official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY During his record-breaking mission, Rubio spent many hours on scientific activities aboard the space station, conducting a variety of tasks ranging from plant research to physical sciences studies.
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NASA Awards Aerospace Model Systems Fabrication Follow-On Contract
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has awarded the Reliance Consolidated Models VI (RECOM VI) contract to Advanced Technologies Inc. and Eagle Aviation Technologies, LLC, both of Newport News, Virginia, to support the fabrication of aerospace model systems and developmental test hardware managed by the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
NASA Names New Head of Technology, Policy, Strategy
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Charity Weeden will serve as associate administrator for the agency’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS), effective immediately. Weeden succeeds Bhavya Lal, who left the agency in July, and Ellen Gertsen, who had been serving as the office’s acting leader since then.
NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed, Now Secure in Clean Room
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu finally is on Earth. It landed at 8:52 a.m. MDT (10:52 a.m. EDT) on Sunday, in a targeted areaContinue reading “NASA’s First Asteroid Sample Has Landed, Now Secure in Clean Room”
NASA Scientists to Discuss Oct. 14 ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 26, to discuss the upcoming annular solar eclipse. The annular eclipse will cross the U.S. from Oregon to Texas on Saturday, Oct. 14, with a partial solar eclipse visible throughout the contiguous U.S.
Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Soon Returns to Earth; Watch Live
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Now the record-holder for the longest single spaceflight by an American, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is scheduled to depart the International Space Station and return to Earth Wednesday, Sept. 27. The agency will provide full coverage from hatch closing through landing.
NASA Finalizes Coverage for First US Asteroid Sample Landing
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The first asteroid sample collected in space by NASA will arrive on Earth Sunday, Sept. 24, and there are multiple events leading up to its landing.
NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Reach Space Station for Science Expedition
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and two cosmonauts safely arrived at the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week.
NASA to Discuss Optical Communications Demo Riding with Psyche
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to discuss the agency’s first test of high-bandwidth optical communications beyond the Moon. The Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration is launching aboard the Psyche spacecraft Thursday, Oct. 5.
La NASA lanza primera temporada de su pódcast en español
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, la NASA lanzará nuevo contenido para Universo curioso de la NASA, el primer pódcast en español de la agencia. El martes 19 de septiembre comenzará una temporada de cinco episodios, con nuevos episodios publicados semanalmente.
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