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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Nazmus “Naz” Nasir is a software engineer by day, and an astrophotographer by night….and sometimes by day as well! This April, Naz participated in NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie 2024 project, photographing the total solar eclipse. He posted online a spectacular video composed of stabilized and aligned photographs of the sun taken during totality. The videoContinue reading “An Eclipse Megamovie Megastar”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has released two white papers associated with the agency’s Moon to Mars architecture efforts. The papers, one on lunar mobility drivers and needs, and one on lunar surface cargo, detail NASA’s latest thinking on specific areas of its lunar exploration strategy. While NASA has established a yearly cadence ofContinue reading “NASA Shares Two New Moon to Mars Architecture White Papers”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY It might appear featureless and unexciting at first glance, but NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of this elliptical galaxy — known as Messier 105 — show that the stars near the galaxy’s center are moving very rapidly. Astronomers have concluded that these stars are zooming around a supermassive black holeContinue reading “Hubble Examines an Active Galaxy Near the Lion’s Heart”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Upon the rover’s arrival at Bright Angel, it was so exciting to see all the interesting features in the rocks of this interval! In particular, these rocks contain an abundance of veins and nodules. Veins are linear features containing mineral crystals that often form thin plates or sheets that cutContinue reading “Interesting Rock Textures Galore at Bright Angel”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 As documented in a previous blog last week, we continue to juggle power constraints as we focus on analyzing our newest drilled sample on Mars: “Mammoth Lakes 2.” Today, the star of the show is a planned dropoff to SAM (Sample Analysis atContinue reading “Sols 4226-4228: A Powerful Balancing Act”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Leadership from NASA’s International Space Station and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, June 28. NASA and Boeing continue to evaluate Starliner’s propulsion system performance before returning from the International Space Station as part of the agency’s CrewContinue reading “NASA, Boeing to Provide Commercial Crew, Space Station Update”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded a contract to Leidos, Inc. of Reston, Virginia, to provide mission support for the agency’s International Space Station Program, Artemis campaign, and more. The Cargo Mission Contract 4 has a total potential value of $476.5 million, with a base period from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30,Continue reading “NASA Awards Contract for Cargo Mission Support”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Katie Burlingame is an ETHOS (Environmental and Thermal Operating Systems) flight controller and instructor in the Flight Operations Directorate supporting the International Space Station. Burlingame trains astronauts and flight controllers on the International Space Station’s environmental control systems, internal thermal control systems, and emergency response. Burlingame shares about their pathContinue reading “Station Nation: Meet Katie Burlingame, ETHOS Flight Controller and Instructor in the Flight Operations Directorate”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A new custom virtual reality flight simulator built by NASA researchers will allow them to explore how passengers experience air taxi rides and collect data that will help designers create new aircraft with passenger comfort in mind. Wayne Ringelberg, a test pilot at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards,Continue reading “NASA Prepares for Air Taxi Passenger Comfort Studies”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Derek Bramble has served in a variety of mission and program support roles over his 14-year career at NASA Langley.  He currently serves as an HR Business Partner in LaRC’s Human Capital Office, where he works closely with a number of organizations across the Center providing them with strategic andContinue reading “Langley Celebrates Pride Month: Derek Bramble”