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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Apollo 10 spacecraft stands, illuminated by launch pad spotlights, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photo from May 4, 1969. It launched on May 18, 1969, with astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, Eugene A. Cernan, and John W. Young aboard. The Apollo 10 mission encompassed all aspects ofContinue reading “Readying Apollo 10 for Launch”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Anima Patil-Sabale has been shooting for the stars since she was a little girl growing up in India. Inspired by books about the Apollo-era space program, Patil-Sabale decided she would be an astronaut one day. For the first step on her journey to space, Patil-Sabale hoped to become a fighterContinue reading “Johnson Celebrates AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Anima Patil-Sabale”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY For spacewalks to even be possible, spacesuits need insulation and temperature controls to withstand temperature swings between 250 and minus 250 degrees Fahrenheit. This extreme environment made NASA innovators look beyond everyday materials to find something unique to keep explorers comfortable and safe.  In the 1980s, NASA’s Johnson Space CenterContinue reading “Tech Today: From Spacesuits to Racing Suits”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY New data analysis indicates that NASA and its partners could have more cost-effective methods for dealing with the growing issue of orbital debris than previously thought.  A new report from NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy provides agency leadership with new insight about how to measure the risks presentedContinue reading “NASA Study Provides New Look at Orbital Debris, Potential Solutions “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Why is the warm gas-giant exoplanet WASP-107 b so puffy? Two independent teams of researchers have an answer. Data collected using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, combined with prior observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, show surprisingly little methane (CH4) in the planet’s atmosphere, indicating that the interior of WASP-107Continue reading “Webb Cracks Case of Inflated Exoplanet”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA, alongside industry, will soon begin designing a new jet engine concept for the next generation of ultra-efficient airliners — officially graduating to the project’s next phase. As part of NASA’s goal to make the aviation industry more sustainable, the agency is developing a small core for a hybrid-electric turbofan jetContinue reading “NASA to Start Designing More Sustainable Jet Engine Core”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected four companies to provide spacecraft and related services, including acquiring spacecraft components and equipment, in support of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The multiple awards, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity base contracts, are firm-fixed-price with a total combined value of $6 billion. These multi-agency contracts may support otherContinue reading “NASA Awards Contracts for Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition Services”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY I am pleased to share some exciting news regarding senior executive detail backfills to provide broadening opportunities for some of our leadership team. Agency leadership has chosen Dr. Lori Glaze to begin a six-month detail as the Acting Deputy AA for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) due toContinue reading “Dr. Lori Glaze to begin six-month Detail as Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for ESDMD”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out cavity of a reflection nebula in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The triple-star system is made up of the variable star HP Tau, HP Tau G2, and HP Tau G3. HP Tau isContinue reading “Hubble Views the Dawn of a Sun-like Star “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning day: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 The rover planning engineers yet again did a great job navigating through the large bedrock blocks that litter the terrain in front of us. We are getting ever closer to being able to cross the Gediz Vallis channel and associated deposits, a featureContinue reading “Sols 4186-4188: Almost there…”