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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “I didn’t always grow up knowing that I was going to be working for NASA. It was just the way my life unfolded, and I couldn’t be more grateful and lucky to have this opportunity to be here. I think hiking is what really got me into my passion forContinue reading “Sedimentary and Planetary Geologist Dr. Michael Thorpe”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “The public perception of NASA has a lot to do with our technological successes and the discoveries that we’ve made, but none of that is possible without the people.  “In the six or so years that I’ve worked at NASA, I’ve learned a lot of incredible stories — not justContinue reading “Communications Strategist Thalia Patrinos”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Monday, Aug. 5, 2024 After the usual morning routine of doing some engineering housekeeping, Curiosity continues to take some remote science observations. We take a ChemCam LIBS observation  and a Mastcam image of the “Peeler Lake” target, a dark, nodular target that appears to be more erosion-resistantContinue reading “Sols 4266-4267: Happy ‘Landiversary,’ Curiosity”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Twelve years ago, NASA landed its six-wheeled science lab using a daring new technology that lowers the rover using a robotic jetpack. NASA’s Curiosity rover mission is celebrating a dozen years on the Red Planet, where the six-wheeled scientist continues to make big discoveries as it inches up the foothillsContinue reading “Here’s How Curiosity’s Sky Crane Changed the Way NASA Explores Mars”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Additive Manufacturing Project Shapes Future for Agency, Industry Rocket Makers The widespread commercial adoption of additive manufacturing technologies, commonly known as 3D printing, is no surprise to design engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center whose research created stronger, lighter weight materials and new manufacturing processes to make rocketContinue reading “The Marshall Star for August 7, 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Erosion, tectonic uplift, and a human-built dam have all helped shape the Upper Lake Powell area in Utah. This astronaut photograph was acquired on July 28, 2023, with a Nikon D5 digital camera using a focal length of 1,150 millimeters. It is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations FacilityContinue reading “Carving Canyons”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In a dim, barren landscape like the surface of the Moon, it can be easy to get lost. With few discernable landmarks to navigate with the naked eye, astronauts and rovers must rely on other means to plot a course. As NASA pursues its Moon to Mars missions, encompassing explorationContinue reading “NASA Optical Navigation Tech Could Streamline Planetary Exploration”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Unlike most of her friends in the 80s who covered their walls with posters of bands, Julia Khodabandeh plastered hers with posters of rockets and fighter jets. Khodabandeh’s interest in aerospace and aeronautics developed at a young age. Her parents were avid fans of the Apollo Program and were heavilyContinue reading “I Am Artemis: Julia Khodabandeh”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Eta Carinae may be about to explode. But no one knows when – it may be next year, it may be one million years from now. Eta Carinae’s mass – about 100 times greater than our Sun – makes it an excellent candidate for a full blown supernova. Historical recordsContinue reading “Doomed Star Eta Carinae”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will host a media teleconference at 12:30 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 7, to discuss ongoing International Space Station operations, including the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test and NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission.   Audio of the briefing will stream live on NASA’s website. Agency participants include: To ask questions duringContinue reading “NASA to Provide Crew Flight Test, Space Station Missions Update”