official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Explore the NASA Stennis newsletter, Lagniappe for May 2024. This issue features NASA’s announcement of the new center director of NASA Stennis, participation in solar eclipse events by NASA Stennis and more!
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Big Science Drives Wallops’ Upgrades for NASA Suborbital Missions
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Large amounts of data collected by today’s sensitive science instruments present a data-handling challenge to small rocket and balloon suborbital mission computing and avionics systems.
Asian-American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In honor of Asian-American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we recognize astronauts with Asian roots who have flown to the International Space Station and contributed to its assembly, operations and research activities. Other pioneers preceded them into space. The first person of Asian origin to reach space, PhạmContinue reading “Asian-American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month”
May’s Night Sky Notes: Stargazing for Beginners
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Were you inspired by the solar eclipse to become an amateur astronomer? If so, here are some high-level tips on how to get started, from Night Sky Notes!
How NASA Continues Inspiring Engineer’s Future
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Work at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, takes one site engineer back to a childhood memory, where a dream of being a member of the NASA team began. Now, Briou Bourgeois is working to launch a career with even bigger aspirations.
U.S. Department of State Open House at NASA Headquarters
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This event was part of Space Diplomacy Week, focused on deepening bilateral relationships, specifically how international partnerships are strengthened by space exploration.
NASA Ames Astrogram – March/April 2024
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Advanced Composite Solar Sail System Successfully Launches On April 23, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System CubeSat mission launched successfully aboard an Electron rocket launched by Rocket Lab and carried Ames’ payload from Māhia, New Zealand. The CubeSat was subsequently delivered to a Sun-synchronous orbit around Earth. Ames has pioneered theContinue reading “NASA Ames Astrogram – March/April 2024”
Sols 4171-4172: Scoot Over!
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Monday, April 29, 2024 On this two sol-planning day, the Curiosity science team logged in and found ourselves face to face with ‘Pinnacle Ridge’ (pictured above), part of the upper Gediz Vallis Ridge (uGVR). We saw two types of rocks in our workspace: light-toned layered rocks andContinue reading “Sols 4171-4172: Scoot Over!”
NASA Balloons Head North of Arctic Circle for Long-Duration Flights
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is set to begin launch operations mid-May for the 2024 Sweden Long-Duration Scientific Balloon Campaign. Four stadium-sized, scientific balloons carrying science missions and technology demonstrations are scheduled to lift off from Swedish Space Corporation’s Esrange Space Center, situated north of the Arctic Circle near Kiruna, Sweden. The campaign willContinue reading “NASA Balloons Head North of Arctic Circle for Long-Duration Flights”
NASA Showcases Innovations at the 2024 FIRST Robotics World Championships
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA engaged with fans, student robotics teams, and industry leaders at the 2024 FIRST Robotics World Championships held April 17-20, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The exhibit highlighted the future of technology and spaceflight, attracting over 50,000 participants from across the United States and worldwide. TheContinue reading “NASA Showcases Innovations at the 2024 FIRST Robotics World Championships”