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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The efforts should help extend the lifetimes of the agency’s interstellar explorers. Engineers for NASA’s Voyager mission are taking steps to help make sure both spacecraft, launched in 1977, continue to explore interstellar space for years to come. One effort addresses fuel residue that seems to be accumulating inside narrowContinue reading “NASA’s Voyager Team Focuses on Software Patch, Thrusters”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Oct. 18, 1993, space shuttle Columbia lifted off in support of the STS-58 Spacelab Life Sciences 2 (SLS-2) mission to conduct cutting edge research on physiological adaptation to spaceflight. The seven-member crew of STS-58 consisted of Commander John E. Blaha, Pilot Richard A. Searfoss, Payload Commander Dr. M. RheaContinue reading “30 Years Ago: The STS-58 Spacelab Life Sciences-2 Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Planetary Mission’s Program Office is hosting an International Observe the Moon Night event Saturday, Oct. 21, from 5:30 – 8 p.m. at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, Alabama. The event is free and open to the public. This family-friendly event willContinue reading “Public Invited to International Observe the Moon Night Oct. 21”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) captured the lunar shadow during the Oct. 14 annular solar eclipse. The sensor provides frequent global views of Earth from its position at Lagrange Point 1, a gravitationally stable point between the Sun and Earth about 1.5 million kilometersContinue reading “The Moon Casts a Shadow”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY By Ray Osorio NASA recently built and tested an additively-manufactured – or 3D printed – rocket engine nozzle made of aluminum, making it lighter than conventional nozzles and setting the course for deep space flights that can carry more payloads. Under the agency’s Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity, engineers from NASA’sContinue reading “NASA’s Innovative Rocket Nozzle Paves Way for Deep Space Missions”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As another inspiring Hispanic Heritage Month concludes, we wanted to take the moment to highlight one of our own, Tracy Hudspeth. Tracy Hudspeth is the Communication Specialist at NASA Office of Small Business Programs. She plays a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s public image and ensuring effective communication internally andContinue reading “Meet Tracy Hudspeth: Communications Specialist at NASA Office of Small Business Programs”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a spacewalk Monday, Oct. 30, to complete maintenance activities at the orbital complex. Live coverage of the spacewalk begins at 6:30 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin aboutContinue reading “Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Conduct Spacewalk, Upgrade Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Narrow jet stream near equator has winds traveling 320 miles per hour NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere. The high-speed jet stream, which spans more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) wide, sits over Jupiter’s equator above the main cloud decks. The discoveryContinue reading “NASA’s Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter’s Atmosphere”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Services Catalog The catalogs provide service description, chargeback rate, unit of measure, and service level indicators for each NSSC service. Service Level Agreement (SLA) The SLA provides information about roles, responsibilities, rates, and service level indicators for all NASA Centers. The SLA is negotiated on an annual basis in lineContinue reading “Metrics”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Four astronauts are busy training for Artemis II, the first mission to carry humans on NASA’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, testing systems to support life in deep space on future Moon missions and expanding the space frontier beyond Earth orbit. In August, the crew –Continue reading “First Artemis Crew Trains for Mission Around Moon”