23 days ago
Ken Iliff: Engineering 40 Years of Success
Editors note: This article was published May 23, 2003, in NASA Armstrongs X-Press newsletter. NASAs Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, was redesignated Armstrong Flight Research Center on March 1, 2014. Ken Iliff was inducted into the National Hall of Fame for Persons with Disabilities in 1987. He died Jan. 4, 2016. As an 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science
23 days ago
A Particular Lenticular Cloud
Landsat 8s Operational Land Imager acquired this image of an elongated lenticular cloud, locally nicknamed the Taieri Pet, above New Zealands South Island on Sept. 7, 2024. Lenticular clouds form when prevailing winds encounter a topographic barrier, such as a mountain range. Wind that is forced to flow up and over the mountains creates a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science
23 days ago
Station Science Top News: Oct. 25, 2024
Better Monitoring of the Air Astronauts Breathe Ten weeks of operationsshowedthat a second version of the Spacecraft Atmosphere Monitor is sensitive enough to determine variations in the composition of cabin air inside the International Space Station. Volatile organic compounds and particulates in cabin air could pose a health risk for crew members, and this device 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science
23 days ago
Carissa Arillo: Testing Spacecraft, Penning the Owner’s Manuals
Flight operations engineer Carissa Arillo helped ensure one of the instruments on NASAs PACE mission made it successfully through its prelaunch testing. She and her group also documented the work rigorously, to ensure the flight team had a comprehensive manual to keep this Earth-observing satellite in good health for the duration of its mission. Name: 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_earth #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science
23 days ago
NASA Sets Coverage for its SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Station Relocation
In preparation for the arrival of NASAs SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the agencys SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft to a different docking port Sunday, Nov. 3. Live coverage begins at 6:15 a.m. EST on NASA and will end shortly after docking. Learn how towatch 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_earth #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science #nasa_artemis #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_blogs #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars
23 days ago
How NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Could Decipher the Moon’s Icy Secrets
Theres water on the Moon, but scientists only have a general idea of where it is and what form it is in. A trailblazing NASA mission will get some answers. When NASAs Lunar Trailblazer begins orbiting the Moon next year, it will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the Moons water Scientists have seen 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_earth #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science #nasa_artemis #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_blogs #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_plant_biology #nasa_science_activation
23 days ago
NASA Helps Find Thawing Permafrost Adds to Near-Term Global Warming
Earths far northern reaches have locked carbon underground for millennia. New research paints a picture of a landscape in change. A new study, co-authored by NASA scientists, details where and how greenhouse gases are escaping from the Earths vast northern permafrost region as the Arctic warms. The frozen soils encircling the Arctic from Alaska to 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_earth #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science #nasa_artemis #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_blogs #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_plant_biology #nasa_science_activation
23 days ago
NASA Group Amplifies Voices of Employees with Disabilities
Kathy Clark started her career at NASAs Glenn Research Center in Cleveland straight out of high school, and when offered either a job as an accountant or a job in training, the choice was crystal clear. I started in training, Ive stayed in training, and Ill probably retire in training, said Clark, now a human 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_earth #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science #nasa_artemis #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_blogs #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_plant_biology #nasa_science_activation
23 days ago
NASA Relaunches Mentor-Protégé Program to Fill Supply Chain Gaps
In an effort to grow new commercial markets that support the future of space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research, NASA is preparing to relaunch its Mentor-Protg Program for contractors on Friday, Nov. 1. The program originally was launched to encourage NASA prime contractors, or mentors, to enter into agreements with eligible small businesses, or 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/organ...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_earth #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science #nasa_artemis #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_blogs #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_plant_biology #nasa_science_activation
23 days ago
New NASA Instrument for Studying Snowpack Completes Airborne Testing
Summer heat has significant effects in the mountainous regions of the western United States. Melted snow washes from snowy peaks into the rivers, reservoirs, and streams that supply millions of Americans with freshwateras much as 75 of the annual freshwater supply for some states. But as climate change brings winter temperatures to new highs, these . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_earth #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science #nasa_artemis #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_blogs #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_plant_biology #nasa_science_activation
23 days ago
Gateway: Centering Science
Gateway is set to advance science in deep space, bringing groundbreaking research opportunities to lunar orbit. . https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_lunar_trailblazer #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_moons #nasa_planetary_science #nasa_earth #nasa_carbon_cycle #nasa_climate_change #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_general #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_life_at_nasa #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_earth_science #nasa_artemis #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_blogs #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_citizen_science #nasa_plant_biology #nasa_science_activation
1 month ago
Pioneering NASA Astronaut Health Tech Thwarts Heart Failure
Prioritizing health is important on Earth, and its even more important in space. Exploring beyond the Earths surface exposes humans to conditions that can impact blood pressure, bone density, immune health, and much more. With this in mind, two NASA inventors joined forces 20 years ago to create a way to someday monitor astronaut heart 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_technology #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_general #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases
1 month ago
Controlled Propulsion for Gentle Landings
A valve designed for NASA rover landings enables effective stage separations for commercial spaceflight. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_technology #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_general #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases
1 month ago
Program Executive Dr. Yaítza Luna-Cruz
My mom had to leave school after 9th grade to support her family, but she always emphasized the importance of education. And with a lot of sacrifices, got us an encyclopedia in Spanish, Enciclopedia de Las Ciencias. By getting that encyclopedia for us, without knowing it, my mom was my first mentor because she introduced 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_technology #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_general #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases
1 month ago
RCRA Permit Modification
2023. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_technology #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_general #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases
1 month ago
Hubble Spots a Grand Spiral of Starbursts
The sparkling scene depicted in this NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope image is of the spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Botes. It is also known as Caldwell 45. The Caldwell catalog holds visually interesting celestial objects that are not as commonly observed by amateur astronomers as the more . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
1 month ago
Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation
NASA invites the public tovirtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail Systems space journey usingNASAs Eyes on the Solar Systemvisualization tool, a digital model of the solar system. This simulation shows the real-time positions of the planets, moons, and spacecraft including NASAs Advanced Composite Solar Sail System. Solar sails use the pressure . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
1 month ago
Igniting Inspiration: Jennifer Becerra’s STEM Legacy at Johnson
Jennifer Becerra has nearly three decades of experience in education, both in the classroom and within the NASA community. Leading a team dedicated to fostering a passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics STEM, she develops programs that inspire students and educators alike.160;160; Whether coordinating internships or organizing engagement events, Becerra creates educational opportunities to 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
1 month ago
NASA Awards Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations Contract
NASA has selected Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and maintain software and hardware used to conduct simulations for aerospace research and development across the agency. The Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations ARTS contract is a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract with an indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity component 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
1 month ago
NASA Highlights Low Earth Orbit, Sustainability at Space Conference
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will lead the agencys delegation at the International Astronautical Congress IAC from Monday, Oct. 14, to Thursday, Oct. 17, in Milan. During the congress, NASA will discuss its Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy, emphasizing the agency8217;s efforts to advance microgravity science, technology, and exploration. The agency 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
1 month ago
First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed Instrument
The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalitions Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and internationally. Using data from an instrument designed by NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the nonprofit Carbon Mapper has released the first methane and carbon dioxide detections from the Tanager-1 satellite. The detections 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
1 month ago
Ring Around the Mountain
On June 10, 2023, the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 acquired this image of Mount Taranaki, a snow-capped mountain in New Zealand that is ringed by a dark green forest. Two older and extinct volcanoes, Kaitake and Pouakai, lie to the northwest of its peak. Learn more about Mount Taranaki. Image Credit: NASAWanmei Liang, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_cubesats #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_bill_nelson #nasa_pamela_a ._melroy #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_astronauts #nasa_former_astronauts #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kathryn_d ._sullivan #nasa_sts -41g #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_exoplanets #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gas_giant_exoplanets #nasa_jupiter #nasa_jupiter_moons
3 months ago
Hubble Spots Billowing Bubbles of Stellar Floss
A bubbling region of stars both old and new lies some 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado. This complex cluster of emission nebulae is known as N11, and was discovered by American astronomer and NASA astronaut Karl Gordon Henize in 1956. NASAs Hubble Space Telescope brings a new image of the cluster in the . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space
3 months ago
At Work and Beyond, NASA Employees Find Joy in Aviation
The first A in NASA stands for aeronautics. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is just one of several NASA centers conducting revolutionary research to make flight cleaner, safer, and quieter. But an interest in flying goes beyond the professional for many at NASA. Meet a handful of NASA Glenn employees who have a personal connection 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_nebulae #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_nasa_aircraft #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_women_at_nasa #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space
3 months ago
Merging Art and Analysis: The Collaborative Efforts Behind NASA Johnson’s Visual Legacy
In the heart of NASA8217;s Johnson Space Center in Houston, a team of photographers, imagery acquisition specialists, analytic scientists, and graphic designers work together to create visual narratives that capture the defining moments of space exploration with creativity and precision.160; From the Apollo missions to the Artemis campaign, these images, videos, and graphics chronicle NASAs 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe
3 months ago
NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches
Developed by the agencys Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the imaging spectrometer will provide actionable data to help reduce emissions that contribute to global warming. Tanager-1, the Carbon Mapper Coalitions first satellite, which carries a state-of-the-art, NASA-designed greenhouse-gas-tracking instrument, is in Earth orbit after lifting off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth_observatory
3 months ago
Orville Wright and National Aviation Day
Orville Wright wasnt sure exactly how long his first flight lasted. He and his brother, Wilbur, think it was about 12 seconds, but according to what Orville wrote in his diary of that December day in 1903 at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., the time is not known exactly as watch was not promptly stopped. Its 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong
3 months ago
Ideas for Celebrating National Aviation Day
It was in 1939 that President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the first presidential proclamation designating Aug. 19 Orville Wrights birthday as a day in which citizens are encouraged to participate in activities that promote interest in aviation. So how will you be a good citizen and observe the day as indicated by the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong
3 months ago
The Macroeconomics of Space Symposium
Join OTPS and NASAs Agency Chief Economist at the Macroeconomics of Space Symposium on September 5, 2024. https://www.nasa.gov/organ...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth_observatory
3 months ago
Rescuers at the Ready at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
If theres an emergency at the launch pad during a launch countdown, theres a special team engineers at Kennedy Space Center teams can call on160; the Pad Rescue team. Trained to quickly rescue personnel at the launch pad and take them to safety in the event of an unlikely emergency, NASA8217;s Pad Rescue team at 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_greenhouse_gases #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_earth_observatory
