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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In October 1968, the American human spaceflight program took significant steps toward achieving President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade. American astronauts returned to space after a 23-month hiatus. The success ofContinue reading “55 Years Ago: Nine Months Before the Moon Landing”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the latest satellite contributing to a 30-year sea level record that researchers are using to compare this year’s El Niño with those of the past. Not all El Niño events are created equal. Their impacts vary widely, and satellites like the U.S.-European Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich helpContinue reading “International Ocean Satellite Monitors How El Niño Is Shaping Up”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA’s Brian Key and Scott Bellamy accepted the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal on behalf of a mission team for the first planetary defense test during a ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington on Oct. 17. The awards program for career federalContinue reading “NASA Employees Win Top Federal Award for Asteroid Deflection Mission”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY While aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli took this picture of the Moon passing in front of the Sun during the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023. As the space station orbits Earth, astronauts take images of the planet below and phenomena in space. Visible in partsContinue reading “The Start of an Eclipse”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A team of engineers from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and Honeybee Robotics in Altadena, California, inspect TRIDENT – short for The Regolith Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain – shortly after its arrival at the integration and test facility. In the coming months, the team will integrate theContinue reading “All Together Now: Drill Joins Other Moon Rover Science Instruments”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA conducted the first hot fire of a new RS-25 test series Oct. 17, beginning the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of the engines for the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. The engines will help power future Artemis missions to the Moon andContinue reading “NASA Conducts 1st Hot Fire of New RS-25 Certification Test Series”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Lynn Bassford levels decades of experience and a desire for self-growth as she helps lead Hubble’s Mission Operations team.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA develops a variety of technologies to explore space and beyond for the benefit of humanity. One measure of its success is the impact on the daily lives of millions of people with injuries and disabilities who are assisted with innovative treatments and products developed from NASA-derived technology. After all,Continue reading “NASA Makes It Easier to Find Assistive Technologies for Licensing”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The crew of the International Space Station saw this view of the north coast of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur as the space station orbited 258 miles above on Oct. 14, 2023. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises andContinue reading “Seeing Baja California Sur From Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On Oct. 17, 1963, NASA announced the selection of its third group of astronauts. Chosen from 720 military and civilian applicants, the newest group of 14 astronauts comprised the best educated class up to that time. Seven represented the U.S. Air Force, four the U.S. Navy, one the U.S. MarineContinue reading “60 Years Ago: NASA Selects Its Third Group of Astronauts”