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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Diana Oglesby’s love for NASA began long before she started working for the agency. A native of Decatur, Texas, Oglesby knew at the age of eight that she would make NASA her future destination. That dream became a reality when Oglesby joined the agency, first as an intern and laterContinue reading “Meet the Space Ops Team: Diana Oglesby”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. Once operational, the coronagraphs will provide critical data to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center,Continue reading “NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Space Weather Program”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Nov. 14, 2024 NASA Johnson Invites Proposals to Lease Vibration Test Facility NASA’s Johnson Space Center is seeking proposals for the use of its historic, but underused, Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility. Prospective tenants must submit facility walk-through requests by Monday, Nov. 18. Final proposals are due by 12 p.m. ESTContinue reading “NASA Johnson Invites Proposals to Lease Vibration Test Facility”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and Peru’s National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development (CONIDA) laid the groundwork for a potential multi-year scientific rocket launch campaign in the South American country. Both countries signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding Thursday that includes safety training, a joint feasibility study for the potential campaign, and technicalContinue reading “NASA, Peru Agree to Study Potential Sounding Rocket Campaign”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In the unforgiving lunar environment, the possibility of an astronaut crewmember becoming incapacitated due to unforeseen circumstances (injury, medical emergency, or a mission-related accident) is a critical concern, starting with the upcoming Artemis III mission, where two astronaut crewmembers will explore the Lunar South Pole. The Moon’s surface is litteredContinue reading “South Pole Safety: Designing the NASA Lunar Rescue System”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy (front center left) discusses NASA 2040 on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, the agency’s strategic initiative for aligning workforce, infrastructure, and technologies to meet the needs of the future with various groups of employees at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The initiative launched inContinue reading “NASA Leadership Hosts Future-Focused Dialogues with Kennedy Employees”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY One year ago today, the future of space communications arrived at Earth as a beam of light from a NASA spacecraft nearly 10 million miles away. That’s 40 times farther than our Moon. That’s like using a laser pointer to track a moving dime from a mile away. That’s prettyContinue reading “Precision Pointing Goes the Distance on NASA Experiment”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Apollo 12 spacecraft launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this image from Nov. 14, 1969, with astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., and Alan L. Bean aboard. During liftoff, the Saturn V rocket which carried the Apollo capsule was struck twice by lightning. OnContinue reading “55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Launches”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Alan L. Bean completed the second crewed lunar landing mission. Conrad and Bean achieved a pinpoint landing in the Ocean of Storms within walking distance of the SurveyorContinue reading “55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Makes a Pinpoint Landing on the Moon”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is participating in a collaborative effort to use high-altitude balloons to improve real-time communications among firefighters battling wildland fires.   The rugged and often remote locations where wildland fires burn mean cell phone service is often limited, making communication between firefighters and command posts difficult.   The flight testingContinue reading “NASA and Forest Service Use Balloon to Help Firefighters Communicate”