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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A major component of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observatory is designed to keep the telescope at a stable temperature and shield it fromContinue reading “NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Exoskeleton’ Whirls Through Major Test”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Lee esta historia en Español aquí. Patricia Ortiz is proud to be a first-generation Salvadoran American. Her mother, born and raised in El Salvador, came to the United States for a better opportunity despite not knowing anyone or the English language. As a project manager for Space Projects and PartnershipsContinue reading “NASA Project Manager Honors Mother’s Impact”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Read this story in English here. Patricia Ortiz está orgullosa de ser una salvadoreña americana de primera generación. Su madre, nacida y criada en El Salvador, vino a Estados Unidos por una oportunidad mejor sin conocer a nadie ni el idioma inglés. En su función de gerente de proyectos yContinue reading “Una gerente de proyectos de la NASA rinde homenaje a la influencia de su madre”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Dominican Republic is the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords and joins 43 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond with NASA. “NASA is proud to welcome the Dominican Republic signing of the ArtemisContinue reading “NASA Welcomes Dominican Republic as 44th Artemis Accords Signatory”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 If you read this blog very often, you know that nearly every time the rover stops for science, MAHLI and APXS focus on interesting (and accessible!) rocks as targets. The rover science team is, after all, built with a lot of geologists. ButContinue reading “Sols 4325-4326: (Not Quite) Dipping Our Toes in the Sand”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Whether protecting crops from diseases and pests or sanitizing contaminated surfaces, the ability to spray protective chemicals over important resources is key to several industries. Electrostatic Spraying Systems Inc. (ESS) of Watkinsville, Georgia, manufactures electrostatic sprayers and equipment that make this possible. By licensing NASA electrostatic technology, originally made toContinue reading “Tech Today: Spraying for Food Safety”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The 13th flight of the space shuttle program and the sixth of Challenger, STS-41G holds many distinctions. As the first mission focused almost entirely on studying the Earth, it deployed a satellite, employed multiple instruments, cameras, and crew observations to accomplish those goals. The STS-41G crew set several firsts, mostContinue reading “40 Years Ago: STS-41G – A Flight of Many Firsts and Records”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life – with evidence for widespread liquid water on the surface – to a surface that is inhospitable to terrestrial life as we know it. AlthoughContinue reading “NASA: New Insights into How Mars Became Uninhabitable”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The golden records placed aboard Voyager 1 and 2 each have a cover with special etchings, seen here in this photo from Sept. 4, 1977. These drawings show how the record should be used to receive a message from Earth. For example, the drawing in the bottom right corner isContinue reading “Instructions for Aliens”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joined the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington and agency leadership to unveil the new Earth Information Center exhibit during an early preview on Monday. “NASA has studied Earth and our changing climate for more than 60 years. The Earth InformationContinue reading “NASA, Smithsonian Open New Exhibit to Showcase Our Dynamic Earth”