official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A new era of aviation is here, and NASA’s System-Wide Safety (SWS) project is developing innovative data solutions to assure safe, rapid, and repeatable access to a transformed National Airspace System (NAS). SWS was created in 2018 and is part of NASA Aeronautics’ Airspace Operations and Safety Program. SWS evaluatesContinue reading “System-Wide Safety Project Description”
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The Marshall Star for July 31, 2024
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY SLS Core Stage Rolls Inside Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for the Artemis II mission is inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center. Tugboats and towing vessels moved the barge and core stage 900-miles to the Florida spaceport from NASA’s MichoudContinue reading “The Marshall Star for July 31, 2024”
2024 Software of the Year Co-Winner – Orbital Debris Engineering Model (ORDEM)
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Johnson Space Center: ORDEM represents the state of the art in orbital debris models intended for engineering analysis. It is a data-driven model, relying on large quantities of radar, optical, in situ, and laboratory measurement data. When released, it was the first software code to include a model for differentContinue reading “2024 Software of the Year Co-Winner – Orbital Debris Engineering Model (ORDEM)”
A Picture-Perfect Portrait: Eliza Hoffman’s Take on Dorothy Vaughan
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On July 19, 2024, NASA officially named Johnson Space Center’s building 12 the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo.” A portrait of Dorothy Vaughan is now the central feature at the entrance of the newly named building. This portrait was hand-painted by Eliza Hoffman, an accomplishedContinue reading “A Picture-Perfect Portrait: Eliza Hoffman’s Take on Dorothy Vaughan”
2024 Software of the Year Award Co-Winner -Prognostics Python Packages (ProgPy)
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Ames Research Center: ProgPy is an open-source Python package supporting research and development of prognostics, health management, and predictive maintenance tools. Prognostics is the science of prediction, and the field of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) aims at estimating the current physical health of a system (e.g., motor, battery,Continue reading “2024 Software of the Year Award Co-Winner -Prognostics Python Packages (ProgPy)”
2024 Invention of the Year Winner
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Thrust Chamber Liner and Fabrication Method Team NASA Marshall Space Flight Center A thrust chamber assembly (TCA) is the critical and central component in a rocket engine that provides thrust to propel a launch vehicle into space. Since the 1960s, while small improvements in TCA performance have been made, littleContinue reading “2024 Invention of the Year Winner”
Tech Today: Remote Sensing Technology Fights Forest Fires
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Enabled by NASA Sensors and Technical Assistance
Ranger 7 Snaps the Moon
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On July 31, 1964, the Ranger 7 spacecraft took this photo, the first image of the Moon taken by a United States spacecraft. 17 minutes later, it crashed into the Moon on the northern rim of the Sea of Clouds as intended. The 4,316 images sent back helped identify safeContinue reading “Ranger 7 Snaps the Moon”
What’s Up: August 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Two planets meet for a super close conjunction, the Perseid meteor shower peaks, and look for the Lagoon Nebula – a stellar nursery in Sagittarius.
NASA Public Engagement Specialist Loves to Inspire Kids with STEM
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Careers at NASA were not on his radar growing up. But Jonas Dino, public engagement specialist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, ended up with his perfect job that involves connecting people with NASA. One of the best parts of his job is to learn first-hand aboutContinue reading “NASA Public Engagement Specialist Loves to Inspire Kids with STEM”