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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Virtual meetings feeling a little stale? NASA has just unveiled a suite of new Artemis backgrounds to elevate your digital workspace. From the majesty of the Artemis I launch lighting up the night sky to the iconic image of the Orion spacecraft with the Moon and Earth in view, theseContinue reading “New Artemis Virtual Meeting Backgrounds Released Celebrating Artemis I, Looking to Artemis II and Beyond”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Jupiter is our solar system’s undisputed king of the planets! Jupiter is bright and easy to spot from our vantage point on Earth, helped by its massive size and banded, reflective cloud tops. Jupiter even possesses moons the size ofContinue reading “December’s Night Sky Notes: Spot the King of Planets”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Aaron Yazzie’s dream of being part of humanity’s exploration of space took him on a journey from his childhood home on the Navajo Nation to working at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. His journey reflects not only his personal ambition, but also a commitment to elevating IndigenousContinue reading “Aaron Yazzie: Bridging Indigenous Heritage and Space Exploration”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Thanksgiving holiday typically brings families and friends together in a celebration of common gratitude for all the good things that have happened during the previous year. People celebrate the holiday in various ways, with parades, football marathons, and attending services, but food remains the over-arching theme. For astronauts embarkedContinue reading “Thanksgiving Celebrations in Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Nov. 30, 2002, NASA astronauts John Herrington (pictured) and Michael Lopez-Alegria performed the third and final spacewalk of the STS-113 mission. The goal of the mission was to install and activate the Port 1 Integrated Truss Assembly (P1). The first major component installed on the left side of theContinue reading “John Herrington Performs a Spacewalk”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A bell rings and a strobe light flashes as a pilot pulls the nose of the DC-9 aircraft up sharply. The blood quickly drains from researchers’ heads as they are pulled to the cabin floor by a force twice that of normal gravity. Once the acceleration slows to the desiredContinue reading “NASA Plane Supported Innovative Microgravity Research in ‘90s”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Ground traffic management program saves passengers and airlines time while cutting fuel costs

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “I love my country. I love serving my country. I think that was ingrained in me in the military, where I grew to realize how lucky we are to live in America and have the freedoms that we have. When I returned from [my first duty station] in Germany, IContinue reading “Manager and Program Analyst Tami Wisniewski”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory of Laurel, Maryland, to build the Suprathermal Ion Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next Program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at approximately $20.5 millionContinue reading “NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Next-Generation Space Weather Sensors”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) invite media to the official launch celebration of the new SERVIR Central America regional hub, located in Costa Rica, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 11 a.m. EST. The event will be hosted by NASA SERVIR Program Manager Daniel Irwin, U.S. AmbassadorContinue reading “NASA, USAID Invite Media to Launch of New SERVIR Central America Hub”