping to capture a special celestial event above the Martian skyline as one of Mars’Continue reading “Sols 4295-4296: A Martian Moon and Planet Earth”
NASA Selects Langley Research Center Support Contractor
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded the Center, Operations Maintenance, and Engineering II contract to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee, to support operations at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of $973.7 million. Following a phase-in period thatContinue reading “NASA Selects Langley Research Center Support Contractor”
New Hardware for Future Artemis Moon Missions Arrive at NASA Kennedy
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY From across the Atlantic Ocean and through the Gulf of Mexico, two ships converged, delivering key spacecraft and rocket components of NASA’s Artemis campaign to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Sept. 3, ESA (European Space Agency) marked a milestone in the Artemis III mission as its European-builtContinue reading “New Hardware for Future Artemis Moon Missions Arrive at NASA Kennedy”
Ames Wind Tunnel
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Construction of the Ames wind tunnel and its original 40- by 80-foot test section. A later expansion created an additional 80- by 120-foot test section. A Navy blimp, which would have been based at Hangars 2 and 3 at Moffett Field, patrols in the background. Image Credit: NACA
NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As NASA and Boeing prepare to return the company’s Starliner spacecraft uncrewed from the International Space Station to Earth, safety and mission success remain as top priorities for the teams. Mission managers will complete a series of operational and weather checks before the spacecraft undocks from the orbital complex. TheContinue reading “NASA’s Boeing Starliner Mission Landing Criteria, Timeline “