official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A fresh supply of 8,300 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia at 12:40 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 19, aboard a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft, and is now traveling to the International Space Station.
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NASA TV to Air NOAA’s GOES-T Launch, Prelaunch Activities
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will provide coverage of the prelaunch and launch activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) next weather observing and environmental monitoring system satellite.
Colorado Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Students from Colorado will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
NASA Advisory Council Welcomes New Members, Sets 2022 Goals
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Wednesday he appointed new members to the NASA Advisory Council (NAC), which provides leadership counsel and advice on a variety of important and complex agency programs and topics.
NASA Awards Mission Operations Center Support Contract
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation-2 (ICESat-2) Mission Operations Center Support contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Dulles, Virginia.
New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected two science missions – the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm – to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment.
NASA to Discuss Webb Telescope Progress, Mirror Alignment
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 11, to share progress made in the early stages of aligning the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors.
NASA Television to Cover Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Russian cargo spacecraft delivering almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station.
NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to Retrieve First Samples from Mars
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, lightweight rocket to launch rock, sediment, and atmospheric samples from the surface of the Red Planet.
NASA Statement on Meeting with US Ambassador to Poland
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski’s visit Friday, Feb. 4, to NASA Headquarters in Washington: