Author Archives: Ghost News

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft to a different docking port Thursday, May 2, to make way for Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. NASA will provide live coverage of the move beginningContinue reading “NASA Sets Coverage for Dragon Spacecraft Relocation on Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Sun will be at peak activity this year, providing a rare opportunity to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on the Red Planet. In the months ahead, two of NASA’s Mars spacecraft will have an unprecedented opportunity to study how solar flares — giant explosionsContinue reading “NASA Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday named John Bailey as director of the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, effective immediately. Bailey had been serving as acting director role since January.  “John will build on his nearly 35 years of federal service to lead our talented workforceContinue reading “NASA Administrator Names New Stennis Space Center Director”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY There’s good news from NASA’s Cloudspotting on Mars project! That’s the project that invites you to help identify exotic clouds high in the Martian atmosphere. Congratulations to the Cloudspotting on Mars team and all the volunteers who have helped spot Martian clouds!

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Download PDF: Innovation that Impacts All NASA Missions: Improving How We Engineer Our Systems John F. Kennedy set the tone for NASA’s culture in 1961 during his famous speech on going to the Moon, “We choose to go to the Moon not because it’s easy, but because it’s hard; becauseContinue reading “Innovation that Impacts All NASA Missions: Improving How We Engineer Our Systems”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Located inside a high-tech NASA laboratory in Cleveland is something you could almost miss at first glance: a small-scale, fully operational jet engine to test new technology that could make aviation more sustainable.  The engine’s smaller size and modestly equipped test stand means researchers and engineers can try out newlyContinue reading “NASA Uses Small Engine to Enhance Sustainable Jet Research”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Sunday, April 28 weather permitting. The agency will provide coverage of undocking and departure beginning at 12:45 p.m. EDT on NASA+, NASA Television, theContinue reading “NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The magnificent central bar of NGC 2217 (also known as AM 0619-271) shines bright in the constellation of Canis Major (The Greater Dog), in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Roughly 65 million light-years from Earth, this barred spiral galaxy is a similar size to our Milky Way at 100,000 light-years across. ManyContinue reading “Hubble Spots a Magnificent Barred Galaxy”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The novel approach to estimating river water storage and discharge also identifies regions marked by ‘fingerprints’ of intense water use. A study led by NASA researchers provides new estimates of how much water courses through Earth’s rivers, the rates at which it’s flowing into the ocean, and how much bothContinue reading “NASA-Led Study Provides New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Identification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems  Every part of a launch vehicle, launch pad, and ground operation equipment is subjected to the high acoustic load generated during lift-off [1]. Therefore, many extreme measures are taken to try to suppress this acoustic environment by damping withContinue reading “Identification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems”