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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY While some stand on the sidelines and witness history, others are destined to play a part in it. And then there are those who document it, bringing the people, the action, the images, the words, and the personalities to the world. U. S. Navy Reservist Public Affairs Officer and programContinue reading “I Am Artemis: Joe Vermette”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Data from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as damage to infrastructure. We don’t always notice it, but much of Earth’s surface is in constant motion. Scientists have used satellites and ground-based instruments to track land movement associated with volcanoes, earthquakes,Continue reading “Powerful New US-Indian Satellite Will Track Earth’s Changing Surface”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has a long record of achievements in sustainability and recently added another to the list when the spaceport’s Applied Chemistry Lab became the first in the agency to be certified for its environmentally conscious practices. The My Green Lab Certification recognizes sustainability best practicesContinue reading “NASA Kennedy’s Applied Chemistry Lab Achieves Agency First”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado. This galaxy is a multi-talented light show, showing off an impressive array of different celestial lights. Like any spiral galaxy, shining stars fill its disk, giving theContinue reading “Hubble Captures a Galaxy with Many Lights”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Successfully deployed from the space shuttle Challenger during the February 1984 STS-41B mission, the Westar 6 and Palapa B2 communications satellites ended up in incorrect orbits due to failures of their upper stage rockets. During STS-51A in November 1984, Discovery’s second trip into space, the crew of Commander Frederick H.Continue reading “40 Years Ago: STS-51A – “The Ace Repo Company””

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Steve Jurczyk’s NASA career began in 1988 at Langley Research Center as an engineer in the Electronic Systems Branch. During his time at Langley, he served in other roles, including director of engineering and director of research and technology.  Jurczyk was named as director of Langley in 2014, then inContinue reading “Oral History with Stephen G. Jurczyk, 1962 – 2023”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A veteran of two space flights, Dr. Cleave served as a mission specialist on STS-61B and STS-30.  She went on to join NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and worked in the Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes as the Project Manager for SeaWiFS, an ocean color sensor which is monitoring vegetation globally. Continue reading “Oral History with Mary L. Cleave, 1947 – 2023”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Get Ready! Members of the cast and crew of the Broadway national touring production of “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations,” visited NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia on Nov. 6, where they learned more about the center’s work in air, space, and science.Continue reading “The Cast and Crew of “Ain’t Too Proud” Visit NASA Langley”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Selected as an astronaut in 1978, Jon A. McBride served as the pilot for STS 41-G, launched October 5, 1984, the first shuttle mission to carry a full crew of seven. His other NASA assignments included lead chase pilot for the maiden voyage of Columbia and CAPCOM for three earlyContinue reading “Oral History with Jon A. McBride, 1943 – 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA recently welcomed more than 50 commercial food and commercial space companies to learn about the evolving space food system supporting NASA missions, including unique requirements for spaceflight, menu development, and food provisioning – essential elements for human spaceflight and sustainable living in space. The event, held at the agency’sContinue reading “NASA Shares Space Food Insight with Commercial Food Industry”