2 months ago
NASA Barge Preparations Underway for Artemis II Rocket Stage Delivery
Team members are installing pedestals aboard NASAs Pegasus barge to hold and secure the massive core stage of NASAs SLS Space Launch System rocket, indicating NASA barge crews are nearly ready for its first delivery to support the Artemis II test flight around the Moon. The barge will ferry the core stage on a 900-mile 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_galaxy_clusters #nasa_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kjell_n ._lindgren #nasa_dark_matter #nasa_general #nasa_organizations #nasa_cubesats #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_oceans
2 months ago
Take a Summer Cosmic Road Trip With NASA’s Chandra and Webb
Its time to take a cosmic road trip using light as the highway and visit four stunning destinations across space. The vehicles for this space get-away are NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope. The first stop on this tour is the closest, Rho Ophiuchi, at a distance of about 390 light-years from 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_galaxy_clusters #nasa_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kjell_n ._lindgren #nasa_dark_matter #nasa_general #nasa_organizations #nasa_cubesats #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_oceans
2 months ago
Acting Center Chief Technologist Dr. Phillip Williams
8220;I did not know that NASA Langley was right here in my own backyard. I was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, and NASA Langley is in Hampton, about 45 minutes away. All throughout elementary school, I didn8217;t know that NASA was here. I always thought NASA was in Florida or Texas or somewhere. 8220;I 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_galaxy_clusters #nasa_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kjell_n ._lindgren #nasa_dark_matter #nasa_general #nasa_organizations #nasa_cubesats #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_oceans
2 months ago
Voyagers of Mars: The First CHAPEA Crew’s Yearlong Journey
When the first humans travel to the Red Planet, they will need to know how to repair and maintain equipment, grow their own food, and stay healthy, all while contending with Earth-to-Mars communication delays. They must also find ways to build comradery and have fun.160; The first all-volunteer CHAPEA Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_galaxy_clusters #nasa_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kjell_n ._lindgren #nasa_dark_matter #nasa_general #nasa_organizations #nasa_cubesats #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_oceans
2 months ago
NASA’s Hubble Traces Dark Matter in Dwarf Galaxy Using Stellar Motions
The qualities and behavior of dark matter, the invisible glue of the universe, continue to be shrouded in mystery. Though galaxies are mostly made of dark matter, understanding how it is distributed within a galaxy offers clues to what this substance is, and how its relevant to a galaxys evolution. While computer simulations suggest dark . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_galaxy_clusters #nasa_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kjell_n ._lindgren #nasa_dark_matter #nasa_general #nasa_organizations #nasa_cubesats #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_oceans
2 months ago
Attention Civil Servant Retirees
NASAs Glenn Research Center civil servant retirees are invited to attend the 2024 Summerfest160; Wednesday, Aug. 7, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.160;160; Along Taylor Road at Lewis Field160; For more information or to RSVP, contact Kathy Clark at 2164338354 or kathy.m.clarknasa.gov160; Registration closes: July 26160;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_galaxy_clusters #nasa_nebulae #nasa_the_universe #nasa_missions #nasa_analog_field_testing #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kjell_n ._lindgren #nasa_dark_matter #nasa_general #nasa_organizations #nasa_cubesats #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_oceans
2 months ago
About the Office of the General Counsel
The Office of the General Counsel provides functional leadership regarding legal services and issues related to all aspects of NASA activities for Center Chief and Patent Counsel and, for Agency-wide issues, the Administrator. These services and issues include establishing and disseminating legal policy and interpreting new statutes and cases. The Office of the General Counsel 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/organ...#nasa #space #news #nasa_organizations #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_oceans #nasa_earth #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_humans_in_space
2 months ago
NASA CubeSat Launches as Rideshare on ESA’s First Ariane 6 Rocket
NASA launched CURIE CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment as a rideshare payload on the inaugural flight of ESAs European Space Agency Ariane 6 rocket, which launched at 4 p.m. GFT on July 9 from Europes Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, in French Guiana. Designed by a team from the University of California, Berkeley, CURIE 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_organizations #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_oceans #nasa_earth #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_humans_in_space
2 months ago
The Marshall Star for July 10, 2024
NASA Moon Rocket Stage for Artemis II Moved, Prepped for Shipment NASA is preparing the160;SLS Space Launch System160;rocket core stage that will help power the first crewed mission of NASAs Artemis campaign for shipment. On July 6, NASA and Boeing, the core stage lead contractor, moved the Artemis II rocket stage to another part of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_organizations #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_oceans #nasa_earth #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_humans_in_space
2 months ago
Surfing NASA’s Internet of Animals: Satellites Study Ocean Wildlife
Anchoring the boat in a sandbar, research scientist Morgan Gilmour steps into the shallows and is immediately surrounded by sharks. The warm waters around the tropical island act as a reef shark nursery, and these baby biters are curious about the newcomer. They zoom close and veer away at the last minute, as Gilmour slowly 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_organizations #nasa_cubesats #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_oceans #nasa_earth #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_blogs #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_humans_in_space
3 months ago
Sols 4209-4211: Just Out of Reach
Earth planning date: Friday, June 7, 2024 Curiosity is going to have a busy 3-sol weekend. We have one more sol of intense contact science activities at this really beautiful and fascinating location before moving on. What makes this place so special We are seeing a lot of variety in the rocks in terms of . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astrogram #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
NASA Ames Astrogram – May/June 2024
Swarming for Success: Starling Completes Primary Mission by Tara Friesen After ten months in orbit, the160;Starling160;spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary missions key objectives, representing significant achievements in the capability of swarm configurations.160; Swarms of satellites may one day be used in deep space exploration. An autonomous network of spacecraft could self-navigate, manage scientific experiments, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astrogram #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis II Moon Rocket Stage
NASA will roll the fully assembled core stage for the agencys SLS Space Launch System rocket that will launch the first crewed Artemis mission out of NASAs Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in mid-July. The 212-foot-tall stage will be loaded on the agencys Pegasus barge for delivery to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Media 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astrogram #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
NASA Selects Contractor for Lifecycle Services Support
NASA has selected Amentum Services Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia, to provide program, science, engineering, operations, and project management support at the agencys Ames Research Center in Californias Silicon Valley. The Fully Integrated Lifecycle Mission Support Services 2 contract is a single award, hybrid contract, consisting of cost-plus-fixed-fee core requirements and indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity task orders. With a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astrogram #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
What Are You Looking At?
A Florida redbelly turtle looks warily at the camera in this photo from Feb. 29, 2000. This image was captured on the grounds of NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge contains 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 330 species 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astrogram #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
NASA Exploring Alternative Mars Sample Return Methods
NASA is moving forward with 10 studies to examine more affordable and faster methods of bringing samples from Mars surface back to Earth as part of the agencys Mars Sample Return Program. As part of this effort, NASA will award a firm-fixed-price contract for up to 1.5 million to conduct 90-day studies to seven industry 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astrogram #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
NASA Crew Flight Test Astronauts to Call White House, NASA Leaders
Following their safe arrival at the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will participate in a pair of Earth to space calls Monday, June 10, regarding their historic mission aboard Boeings Starliner spacecraft: Known as NASAs Boeing Crew Flight Test, the duo will speak first at 1 p.m. EDT with NASA 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astrogram #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
‘Super’ Star Cluster Shines in New Look From NASA’s Chandra
Westerlund 1 is the biggest and closest super160;star cluster160;to Earth. New data from160;NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory, in combination with other NASA telescopes, is helping astronomers delve deeper into this galactic factory where160;stars160;are vigorously being produced. This is the first data to be publicly released from a project called the Extended Westerlund 1 and 2 Open 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_astrogram #nasa_missions #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_humans_in_space #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_iss_research #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_star_clusters #nasa_stars #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
NASA to Discuss Upcoming Spacewalks for Station Repairs, Upgrades
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct three spacewalks targeted for June. NASA will discuss the upcoming spacewalks during a news conference at 4 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 11.Live coverage will air on NASA, NASA Television, the NASA app,YouTube, and the agencys website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
PACE Celebrates National Ocean Month With Colorful Views of the Planet
What do you give to an ocean that has everything This year, for National Ocean Month, NASAs Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem PACE satellite is gifting us a unique look at our home planet. The visualizations created with data from the satellite, which launched on Feb. 8, are already enhancing the ways that we view 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/earth...#nasa #space #news #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
National Weather Service Office of Science and Technology Integration Visit to Learn about SPoRT
The National Weather Service in Huntsville hosted a visit by the NWS Office of Science and Technology Integration. OSTI is the main office within the NWS that manages and plans research to operations projects for the NWS and the integration of technology across NWS field offices. The visit by OSTI leadership and management started with 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
Receipt of a Small Apollo 16 Regolith Dust Sample for the Dusty Plasma Lab
Dennis Gallagher ST13 reports receiving on 3124, one gram of Apollo 16 regolith of 1 mm and smaller dust regolith from the Johnson Space Center JSC Apollo Archive. The material request is motivated by the planned NASA Artemis missions to the Moons south polar region where the surface is generally expected to be like that 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
New Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) Discovery Papers Published
On 3724, Astrophysical Journal published online X-ray Polarimetry of the Dipping Accreting Neutron Star 4U 162449 by M. Lynne Saade Astrophysics Branch et al. This is the 51st discovery paper published by the IXPE Science Team. The first author, Lynnie Saade, is a new postdoc working on IXPE and this is her first IXPE paper, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
Participation in the First TOPS Symposium at KSC
NASA8217;s Transform to Open Science TOPS initiative aims to transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science. A set of TOPS Champions at selected NASA Centers have developed the open science curriculum that they will teach at Centers, conferences, science meetings, etc. A first TOPS meeting with all Center Champions was 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
Meeting with World Food Program’s Head of Geospatial Support Unit
Rahul Ramachandran ST11 met with the World Food Program8217;s Head of Geospatial Support Unit. The focus was on his team8217;s work in Geospatial AI Foundation Models, specifically discussing the upcoming second version of the HLS Foundation Model. This new iteration promises an advanced architecture and extended training on global time sequences, offering unprecedented capabilities. The 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
Instructor-Led TOPS Workshop at MSFC
NASA8217;s Transform to Open Science TOPS; initiative aims to transform agencies, organizations, and communities to an inclusive culture of open science. TOPSs first priority is to develop an open science curriculum to train scientists and researchers as part of our 5-year program. A set of TOPS Champions at selected NASA Centers have developed the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
Paper on Land-Use Planning in West Africa Published in IEEE J-STARS
As part of his NASA SERVIR research project, Pontus Olofsson ST11 co-authored a paper for publication in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. The paper, titled Applications of Remote Sensing for Land Use Planning Scenarios With Suitability Analysis, presents results from a suitability analysis model using time series of 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
3 months ago
SERVIR Co-hosts Regional Workshop on Inclusive Climate Action
From 212-1624, representatives of SERVIR8217;s Science Coordination Office participated in an Inclusive Climate Action Workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Hosted by SERVIR8217;s Southeast Asia program, along with USAID, the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, and the World Wildlife Fund, the event was organized as a space to exchange ideas on how Earth and climate information can 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_missions #nasa_iss_research #nasa_earth #nasa_aerosols #nasa_oceans
