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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Feb. 11, 2000, space shuttle Endeavour took to the skies on its 14th trip into space on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). The international STS-99 crew included Commander Kevin Kregel, Pilot Dominic Gorie, and Mission Specialists Gerhard Thiele of Germany representing the European Space Agency, Janet Kavandi, JaniceContinue reading “25 Years Ago: STS-99, the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is preparing to explore the Moon’s subsurface and analyze where lunar resources may reside. The experiment’s two key instruments will demonstrate our ability to extract and analyze lunar soil to better understand the lunar environment and subsurface resources, paving the way for sustainableContinue reading “NASA’s Polar Ice Experiment Paves Way for Future Moon Missions “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this feather-shaped iridescent cloud just after sunset on Jan. 27, 2023. Studying the colors in iridescent clouds tells scientists something about particle size within the clouds and how they grow over time. These clouds were captured as part of a seasonal imaging campaign to studyContinue reading “A Rainbow-colored “Feather” in the Martian Sky”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The latest edition of NASA’s Spinoff publication, which highlights the successful transfer of agency technology to the commercial sector, is now available online. For nearly 25 years, NASA has supported crew working in low Earth orbit to learn about the space environment and perform research to advance deep space exploration.Continue reading “NASA’s Advancements in Space Continue Generating Products on Earth  “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Feb. 8, 2010, space shuttle Endeavour began its 24th trip into space, on the 20A assembly mission to the International Space Station, the 32nd shuttle flight to the orbiting lab. The STS-130 crew included Commander George Zamka, Pilot Terry Virts, and Mission Specialists Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick,Continue reading “15 Years Ago: STS-130 Delivers Tranquility and Cupola to Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the spectacular star forming region called 30 Doradus. By combining X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue and green) with optical data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (yellow)Continue reading “NASA Telescopes Deliver Stellar Bouquet in Time for Valentine’s Day”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s deployable aperture cover — a visor-like sunshade that will help prevent unwanted light from entering the telescope — to the outer barrel assembly, another structure designed to shield the telescope from stray light in addition to keeping itContinue reading “NASA Successfully Joins Sunshade to Roman Observatory’s ‘Exoskeleton’”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Why does the Moon look larger on the horizon? The short answer is, we don’t know.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Glenn Employees Earn Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Two NASA Glenn Research Center employees were among 19 agency researchers recognized as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).  Lyndsey McMillon-Brown was recognized for leadership in photovoltaic research, development, and demonstrations. She was theContinue reading “Recognizing Employee Excellence”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA observed its annual Day of Remembrance on Jan. 23, honoring the members of the NASA family who lost their lives in the pursuit of exploration and discovery for the benefit of humanity. The annual event acknowledges the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia.  NASAContinue reading “NASA Glenn Holds Day of Remembrance “