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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Background: To protect astronauts from spaceflight health risks like solar radiation and microgravity, scientists develop countermeasures by studying model organisms exposed to the space environment. For the first time, commercial astronaut data from the Inspiration4 (I4) mission has been collected for open-access research in an effort led by Weill CornellContinue reading “Ames Research Center Democratizes Space Biosciences Research with First Commercial Astronaut Data”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY KSC is the first NASA Center to offer workplace EV charging, setting the foundation for other NASA Centers. EV chargers are one way the KSC team is embracing the Executive Order goal for Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035. These charging stations greatly benefit KSC sustainability efforts to reduce greenhouseContinue reading “Kennedy Space Center Recipient of Presidential Federal Sustainability Award”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson welcomed Armenia as the newest nation to sign the Artemis Accords Wednesday during a ceremony with the U.S. State Department at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Armenia joins 42 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon,Continue reading “NASA Welcomes Armenia as 43rd Artemis Accords Signatory”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) package, the largest-ever collection of data for aerospace medicine and space biology, was publicly released on June 11, 2024! This monumental achievement was made possible through the collaborative efforts of over 100 institutions from more than 25 countries. Of the total 44 publicationsContinue reading “Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) Package”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Shining Stars: Marshall Teams Support Successful Crew Flight Test By Wayne Smith From preparing for flight readiness, to providing day-of-launch support, to delivering a critical piece of replacement hardware, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center played an integral role in the agency’s crew flight test to the International Space Station. TheContinue reading “The Marshall Star for June 12, 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA selects Raytheon Company to provide three instruments and related services, with an option for one additional instrument, in support of the Landsat Next mission based at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The contract includes a cost-plus-award-fee base period and a cost-plus-fixed-fee option period with a totalContinue reading “NASA Selects Raytheon Company to Build Landsat Next Instruments”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Lakita Lowe is at the forefront of space commercialization, seamlessly merging scientific expertise with visionary leadership to propel NASA’s commercial ambitions and ignite a passion for STEM in future generations. As a project integrator for NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP), Lowe leverages her extensive background in scientificContinue reading “Lakita Lowe: Leading Space Commercialization Innovations and Fostering STEM Engagement “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen snapped a photo of the waning gibbous moon from the International Space Station as it soared 260 miles above the Atlantic Ocean near the northeast coast of South America on Sept. 30, 2023. Waning gibbous is one of eight moon phases, occurring afterContinue reading “A Solitary Sight”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY During the Rodent Research-1 (RR-1) mission flown to the ISS in 2014, videos that were taken to observe the mice revealed an unusual behavior that researchers are still working to understand. Young (16-week-old) but not old (32-week-old) mice engaged in a high level of ‘running’ behavior beginning within two weeks ofContinue reading “Quirky Circling Behavior in Mice Informs Research on Humans in Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This graphic shows a three-dimensional map of stars near the Sun. These stars are close enough that they could be prime targets for direct imaging searches for planets using future telescopes. The blue haloes represent stars that have been observed with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton. The yellowContinue reading “Coming in Hot — NASA’s Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets”