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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Peering through the window of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image on Oct. 7, 2024 of the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft as vivid green and pink aurora swirled through Earth’s atmosphere while the International Space Station soared 273 miles above the Indian Ocean. VisitContinue reading “Red and Green Aurora Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In June 2024, the NASA Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO) Standards Team hosted an independent assessment working group to review the status and progress of research and clinical activities intended to mitigate the risk of decompression sickness (DCS) related to patent foramen ovale (PFO) during spaceflightContinue reading “Assessment of PFO as Related to DCS in the Spaceflight Environment and During Ground Testing”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 Welcome to the 2024 holiday plan for Curiosity! This year we’re spanning 14 sols to last us through the Earth new year. And this is my fourth year operating Mastcam during the holidays (throwback to 2023 Marsmas!). I already knew to expect aContinue reading “Sols 4402-4415: Rover Decks and Sequence Calls for the Holidays”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Four Planets in One View! Each evening this month, enjoy a sweeping view of four bright planets at once. Also look for a close approach of Venus and Saturn, Mars occulted by the Moon, and meteors! Skywatching Highlights January 3 – Quadrantid meteor shower peaks: This is a moderate shower,Continue reading “What’s Up: January 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit on Monday, Jan. 6, to discuss their mission aboard the International Space Station. The Earth to space call coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. EST on NASA+. LearnContinue reading “Earth to Space Call: NASA Leaders to Speak with Station Astronauts”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Sunday’s passing of President Jimmy Carter: “President Carter was the pinnacle of a public servant, dedicating his life to making our world a better place. He showed us each and every person has the power to make a difference. From providingContinue reading “NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to President Carter”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the solar atmosphere at aContinue reading “NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 2566, which sits 76 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis. A prominent bar of stars stretches across the center of this galaxy, and spiral arms emerge from each end of the bar. Because NGC 2566 appears tilted from our perspective,Continue reading “Hubble Spies a Cosmic Eye”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The NESC Mechanical Systems TDT provides broad support across NASA’s mission directorates. We are a diverse group representing a variety of sub-disciplines including bearings, gears, metrology, lubrication and tribology, mechanism design, analysis and testing, fastening systems, valve engineering, actuator engineering, pyrotechnics, mechatronics, and motor controls. In addition to providing technicalContinue reading “Mechanical Systems TDT Support Reaches Across NASA Programs”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s uncrewed Artemis I mission launched from KSC on November 16, 2022. After a successful mission that included orbiting the Moon, the Orion spacecraft returned to Earth splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2022. While the spacecraft made a safe return to Earth, postflight inspection of Orion’sContinue reading “NESC Assists in Heatshield Investigation”