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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The astromaterials curation team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston has completed the disassembly of the OSIRIS-REx sampler head to reveal the remainder of the asteroid Bennu sample inside. On Jan. 10, they successfully removed two stubborn fasteners that had prevented the final steps of opening the Touch-and-Go-Sample-Acquisition-Mechanism (TAGSAM)Continue reading “NASA’S OSIRIS-REx Curation Team Reveals Remaining Asteroid Sample”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Students, staff, and researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and two local public schools in Boston will have an opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 9:55 a.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 23, on NASA+,Continue reading “Boston Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Alongside experts from academia and industry, leaders from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will be on hand at the Feb. 25–29 PowerSource Global Summit conference in Orlando. Dr. Christyl Johnson, Goddard’s deputy center director for technology and research investments, will deliver the conference’s keynote address on Feb.Continue reading “NASA Goddard Experts to Take Part in February STEM Conference “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The new year of 1969 dawned with optimism that NASA would meet President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. The previous year saw four Apollo missions, two uncrewed and two carrying three astronauts each, test different components ofContinue reading “55 Years Ago: Six Months Until the Moon Landing”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This image features a relatively small galaxy known as UGC 5189A, which is located about 150 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy was observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study a supernova explosion in 2010 known as SN 2010jl. This particular supernova is notable because it was an exceptionallyContinue reading “Hubble Views a Galactic Supernova Site”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As part of NASA’s efforts to enable more access to space, four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of the third all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 4:49 p.m. EST on Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’sContinue reading “NASA, Partners to Welcome Private Crew Aboard Space Station”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features Arp 122, a peculiar galaxy that in fact comprises two galaxies – NGC 6040, the tilted, warped spiral galaxy and LEDA 59642, the round, face-on spiral – that are in the midst of a collision. This dramatic cosmic encounter is located at the very safe distance ofContinue reading “Hubble Captures a Monster Merger”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Two members of NASA Glenn Research Center’s senior leadership retired on Dec. 30, 2023.  Timothy P. McCartney, director of Aeronautics, retired with 38 1/2 years of NASA service. He was responsible for the project management, workforce planning, budget oversight, and executive leadership of NASA Glenn’s aeronautics research and development activitiesContinue reading “Two NASA Glenn Senior Leaders Retire “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Reliable space communication and navigation systems are critical to every NASA mission. From the Voyager mission exploring beyond our solar system to astronauts aboard the International Space Station, space communications provide the crucial connection to our home planet. Without proper management of radio spectrum allocation and use, NASA’s ability toContinue reading “Glenn Supports World Radiocommunication Conference”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Glenn Research Center continued a decades-long tradition of participating in the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program during the 2023 holiday season. On Dec. 11, members of the Marine Corps Reserve (3rd Battalion, 25th  Marine unit) picked up 10 boxes of toys donated by employees from NASA Glenn’s LewisContinue reading “Employees Spread Joy With Toys for Tots Drive”