13 hours ago
Shooting for the Stars: NASA Lights Up the Court at Toyota Center
On Nov. 6, 2024, NASA Night brought cosmic excitement to the Toyota Center, where Johnson Space Center employees joined 16,208 fans who interacted with NASA as they watched the Houston Rockets claim victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Energy soared as International Space Station Program Manager Dana Weigel stepped up to take the first shot. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
13 hours ago
NASA Ocean World Explorers Have to Swim Before They Can Fly
In a competition swimming pool, engineers tested prototypes for a futuristic mission concept: a swarm of underwater robots that could look for signs of life on ocean worlds. When NASAs Europa Clipper reaches its destination in 2030, the spacecraft will prepare to aim an array of powerful science instruments toward Jupiters moon Europa during 49 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/solar...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
14 hours ago
Making Mars’ Moons: Supercomputers Offer ‘Disruptive’ New Explanation
A NASA study using a series of supercomputer simulations160;reveals160;a potential new solution to a longstanding Martian mystery: How did Mars get its moons The first step, the findings say, may have involved the destruction of an asteroid.160; The research team, led by Jacob Kegerreis, a postdoctoral research scientist at NASAs Ames Research Center in Californias 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/solar...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
15 hours ago
NASA’s Swift Reaches 20th Anniversary in Improved Pointing Mode
After two decades in space, NASAs Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is performing better than ever thanks to a new operational strategy implemented earlier this year. The spacecraft has made great scientific strides in the years since scientists dreamed up a new way to explore gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe. The idea . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
16 hours ago
Gateway Tops Off
Gateways Power and Propulsion Element is now equipped with its xenon and liquid fuel tanks.. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
20 hours ago
About the Office of the Chief Knowledge Officer (OCKO)
The overarching purpose of the OCKO is to cultivate and sustain a learning culture at Goddard in support of mission success. We have instituted various processes and programs for lessons learned and critical knowledge identification, sharing, and application. The focus of the OCKO is to promote local learning practices that enhances domain-specific expertise within an 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_missions #nasa_europa #nasa_ocean_worlds #nasa_robotics #nasa_technology #nasa_mars #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_general #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_mars_moons #nasa_planets #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_artemis #nasa_earth 's_moon #nasa_gateway_program #nasa_alan_l ._bean #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_find_your_place #nasa_get_involved #nasa_learning_resources
3 days ago
NASA Program Aids Pediatric Patients Facing Medical Treatments
As NASA innovates for the benefit of humanity and inspires the world through discovery, the agency launched a new video series specifically designed for use by medical treatment centers across the United States to help reduce anxiety and stress among pediatric patients during treatment. The project, named MISSION: All Systems GO, is hosted by NASA 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_climate_modeling #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets
5 days ago
NASA Receives 14th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion
For the 14th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or clean, opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2024 financial statements. The rating is the best possible audit opinion, certifying that NASAs financial statements conform with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for federal agencies and accurately present the agencys financial position. The audit opinion 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_general #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_climate_modeling #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets
5 days ago
NASA Goddard Lidar Team Receives Center Innovation Award for Advancements
NASA researchers Guan Yang, Jeff Chen, and their team received the 2024 Innovator of The Year Award at the agencys Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for their exemplary work on a lidar system enhanced with artificial intelligence and other technologies. Like a laser-based version of sonar, lidar and its use in space exploration 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_general #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_climate_modeling #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets
6 days ago
Six Ways Supercomputing Advances Our Understanding of the Universe
At NASA, high-end computing is essential for many agency missions. This technology helps us advance our understanding of the universe from our planet to the farthest reaches of the cosmos. Supercomputers enable projects across diverse research, such as making discoveries about the Suns activity that affects technologies in space and life on Earth, building 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_nasa_headquarters #nasa_goddard_technology #nasa_technology #nasa_general #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_1 #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_climate_modeling #nasa_climate_science #nasa_earth_science #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_high -tech_computing #nasa_neutron_stars #nasa_stars #nasa_the_universe #nasa_earth #nasa_water_on_earth #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets
6 days ago
Aging and Fragility Biomarkers are Altered by Spaceflight
Spaceflight accelerates the symptoms of aging in astronaut bodies by inducing genomic instability, mitochondrial dysfunction, and increased inflammation. This is the first study to comprehensively examine biomarkers and pathways associated with spaceflight and terrestrial aging, frailty, and sarcopenia. Main Findings: Impact: This work reveals the need for a frailty index to monitor development of frailty-related 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/gener...#nasa #space #news #nasa_general #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12
6 days ago
La NASA y Perú acuerdan estudiar una posible campaña de lanzamiento de cohetes sonda
Read this release in English160;here. La NASA y la Comisin Nacional de Investigacin y Desarrollo Aeroespacial del Per CONIDA sentaron las bases para una posible campaa de varios aos de duracin para el lanzamiento de pequeos cohetes cientficos desde Per, conjuntamente con Estados Unidos. Ambos pases firmaron el jueves un memorando de entendimiento no vinculante 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_nasa_history
6 days ago
Meet the Space Ops Team: Diana Oglesby
Diana Oglesby8217;s love for NASA began long before she started working for the agency. A native of Decatur, Texas, Oglesby knew at the age of eight that she would make NASA her future destination. That dream became a reality when Oglesby joined the agency, first as an intern and later as a NASA full-time employee, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_nasa_history
6 days ago
NASA Awards Contract for NOAA’s Space Weather Program
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAAs Space Weather Next program. Once operational, the coronagraphs will provide critical data to NOAAs Space Weather Prediction Center, which issues forecasts, warnings, and 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_nasa_history
6 days ago
NASA Johnson Invites Proposals to Lease Vibration Test Facility
Nov. 14, 2024 NASA Johnson Invites Proposals to Lease Vibration Test Facility NASAs Johnson Space Center is seeking proposals for the use of its historic, but underused, Vibration and Acoustic Test Facility.160;Prospective tenants must submit facility walk-through requests by Monday, Nov. 18. Final proposals are due by 12 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 16, and must 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_nasa_history
6 days ago
NASA, Peru Agree to Study Potential Sounding Rocket Campaign
Lee esta nota de prensa en espaolaqu. NASA and Perus National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development CONIDA laid the groundwork for a potential multi-year scientific rocket launch campaign in the South American country. Both countries signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding Thursday that includes safety training, a joint feasibility study for the potential campaign, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_nasa_history
6 days ago
South Pole Safety: Designing the NASA Lunar Rescue System
In the unforgiving lunar environment, the possibility of an astronaut crewmember becoming incapacitated due to unforeseen circumstances injury, medical emergency, or a mission-related accident is a critical concern, starting with the upcoming Artemis III mission, where two astronaut crewmembers will explore the Lunar South Pole. The Moon8217;s surface is littered with rocks ranging from 0.15 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_nasa_history
6 days ago
NASA Leadership Hosts Future-Focused Dialogues with Kennedy Employees
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy front center left discusses NASA 2040 on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, the agency8217;s strategic initiative for aligning workforce, infrastructure, and technologies to meet the needs of the future with various groups of employees at the agency8217;s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The initiative launched in June 2023 to implement meaningful 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_nasa_history
6 days ago
Precision Pointing Goes the Distance on NASA Experiment
One year ago today, the future of space communications arrived at Earth as a beam of light from a NASA spacecraft nearly 10 million miles away. Thats 40 times farther than our Moon. Thats like using a laser pointer to track a moving dime from a mile away. Thats pretty precise. That laser transmitted 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_nasa_history
6 days ago
55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Launches
The Apollo 12 spacecraft launches from NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this image from Nov. 14, 1969, with astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Richard F. Gordon Jr., and Alan L. Bean aboard. During liftoff, the Saturn V rocket which carried the Apollo capsule was struck twice by lightning. On Nov. 19, 1969, the lunar 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_nasa_history
6 days ago
55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Makes a Pinpoint Landing on the Moon
In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles Pete Conrad, Command Module Pilot CMP Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot LMP Alan L. Bean completed the second crewed lunar landing mission. Conrad and Bean achieved a pinpoint landing in the Ocean of Storms within walking distance of the Surveyor 3 spacecraft that landed there 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/histo...#nasa #space #news #nasa_artemis_accords #nasa_sounding_rockets #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_psyche_mission #nasa_technology #nasa_apollo_12 #nasa_nasa_history
15 days ago
X-59 Fires Up its Engine for First Time on Its Way to Takeoff
NASAs Quesst mission marked a major milestone with the start of tests on the engine that will power the quiet supersonic X-59 experimental aircraft. These engine-run tests, which began Oct. 30, allow the X-59 team to verify the aircrafts systems are working together while powered by its own engine. In previous tests, the X-59 used 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/aeron...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_quesst_ (x-59) #nasa_quesst :_the_vehicle #nasa_supersonic_flight #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_blogs #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_technology #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_stennis_space_center
15 days ago
NASA Knows – How Can I Get Involved With NASA Research?
NASA provides a variety of pathways for those outside the agency to contribute to authentic and meaningful research. Whether youre a student pursuing a degree in STEM science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, an educator looking for new ways to engage your classroom, or a citizen scientist enthusiastic about sharing your observations, theres a wide array 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/learn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_quesst_ (x-59) #nasa_quesst :_the_vehicle #nasa_supersonic_flight #nasa_learning_resources #nasa_for_educators #nasa_grades_5_ -_8 #nasa_grades_9_ -_12 #nasa_blogs #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_technology #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_stennis_space_center
15 days ago
Sols 4355-4356: Weekend Success Brings Monday Best
Earth planning date: Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 After a spooky week last week, its great to see all our weekend plans succeed as planned We dont take success for granted as a rover going on 13 years. With all of the science at our fingertips and all the battery power we could need, the team . https://science.nasa.gov/b...#nasa #space #news #nasa_blogs #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_technology #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_stennis_space_center
15 days ago
Beyond the Console: Kenneth Attocknie’s Mission to Bridge Cultures at NASA
From the Mission Control Center to community celebrations, Kenneth Attocknie blends safety expertise with a commitment to cultural connection. For the past 25 years at NASA, Attocknie has dedicated his career to safeguarding the International Space Station and supporting real-time mission operations at Johnson Space Center in Houston. As a principal safety engineer in the 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_technology #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_stennis_space_center
15 days ago
Bundling the Best of Heliophysics Education: DigiKits for Physics and Astronomy Teachers
For nearly a decade, the American Association of Physics Teachers AAPT has been working to bring together resources through its DigiKitsmultimedia collections of vetted high-quality resources for teachers and their students. These resources are toolkits, allowing teachers to pick and choose interesting content to support their instruction. As a partner with the NASA Heliophysics Education . https://science.nasa.gov/l...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_technology #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_stennis_space_center
15 days ago
U.S. Navy Fleet Training Launch to be Conducted at NASA Wallops
A rocket-propelled target is scheduled to launch from NASAs Wallops160;Flight Facility in Virginia during a window Thursday, Nov. 7 to Friday, Nov. 8 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. EST both days as part of a U.S. Navy Fleet Training exercise. No real-time launch status updates will be available. The launch will not be livestreamed 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_diversity_at_nasa #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_people_of_johnson #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_for_educators #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_science_activation #nasa_technology #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_stennis_space_center
16 days ago
From Campus to Cosmos: NASA Grants Boost Student, University Innovation
Human exploration on the lunar surface is no small feat. It requires technologists and innovators from all walks of life to tackle many challenges, including feet.160; From designing astronaut boots, addressing hazardous Moon dust, and researching new ways to land on Mars, NASA is funding valuable research through M-STAR Minority University Research and Education Projects 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_technology #nasa_commercial_resupply #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_stennis_space_center #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_voyager_1 #nasa_voyager_2 #nasa_voyager_program #nasa_earth #nasa_earth_science #nasa_space_shuttle
22 days ago
60 Years Ago: Lunar Landing Research Vehicle Takes Flight
NASA pilot Joe Walker sits in the pilots platform of the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle LLRV number 1 on Oct. 30, 1964. TheLLRV and its successor theLunar Landing Training VehicleLLTV provided the training tool to simulate the final 200 feet of the descent to the Moons surface. The LLRVs, humorously referred to as flying bedsteads, 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_apollo #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_careers #nasa_events #nasa_what_we_do #nasa_nasa_en_español #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_ozone_layer #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_technology #nasa_blogs #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_people_of_nasa
22 days ago
NASA’s Perseverance Captures ‘Googly Eye’ During Solar Eclipse
The tiny, potato-shaped moon Phobos, one of two Martian moons, cast a silhouette as it passed in front of the Sun, creating an eye in Mars sky. From its perch on the western wall of Mars Jezero Crater, NASAs Perseverance rover recently spied a googly eye peering down from space. The pupil in this celestial 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_careers #nasa_events #nasa_what_we_do #nasa_nasa_en_español #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_ozone_layer #nasa_climate_change #nasa_earth #nasa_general #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_europa_clipper #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_technology #nasa_blogs #nasa_people_of_armstrong #nasa_people_of_nasa