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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy, named UGC 10043. We don’t see the galaxy’s spiral arms because we are seeing it from the side. Located roughly 150 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens, UGC 10043 is one of the somewhat rare spiral galaxies that we seeContinue reading “Hubble Captures an Edge-On Spiral with Curve Appeal”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY From sending crew members to the International Space Station to launching a spacecraft to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine if it could support life, 2024 was a busy record setting year for NASA and its partners at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. JANUARYFirst Lunar Lander Takes Flight The firstContinue reading “NASA Kennedy Top 24 Stories of 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This article is from the 2024 Technical Update. Multiple human spaceflight programs are underway at NASA including Orion, Space Launch System, Gateway, Human Landing System, and EVA and Lunar Surface Mobility programs. Achieving success in these programs requires NASA to collaborate with a variety of commercial partners, including both newContinue reading “Key Considerations When Developing Avionics for Safety-Critical Systems”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The road ahead will be even more scientifically intriguing, and probably somewhat easier-going, now that the six-wheeler has completed its long climb to the top. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has crested the top of Jezero Crater’s rim at a location the science team calls “Lookout Hill” and rolling toward itsContinue reading “NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Annual Report of NESC Technical Activities On behalf of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC), I am pleased to provide you with the 2024 NESC Technical Update. This annual report summarizes the technical work, engineering advancements, and knowledge capture efforts we made in FY24. With support provided by members ofContinue reading “2024 NESC Technical Update”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This article is from the 2024 Technical Update Autonomous flight termination systems (AFTS) are being progressively employed onboard launch vehicles to replace ground personnel and infrastructure needed to terminate flight or destruct the vehicle should an anomaly occur. This automation uses on-board real-time data and encoded logic to determine ifContinue reading “Considerations for Using Autonomous Flight Termination Softwarein Crewed Launch Vehicles”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Just as NASA needs to reduce mass on a spacecraft so it can escape Earth’s gravity, automotive manufacturers work to reduce weight to improve vehicle performance. In the case of brake rotors, lighter is better for a vehicle’s acceleration, reliable stopping, and even gas mileage. Orbis Brakes Inc. licensed aContinue reading “NASA Gives The World a Brake”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A new study points to why, and how, Io became the most volcanic body in the solar system. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are each likely powered by their own chamber of roiling hot magma rather than an oceanContinue reading “NASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Heart of Jovian Moon’s Volcanic Rage”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 For planning today, we have a beautiful view of the northern tip of Texoli, as seen in the image foreground. Unfortunately, the rocks that make the view so pretty also made it unsafe to unstow the arm for contact science. Instead we areContinue reading “Sols 4391-4392: Rounding the Bend”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This article is from the 2024 Technical Update. The NESC evaluated material compatibility of some common aerospace metals in monomethylhydrazine (MMH) and nitrogen tetroxide (MON-3). Previous work had identified a lack of quantitative compatibility data for nickel alloy 718, 300 series stainless steel, and titanium Ti-6Al-4V in MMH and MON-3Continue reading “Material Compatibility of Common Aerospace Metals in MMH/MON-3”