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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY What do the X-15 and the space shuttles have in common? Information from the rocket plane and the spacecraft, as well as many experimental aircraft, were tracked from a pedestal and telemetry dish during key eras in flight history at or near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.Continue reading “Helicopter Removes Artifact from NASA Armstrong Rooftop”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY One of the most challenging tasks in remote sensing from space is achieving required instrument calibration accuracy on-orbit. The Moon is considered to be an excellent exoatmospheric calibration source. However, the current accuracy of the Moon as an absolute reference is limited to 5 – 10%, and this level ofContinue reading “Achieving Instrument High Accuracy In-Orbit”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The future of research and technology at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is expanding Wednesday, as Kennedy’s center director and charter members in the Florida University Space Research Consortium signed a memorandum of understanding in research and development to assist with missions and contribute to NASA’s Moon to MarsContinue reading “NASA’s Kennedy Marks New Chapter for Florida Space Industry”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A look back at a few Mars 2020 mission highlights of 2024   Perseverance’s past year operating on the surface of Mars was filled with some of the mission’s highest highs, but also some of its greatest challenges. True to its name and its reputation as a mission that overcomesContinue reading “A Rover Retrospective: Turning Trials to Triumphs in 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected Columbus Technologies and Services Inc. of El Segundo, California, to provide electrical and electronic engineering support to the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Electrical Systems Engineering Services IV is a cost-plus-award-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum estimated value of $1.1 billion. The baseContinue reading “NASA Selects Electrical Systems Engineering Services Contractor”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Onboard computers are critical to space exploration, aiding nearly every spacecraft function from propulsion and navigation systems to life support technology, science data retrieval and analysis, communications, and reentry. But computers in space are susceptible to ionizing solar and cosmic radiation. Just one high-energy particle can trigger a so-called “singleContinue reading “NASA to Test Solution for Radiation-Tolerant Computing in Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Supporting the International Space Station is an around-the-clock responsibility for NASA and its international partners. This means there is always a team of flight operations and payload personnel working with the orbiting laboratory’s crew – including overnight, on weekends, and during the holidays. At Johnson Space Center’s Mission Control CenterContinue reading “Houston, We Have the Holiday Cookies”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Defeating dust may be a small concern for most people on Earth, but for astronauts and spacecraft destined for the Moon or Mars, it is a significant hazard that must be mitigated. That’s why researchers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are seeking innovative ways to use the ElectrodynamicContinue reading “Electrodynamic Dust Shield Heading to Moon on Firefly Lander”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Science at AMS Hyperwall Schedule, January 13-16, 2025 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #401) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. MONDAY, JANUARY 13 6:10 – 6:25 PM The Golden Age of Ocean Science: How NASA’s Newest Missions Advance the Study of Oceans inContinue reading “AMS Hyperwall Schedule”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Jan. 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei peered through his newly improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter. He noticed three other points of light near the planet, at first believing them to be distant stars. Observing them over several nights, he noted that they appeared to moveContinue reading “415 Years Ago: Astronomer Galileo Discovers Jupiter’s Moons”