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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronaut Bill Anders took this iconic image of Earth rising over the Moon’s horizon on Dec. 24, 1968. Anders, lunar module pilot on the Apollo 8 mission, and fellow astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell became the first humans to orbit the Moon and the first to witness theContinue reading ““Earthrise” by NASA Astronaut Bill Anders”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY “I feel that my larger purpose at NASA, which I’ve felt since I came on as an intern, is to leave NASA a better place than I found it. I know there are so many people who are just like myself, who have had this big, huge dream of beingContinue reading “Management and Program Analyst Mallory Carbon”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Dennis Gallagher (ST13) was interviewed by Senior Editor Terri Robertson with Country Living on 3/14/24. Questions included what is thought to cause them, how can you increase you chance of seeing them, and why is it easier to see them on a light-colored surface?

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In addition to producing auroras, a recent extreme storm provided more detail on how much radiation future astronauts could encounter on the Red Planet. Mars scientists have been anticipating epic solar storms ever since the Sun entered a period of peak activity earlier this year called solar maximum. Over theContinue reading “NASA Watches Mars Light Up During Epic Solar Storm”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY One of Gateway space station’s foundational modules, HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost), is closer to launch after completing a major milestone.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of Apollo astronaut Maj. Gen. (ret.) William “Bill” Anders, who passed away June 7, in San Juan Islands, Washington state, at the age of 90. “In 1968, as a member of the Apollo 8 crew, as oneContinue reading “NASA Administrator Remembers Apollo Astronaut Williams Anders”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Earth planning date: Friday, June 7, 2024 Curiosity is going to have a busy 3-sol weekend. We have one more sol of intense contact science activities at this really beautiful and fascinating location before moving on. What makes this place so special? We are seeing a lot of variety inContinue reading “Sols 4209-4211: Just Out of Reach”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Swarming for Success: Starling Completes Primary Mission by Tara Friesen After ten months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary mission’s key objectives, representing significant achievements in the capability of swarm configurations.  Swarms of satellites may one day be used in deep space exploration. An autonomous network of spacecraftContinue reading “NASA Ames Astrogram – May/June 2024”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will roll the fully assembled core stage for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the first crewed Artemis mission out of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in mid-July. The 212-foot-tall stage will be loaded on the agency’s Pegasus barge for delivery to KennedyContinue reading “NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis II Moon Rocket Stage”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected Amentum Services Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia, to provide program, science, engineering, operations, and project management support at the agency’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The Fully Integrated Lifecycle Mission Support Services 2 contract is a single award, hybrid contract, consisting of cost-plus-fixed-fee core requirements andContinue reading “NASA Selects Contractor for Lifecycle Services Support”