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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The first shuttle mission of 1995, STS-63 included several historic firsts. As part of Phase 1 of the International Space Station program, space shuttle Discovery’s 20th flight conducted the first shuttle rendezvous with the Mir space station, in preparation for future dockings. The six-person crew included Commander James Wetherbee, PilotContinue reading “30 Years Ago: STS-63, First Shuttle and Mir Rendezvous Mission “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA reached out to inspire members of the Artemis Generation on Jan. 10-12, joining one of the largest comic con producers in the world to host an outreach booth at the 2025 FAN EXPO in New Orleans. Thousands of fans celebrating the best in pop culture such as movies, comics,Continue reading “NASA Attends FAN EXPO New Orleans”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Explore Lagniappe for February 2025 featuring: Gator Speaks Welcome to February, folks! The shortest month of the year is here, but do not let its number of days fool you. The month is full of energy and is welcomed with great enthusiasm. We have dusted ourselves off from a historicContinue reading “Lagniappe for February 2025”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Two words come to Tim Stiglets’ mind when he thinks about NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi – growth and opportunity. The Waveland, Mississippi, resident has experienced both in his career at the south Mississippi NASA center. He started as a summer intern onsite with Lockheed MartinContinue reading “The Drive for Better Fuels NASA Employee”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY For astronauts aboard the International Space Station, staying connected to loved ones and maintaining a sense of normalcy is critical. That is where Tandra Gill Spain, a computer resources senior project manager in NASA’s Avionics and Software Office, comes in. Spain leads the integration of applications on Apple devices andContinue reading “Station Nation: Meet Tandra Gill Spain, Computer Resources Senior Project Manager in the Avionics and Software Office “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 7, to discuss the agency’s science and technology flying aboard Intuitive Machines’ second flight to the Moon. The mission is part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign to establish a long-term lunar presence. Continue reading “NASA to Talk Science, Tech Aboard Next Intuitive Machines Moon Flight”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A Month of Bright Planets Venus blazes at its brightest for the year after sunset, then Mars and Jupiter to rule the night amid the menagerie of bright winter stars. Skywatching Highlights All Month – Planet Visibility: Daily Highlights: February 1 – Venus & Moon: The crescent Moon cozies upContinue reading “What’s Up: February 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Analysis of data from NASA radar aboard an airplane shows that the decades-old active landslide area on the Palos Verdes Peninsula has expanded. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California used data from an airborne radar to measure the movement of the slow-moving landslides on the Palos VerdesContinue reading “NASA Radar Imagery Reveals Details About Los Angeles-Area Landslides”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is collaborating with the wildfire community to provide tools for some of the most challenging aspects of firefighting – particularly aerial nighttime operations.   In the future, agencies could more efficiently use drones, both remotely piloted and fully autonomous, to help fight wildfires. NASA recently tested technologies with teams acrossContinue reading “NASA Flight Tests Wildland Fire Tech Ahead of Demo”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A crane lowers the 112-foot-wide (34-meter-wide) steel framework for the Deep Space Station 23 (DSS-23) reflector dish into position on Dec. 18, 2024, at the Deep Space Network’s (DSN) Goldstone Space Communications Complex near Barstow, California. Once online in 2026, DSS-23 will be the fifth of six new beam waveguideContinue reading “Building an Antenna”