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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has named Denton Gibson launch director for the Launch Services Program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gibson fills a position made available with the recent retirement of former senior Launch Director Omar Baez. Denton will join senior Launch Director Tim Dunn in leading launch activities for NASA’sContinue reading “NASA’s Launch Services Program Selects New Launch Director”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Students from the Creative Learning Academy in Pensacola, Florida, will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Earth call will air live at 9:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 15. Watch the NASA+ streaming service at no cost on demand. TheContinue reading “NASA Astronaut to Speak with Florida Students from Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position of Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet. NASA will hold off sending commands to its Mars fleet for two weeks, from Nov. 11 to 25, while Earth and the Red Planet areContinue reading “NASA’s Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The SpaceX-29 commercial resupply spacecraft will deliver numerous physical sciences and space biology experiments, along with other cargo, to the International Space Station. The research aboard this resupply services mission will help researchers learn how humans, and the plants needed to sustain them, can thrive in deep space. The biologicalContinue reading “Investigations launching aboard SpaceX-29 will help humans go farther and stay longer in space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Following a successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 29th commercial resupply mission, scientific experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies of enhanced optical communications and measurement of atmospheric waves, are on their way to the International Space Station. SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon resupply spacecraft, carrying about 6,500 pounds of cargo to the orbitingContinue reading “NASA, SpaceX Launch New Science, Hardware to Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Astronaut Candidates Visit Ames and Learn about Heat Shields and More On Nov. 8, NASA’s current class of astronaut candidates toured Ames Research Center which included a stop at the Arc Jet Complex. In the arc jet facilities, Ames researchers test advanced materials that protect spacecraft from the extremely high temperatures ofContinue reading “NASA Ames Astrogram – November/December 2023”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The contiguous United States will see only one total solar eclipse between now and the year 2044, and the citizens of Russellville, Arkansas, are ready. On Monday, April 8, 2024, the Moon will pass between the Sun and Earth, providing a rare opportunity for those in the path of theContinue reading “Arkansas City Welcomes NASA to Discuss 2024 Total Solar Eclipse”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in semiconductor and in-space manufacturing collaborated on a white paper that outlines how microgravity benefits the production of semiconductors and related materials. Earth’s gravitational forces pose substantial barriers to quick, high-yield semiconductor production. Microgravity offers a path to overcome these barriers. There are also substantial practicalContinue reading “The Benefits of Semiconductor Manufacturing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for Terrestrial Use”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of former NASA astronaut Col. (ret.) Frank Borman, who passed away Nov. 7, in Billings, Montana, at the age of 95.  “Today we remember one of NASA’s best. Astronaut Frank Borman was a true American hero. AmongContinue reading “NASA Administrator Honors Life of Apollo Astronaut Frank Borman   “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Key elements are coming together for NASA’s SPHEREx mission, a space telescope that will create a map of the universe like none before. NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope is beginning to look much like it will when it arrives in Earth orbit and starts mapping the entire sky. Short for Specto-PhotometerContinue reading “Construction on NASA Mission to Map 450 Million Galaxies Is Under Way”