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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to build the spacecraft for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $2.27 billion. It includes the development of three spacecraft as well asContinue reading “NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Build Next-Gen Spacecraft for NOAA”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) mission. The two-hour launch window opens at 5:16 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 25, for the satellite’s launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch ComplexContinue reading “NASA Sets Launch Coverage for NOAA Weather Satellite”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has been immortalized at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington as the latest awardee of the Robert J. Collier Trophy. Bestowed annually by the National Aeronautic Association, the trophy recognizes groundbreaking aerospace achievements. OSIRIS-REx, formally the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security –Continue reading “NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Etched into Collier Trophy, Aerospace History”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The crew aboard the International Space Station captured this image of Galveston, Texas, the birthplace of Juneteenth, as the station orbited 224 miles above on Nov. 23, 2011. In the early 1800s, slavers periodically used Galveston Island as an outpost for operations. By 1860, about one-third of Galveston’s population lived underContinue reading “Celebrating Juneteenth”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Introduction The 2023 Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Science Team Meeting (STM) took place October 17–19, 2023, at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), in College Park, MD. Upwards of 80 people participated in the hybrid meeting (around 50 in-person and the rest virtually). Included among them were GEDIContinue reading “Summary of the 2023 GEDI Science Team Meeting”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY About one year ago the Redshift Wrangler project first asked you to help examine “spectra” of distant galaxies. These spectra are diagrams that show how much light we receive from them as a function of wavelength.  “Since launching on May 30, 2023, we have reached almost 2,000 volunteers joining our project.” saidContinue reading “Happy Birthday, Redshift Wrangler!”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) launched together from Cape Canaveral Air Force, now Space Force, Station on June 18, 2009, atop an Atlas V launch vehicle. The primary mission of the LRO, managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,Continue reading “15 Years Ago: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Begins Moon Mapping Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY At a simulated 27,500 feet inside an altitude chamber at NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) facility, engineers at magniX recently demonstrated the capabilities of a battery-powered engine that could help turn hybrid electric flight into a reality.   This milestone, completed in April 2024, marks the end of the first phaseContinue reading “NASA, MagniX Altitude Tests Lay Groundwork for Hybrid Electric Planes”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will provide live coverage as astronauts conduct two spacewalks outside the International Space Station scheduled for Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, July 2. The first spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. EDT June 24, and last about six and a half hours. NASA will provide live coverageContinue reading “NASA Updates Coverage for US Spacewalks 90, 91 Outside Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronaut Nicole Mann waves as she is introduced before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the San Francisco Giants versus Los Angeles Angels game at Oracle Park in San Francisco on June 14, 2024. Mann was honored for her accomplishments at the Giants’ Native American Heritage Night. SheContinue reading “Astronaut Nicole Mann Throws First Pitch at Giants-Angels Game  “