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Station Science Top News: Oct. 25, 2024

By |2024-10-29T14:40:00-04:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Better Monitoring of the Air Astronauts Breathe Ten weeks of operations showed that a second version of the Spacecraft Atmosphere Monitor is sensitive enough to determine variations in the composition of cabin air inside the International Space Station. Volatile organic compounds and particulates in cabin air could pose a health risk for crew members, and this device [...]

Carissa Arillo: Testing Spacecraft, Penning the Owner’s Manuals

By |2024-10-29T14:08:00-04:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Flight operations engineer Carissa Arillo helped ensure one of the instruments on NASA’s PACE mission made it successfully through its prelaunch testing. She and her group also documented the work rigorously, to ensure the flight team had a comprehensive manual to keep this Earth-observing satellite in good health for the duration of its mission. Carissa [...]

NASA Sets Coverage for its SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Station Relocation

By |2024-10-29T13:50:00-04:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov approaches the International Space Station as it orbits 259 miles above Oregon.Credit: NASA In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon [...]

How NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Could Decipher the Moon’s Icy Secrets

By |2024-10-29T11:58:00-04:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) With one of its solar arrays deployed, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer sits in a clean room at Lockheed Martin Space. The large silver grate attached to the spacecraft is the radiator for HVM³, one of two instruments that the mission will use to better understand [...]

Memorable Moment 2024

By |2024-10-29T11:02:00-04:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

As a NASA Community Anchor, Union Station (Kansas City, KS) has welcomed over 1,100 students from different Kansas City area schools to our Spectra programming, which includes all expense paid field trips, Planetarium shows, Observation Nights, and tabling at KC PrideFest. This program has allowed us to increase our reach to the Kansas City [...]

NASA Helps Find Thawing Permafrost Adds to Near-Term Global Warming

By |2024-10-29T10:56:00-04:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Permafrost Tunnel north of Fairbanks, Alaska, was dug in the 1960s and is run by the U.S. Army’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. It is the site of much research into permafrost — ground that stays frozen throughout the year, for multiple [...]

NASA Group Amplifies Voices of Employees with Disabilities

By |2024-10-29T10:50:00-04:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Kathy Clark (left) and Ryan D. Brown have both served as chairs of NASA Glenn Research Center’s Disability Awareness Advisory Group, which works to help provide individuals with disabilities equal opportunities in all aspects of employment.Credit: NASA/Jef Janis Kathy Clark started her career at [...]

NASA Relaunches Mentor-Protégé Program to Fill Supply Chain Gaps

By |2024-10-29T10:49:00-04:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Credit: NASA In an effort to grow new commercial markets that support the future of space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research, NASA is preparing to relaunch its Mentor-Protégé Program for contractors on Friday, Nov. 1. The program originally was launched to encourage NASA prime contractors, or mentors, to enter into agreements with eligible small [...]

New NASA Instrument for Studying Snowpack Completes Airborne Testing

By |2024-10-29T09:41:00-04:00October 29th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The Rocky Mountains in Colorado, as seen from the International Space Station. Snowmelt from the mountainous western United States is an essential natural resource, making up as much as 75% of some states’ annual freshwater supply. Summer heat has significant effects in the mountainous regions of the western United States. Melted snow washes from [...]

Sols 4345-4347: Contact Science is Back on the Table

By |2024-10-28T20:45:00-04:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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