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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 11:28 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. Filled with more than 8,200 pounds of supplies, the Cygnus cargo spacecraft, carried on the SpaceX FalconContinue reading “Overview for NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st Commercial Resupply Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will deliver a patch kit for NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, on the agency’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission. Astronauts will conduct a spacewalk to complete the repair. Located near the space station’s starboard solar array, NICER was damagedContinue reading “Repair Kit for NASA’s NICER Mission Heading to Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Ryan T. Scott, Mike Kubo, Ehsan (Sam) Gharib-Nezhad, and Kristen Okorn. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the talent, camaraderie, and vision needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star: Ryan T. ScottContinue reading “Ames Science Directorate’s Stars of the Month, July 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Monday, July 29, 2024 Our weekend drill preload test on the target “Kings Canyon” (shown in the accompanying MAHLI image) didn’t give us the full range of data we need to move forward with the full drilling process. This coming Wednesday, we hope to rerun our preload testContinue reading “Sols 4259-4260: Kings Canyon Go Again!”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As a 16-year old high school graduate, Maggie House decided to leave the military base in Germany where she lived with her family and go to college close to nature in Fairbanks, Alaska. She had lived in many countries and US states and knew she was ready. At the UniversityContinue reading “GLOBE Alumna and Youth for Habitat Program Lead Named Scientist of the Month in Alaska”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In studying data collected from NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which in 2022 sent a spacecraft to intentionally collide with the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos, the mission’s science team has discovered new information on the origins of the target binary asteroid system and why the DART spacecraft was so effective in shiftingContinue reading “NASA’s DART Mission Sheds New Light on Target Binary Asteroid System”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will broadcast groundbreaking discoveries, benefits for humanity, and how the agency and its commercial and international partners are maximizing research and development in orbit from the 13th annual International Space Station Research and Development Conference. The conference runs Monday through Thursday, Aug. 1, in Boston. The full conference agendaContinue reading “NASA to Highlight 13th Space Station Research, Development Conference”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Friday, July 26, 2024 Today’s 2-sol weekend plan is our first taste of a new location for a potential sampling campaign. We call today’s plan type: Drill Sol 1 – triage contact science. We arrived this morning to a lovely new workspace. The science team has beenContinue reading “Sols 4257-4258: A Little Nudge on Kings Canyon”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 Happy Wednesday, terrestrials! We wrapped up our Mammoth Lakes drill campaign only three weeks ago and are already looking for our next drill site. This will be the last drill campaign in the Gediz Vallis region, an area on Mars the Curiosity team has hadContinue reading “Sols 4255-4256: Just Passing Through”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Long before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the Moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists believed the Moon had a solid surface that would support astronauts and their landing craft, some believed a deep layer of dust covered it that would swallow any visitors. Until 1964,Continue reading “60 Years Ago: Ranger 7 Photographs the Moon”