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official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, and its Falcon 9 rocket to provide the launch service for the agency’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission, a pair of small satellites that will study space weather and how the Sun’s energy affects Earth’s magnetic environment, or magnetosphereContinue reading “NASA Announces Launch Services for Pair of Space Weather Satellites”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY I can almost directly trace my entire career back to [my extracurriculars] in high school and a mentor I had. My first foray into engineering was this high school program called the Robotics Science Academy. It was basically my high school’s attempt to put together a curriculum that was designedContinue reading “Jennifer Turner”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse in October to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere. On Oct. 14, 2023, viewers of an annular solar eclipse in the Americas will experience the Sun dimming to 10% its normal brightness, leaving only aContinue reading “To Study Atmosphere, NASA Rockets Will Fly into Oct. Eclipse’s Shadow”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA has announced an updated plan to continue New Horizons’ mission of exploration of the outer solar system.  Beginning in fiscal year 2025, New Horizons will focus on gathering unique heliophysics data, which can be readily obtained during an extended, low-activity mode of operations.  While the science community is notContinue reading “NASA’s New Horizons to Continue Exploring Outer Solar System”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the NASA Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) is highlighting the contributions made by Hispanic-owned businesses to NASA’s mission. Through collaborative efforts, Patriot Construction, Inc. has played a pivotal role in the enhancement and maintenance of NASA’S Ames Research Center in California. TheyContinue reading “Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Patriot Construction Supports NASA Ames Research Center”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse in October to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum and Dr. John Bolten, both of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, received American Geophysical Union (AGU) awards this month.

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY NASA is funding eight new studies aimed at better understanding how the human body reacts to spaceflight. These studies will be done on Earth without the need for samples and data from astronauts. Collectively, these studies will help measure physiological and psychological responses to physical and mental challenges that astronautsContinue reading “NASA Funds Eight Studies to Protect Astronaut Health on Long Missions “

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted a variety of scientific investigations during the week ending Sept. 29, 2023, including FLARE. This JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) investigation explores the flammability of materials in microgravity. Current tests of materials that are used in crewed spacecraft do not consider gravity,Continue reading “Science in Space: Week of Sept. 29, 2023 – Fire Safety in Space”

official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY On NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission, four astronauts will fly inside the Orion spacecraft and venture around the Moon, becoming the first to lay their eyes on our celestial neighbor at a relatively close distance in more than 50 years. Orion will be home for NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, VictorContinue reading “Life Encapsulated: Inside NASA’s Orion for Artemis II Moon Mission”