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Back on Earth: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Splashes Down Off Florida

By |2024-10-25T04:45:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 members, from left to right, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps, are seen inside the Dragon spacecraft shortly after having landed off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on Oct. 25, 2024. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission successfully splashed down at 3:29 a.m. [...]

Splashdown! NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Returns Safely to Earth

By |2024-10-25T03:37:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, at 3:29 a.m. EDT, returning Crew-8 to Earth. Photo credit: NASA TV. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, splashed down safely in [...]

Dragon Deorbit Burn Complete; Next Up, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Splashdown

By |2024-10-25T02:49:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick is seen inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule as NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew members return to Earth on Oct. 25, 2024. Next to him is NASA astronaut Michael Barratt and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. Dragon is scheduled to splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, at [...]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Prepares for Deorbit Burn

By |2024-10-25T02:18:00-04:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA is providing live coverage as NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, make their return to Earth inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. Splashdown is scheduled for approximately 3:29 a.m. EDT off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Recovery teams are taking [...]

Sinister Solar System

By |2024-10-24T19:17:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 Min Read Sinister Solar System A witch appears to be screaming in space in this image from NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Credits: NASA/WISE Our universe is full of mysterious sights. Explore some of our most frightful finds from past Halloweens. Keep Exploring Discover More Topics From NASA Solar System Exploration Europa [...]

Sols 4341-4342: A Bumpy Road

By |2024-10-24T18:59:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions The Solar System The Sun [...]

NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract

By |2024-10-24T16:00:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA has selected the University of New Hampshire in Durham to build Solar Wind Plasma Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Next Program. This cost-plus-no-fee contract is valued at approximately $24.3 million and includes the development of two sensors that will study the [...]

An Orange Blue Moon

By |2024-10-24T15:09:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Ben Smegelsky Clouds curling around the full “blue” moon gives the night sky an eerie feel in this image from Aug. 19, 2024. As seen here, a blue moon is not actually blue; the third full moon in a season with four full Moons is called a “blue” moon. Another moon will be visible in [...]

NASA Chief AI Officer on the Federal Executive Forum: How Agencies Are Strategizing About AI

By |2024-10-24T14:48:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Listen to Chief AI Officer Dave Salvagnini represent NASA in a Federal Executive Forum webinar on “Artificial Intelligence Strategies in Government Progress and Best Practices 2024.” I see an acceptance of AI as the digital assistant, that capability that is going to enable every member of the workforce to be more effective with their time. [...]

PSI Database is Live with New Features to Improve User Experience

By |2024-10-24T14:28:00-04:00October 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Since its ​launch​​​ in 2014, ​the ​Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) ​system ​has served as NASA’s online repository for physical science data. ​Now​​​, the PSI system​ is​ ​live with new​​​ update​s​ to further align with NASA’s open data policy​.​  ​​With its first significant update in over five years,​​ t​he data repository has been completely redesigned, featuring [...]

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