2 months ago
NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Gets Lift on Earth
Crane operator Rebekah Tolatovicz, a shift mechanical technician lead for Artic Slope Regional Corporation at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, operates a 30-ton crane to lift the agencys Artemis II Orion spacecraft out of the recently renovated altitude chamber to the Final Assembly and Systems Testing, or FAST, cell inside NASA Kennedys Neil A. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_anil_menon #nasa_astronauts #nasa_deniz_burnham #nasa_marcos_berrios #nasa_black_holes #nasa_gamma_rays #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_the_big_bang
2 months ago
NASA Selects Marshall Logistics Support Services II Contractor
NASA has awarded the MSFC Logistics Support Services II MLSS II contract to Akima Global Logistics, LLC to provide logistics support services at the agencys Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The performance-based indefinite-deliveryindefinite-quantity contract has a maximum potential value of 96.3 million. The contract begins on Sunday, Sept. 1 with a one-year base 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/news-...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_anil_menon #nasa_astronauts #nasa_deniz_burnham #nasa_marcos_berrios #nasa_black_holes #nasa_gamma_rays #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_the_big_bang
2 months ago
From Intern to Astronaut
On Sept. 2, 2022, NASA astronauts Anil Menon left, Deniz Burnham center, and Marcos Berrios right posed for a photograph in front of NASAs Artemis I SLS Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft at the agencys Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Burnham began her career as an intern at NASAs Ames Research Center.She earned a 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/image...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_anil_menon #nasa_astronauts #nasa_deniz_burnham #nasa_marcos_berrios #nasa_black_holes #nasa_gamma_rays #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_the_big_bang
2 months ago
NASA’s Fermi Finds New Feature in Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Yet Seen
In October 2022, astronomers were stunned by what was quickly dubbed the BOAT the brightest-of-all-time gamma-ray burst GRB. Now an international science team reports that data from NASAs Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals a feature never seen before. A few minutes after the BOAT erupted, Fermis Gamma-ray Burst Monitor recorded an unusual energy peak . https://science.nasa.gov/s...#nasa #space #news #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_artemis #nasa_artemis_2 #nasa_kennedy_space_center #nasa_anil_menon #nasa_astronauts #nasa_deniz_burnham #nasa_marcos_berrios #nasa_black_holes #nasa_gamma_rays #nasa_gamma -ray_bursts #nasa_the_universe #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_the_big_bang
2 months ago
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock
The six-wheeled geologist found a fascinating rock that has some indications it may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago, but further research is needed. A vein-filled rock is catching the eye of the science team of NASAs Perseverance rover. Nicknamed Cheyava Falls by the team, the arrowhead-shaped rock contains fascinating traits that may 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_the_big_bang #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center
2 months ago
Meet NASA Interns Shaping Future of Open Science
Students at NASAs Office of the Chief Science Data Officer OCSDO are working to promote open science during the summer 2024 internship session. Their projects fall across a variety of areas, including user experience, policy, and DEIA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. Lena Young: Increasing DEIA Engagement Lena Young, a doctoral candidate in the Creative . https://science.nasa.gov/o...#nasa #space #news #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_the_big_bang #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center
2 months ago
Tech Today: Space Age Swimsuit Reduces Drag, Breaks Records
SpeedoUSA worked with Langley Research Center to design a swimsuit with reduced surface drag.. https://www.nasa.gov/techn...#nasa #space #news #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_the_big_bang #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center
2 months ago
NASA Supports Burst Test for Orbital Reef Commercial Space Station
An element of a NASA-funded commercial space station, Orbital Reef, under development by Blue Origin and Sierra Space, recently completed a full-scale ultimate burst pressure test as part of the agencys efforts for new destinations in low Earth orbit. This milestone is part of a NASA Space Act Agreement awarded to Blue Origin in 2021. 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/human...#nasa #space #news #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_the_big_bang #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center
2 months ago
How NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Illuminate Cosmic Dawn
Today, enormous stretches of space are crystal clear, but that wasnt always the case. During its infancy, the universe was filled with a fog that made it opaque, cloaking the first stars and galaxies. NASAs upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will probe the universes subsequent transition to the brilliant starscape we see today 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_the_big_bang #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center
2 months ago
Former Space Communications, Navigation Interns Pioneer NASA’s Future
For over a decade, NASAs SCaN Space Communications and Navigation Internship Project alumni have played important roles in extending the agencys long-term vision for exploration. For National Intern Day on Thursday, July 25, previous program interns reflect on their journeys to and through NASA and offer advice for current and future interns.160; Every summer interns 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/direc...#nasa #space #news #nasa_perseverance_ (rover) #nasa_astrobiology #nasa_mars #nasa_mars_2020 #nasa_the_solar_system #nasa_aeronautics #nasa_spinoffs #nasa_technology_transfer #nasa_commercial_space #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_black_holes #nasa_galaxies #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_stars #nasa_the_big_bang #nasa_the_universe #nasa_nasa_history #nasa_missions #nasa_commercial_crew #nasa_iss_research #nasa_kennedy_space_center
4 months ago
NASA’s TESS Returns to Science Operations
NASAs TESS Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite returned to science operations May 3 and is once again making observations. The satellite went into safe mode April 23 following a separate period of down time earlier that month. The operations team determined this latest safe mode was triggered by a failure to properly unload momentum from the . https://science.nasa.gov/m...#nasa #space #news #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_black_holes #nasa_dark_matter #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_big_bang #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_elliptical_galaxies #nasa_galaxy_clusters
4 months ago
Ken Carpenter: Ensuring Top-Tier Science from Moon to Stars
Today, Ken Carpenter is a scientist for NASAs Hubble and Roman space telescopes, but in 1967 he was just a teenager at his local library out to fact-check a Star Trek episode. Name: Kenneth G. CarpenterTitle: Operations Project Scientist for Hubble Space Telescope; Ground System Scientist for Roman Space Telescope; and a NASA Innovative Advanced 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/cente...#nasa #space #news #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_black_holes #nasa_dark_matter #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_big_bang #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_elliptical_galaxies #nasa_galaxy_clusters
4 months ago
How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Hunt for Primordial Black Holes
Astronomers have discovered black holes ranging from a few times the Suns mass to tens of billions. Now a group of scientists has predicted that NASAs Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could find a class of 8220;featherweight8221; black holes that has so far eluded detection. Today, black holes form either when a massive star collapses 8230;. https://www.nasa.gov/missi...#nasa #space #news #nasa_active_galaxies #nasa_astrophysics #nasa_galaxies #nasa_the_universe #nasa_people_of_goddard #nasa_people_of_nasa #nasa_black_holes #nasa_dark_matter #nasa_general #nasa_missions #nasa_science_ &_research #nasa_the_big_bang #nasa_spiral_galaxies #nasa_johnson_space_center #nasa_2024_solar_eclipse #nasa_ames_research_center #nasa_eclipses #nasa_heliophysics #nasa_modeling #nasa_skywatching #nasa_solar_eclipses #nasa_elliptical_galaxies #nasa_galaxy_clusters
