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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is turning to the 3D modeling experts in the community for ideas and designs to use or enhance the current state of modular robotic construction techniques. Robotic building of structures in space is an active area of research for NASA and might prove to be a path towards sustainableContinue reading “Robotic Assembly and Outfitting for NASA Space Missions”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Artificial intelligence is helping scientists to identify minerals within rocks studied by the Perseverance rover. Some scientists dream of exploring planets with “smart” spacecraft that know exactly what data to look for, where to find it, and how to analyze it. Although making that dream a reality will take time,Continue reading “Here’s How AI Is Changing NASA’s Mars Rover Science”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Tuesday Dr. Kurt Vogel, associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), is retiring from the agency. NASA Langley Research Center Director Clayton Turner will become the acting associate administrator for STMD, and NASA Glenn Research Center Deputy Director Dawn Schaible will become actingContinue reading “NASA Announces Leadership Changes”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “Houston, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed.” “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” “Magnificent desolation.” Three phrases that recall humanity’s first landing on and exploration of the lunar surface. In July 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E.Continue reading “55 Years Ago: Apollo 11’s One Small Step, One Giant Leap”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Rebekah Hounsell is an assistant research scientist working on ways to optimize and build infrastructure for future observations made by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The mission will shed light on many astrophysics topics, like dark energy, which are currently shrouded in mystery. Rebekah also works as a supportContinue reading “Rebekah Hounsell: Tracking Cosmic Light to Untangle the Universe’s Darkest Mysteries”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a framework agreement that opens new possibilities for cooperation with NASA in areas such as space science, exploration, aeronautics, space operations, education, and Earth science. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson signed on behalf of the U.S., and CEO of the Saudi Space Agency MohammedContinue reading “NASA Signs US, Saudi Arabia Agreement for Civil Aeronautics, Space Collaboration”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will recognize legendary human computer Dorothy Vaughan and the women of Apollo with activities marking their achievements, including a renaming and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the center’s “Building 12,” on Friday, July 19, the eve of the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.Continue reading “NASA Johnson to Dedicate Building to Dorothy Vaughan, Women of Apollo”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Next Generation Science Standards: Engineering Design (MS-PS4-1, MS-ETS1) Grades 5+ In this activity, students will create an “antenna” or “receiver” out of re-used materials. After construction is complete, the students test their design by throwing “data” (in this case, ping pong balls) across the room and comparing the message to testContinue reading “Telepong”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY There’s no “I” in team, and that holds true for NASA and its partners as the agency ramps up efforts to recruit tenured professors to research science for a semester at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tenured teachers work for up to a year in an areaContinue reading “NASA, Universities Take Learning Out of Classroom”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On July 15, 2009, space shuttle Endeavour began its 23rd trip into space, on the 2JA mission to the International Space Station, the 29th shuttle flight to the orbiting lab. During the 16-day mission, the seven-member STS-127 crew, working with Expedition 20, the first six-person crew aboard the station, completedContinue reading “15 Years Ago: STS-127 Delivers Japanese External Platform to Space Station”