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Crews Conduct Spacewalk Review, Physics Research, and Orbital Plumbing

By |2024-06-25T13:06:00-04:00June 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is pictured in her spacesuit prior to the start of a spacewalk that ended early after her suit experienced a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit. The nine residents aboard the International Space Station comprising both the Expedition 71 and NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test teams had a [...]

NASA Infrared Detector Technical Interchange

By |2024-06-25T12:05:00-04:00June 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

When/Where August 27-28, 2024 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA Who may attend? Invited participants from the NASA Centers, NASA HQ, and the broader community of IR technology developers and stakeholders. All participants must be U.S. Persons – the meeting will be held at the CUI level and presentations may contain ITAR material. [...]

Jake Cupani: Increasing Visibility in Data Science

By |2024-06-25T11:59:00-04:00June 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Jake Cupani, a data science specialist, focuses on the intersection between data visualization and user experience — UX — design. Name: Jake Cupani Title: Financial analytics support specialist Organization: Financial Analytics and Systems Office, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Code 156) Jake Cupani is a financial analytics support specialist at Goddard Space Flight Center [...]

NASA-IBM Collaboration Develops INDUS Large Language Models for Advanced Science Research

By |2024-06-25T11:00:00-04:00June 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 min read NASA-IBM Collaboration Develops INDUS Large Language Models for Advanced Science Research Named for the southern sky constellation, INDUS (stylized in all caps) is a comprehensive suite of large language models supporting five science domains.NASA By Derek Koehl Collaborations with private, non-federal partners through Space Act Agreements are a key component in the [...]

Gateway: Up Close in Stunning Detail

By |2024-06-25T07:21:00-04:00June 25th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A detailed 3D animation of NASA's Gateway space station, showcasing its modules and structural components from various angles against the backdrop of deep space.NASA/Bradley Reynolds, Alberto Bertolin NASA and its international partners will explore the scientific mysteries [...]

Johnson Celebrates LGBTQI+ Pride Month: Eva Granger

By |2024-06-24T17:00:00-04:00June 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Eva Granger firmly believes that anyone can launch a career at NASA. As the events and milestones lead for the Orion Program’s strategic communications team, she dedicates her time to engaging with the public and educating them not only about the Orion spacecraft but also about the various opportunities to contribute to the agency’s mission. [...]

NASA Webb, Hubble Scientist Marcia Rieke Awarded Gruber Cosmology Prize

By |2024-06-24T15:21:00-04:00June 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Marcia Rieke, a scientist who worked on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope, has received the Gruber Foundation’s 2024 Cosmology Prize. Rieke will receive the award and gold laureate pin at a ceremony August 8, 2024, at the General Assembly of [...]

On the GOES

By |2024-06-24T13:21:00-04:00June 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Ben Smegelsky On June 14, 2024, NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) last Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-U, started its journey from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. GOES-U is the final weather-observing and environmental monitoring satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series. [...]

U.S. Spacewalk Update

By |2024-06-24T13:02:00-04:00June 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Mike Barratt are pictured training for spacewalks at the Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Bouyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas. NASA astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Mike Barratt are back inside the International Space Station after U.S. spacewalk 90 ended early Monday due to a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit on [...]

Spacewalk Cancelled Due to Spacesuit Cooling Unit Water Leak

By |2024-06-24T09:38:00-04:00June 24th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps (center) is pictured assisting NASA astronauts Mike Barratt (left) and Tracy C. Dyson (right) inside the Quest airlock. Credit: NASA TV U.S. spacewalk 90 was cancelled Monday at the International Space Station due to a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit on NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson’s spacesuit. [...]

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