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About the Office of the Chief Knowledge Officer (OCKO)

By |2024-11-20T05:06:00-05:00November 20th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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 [...]

From Houston to the Moon: Johnson’s Thermal Vacuum Chamber Tests Lunar Solar Technology 

By |2024-11-19T17:02:00-05:00November 19th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Imagine designing technology that can survive on the Moon for up to a decade, providing a continuous energy supply. NASA selected three companies to develop such systems, aimed at providing a power source at the Moon’s South Pole for Artemis missions.  Three companies were awarded contracts in 2022 with plans to test their self-sustaining solar [...]

On This Day: Apollo 12 Lands on the Moon

By |2024-11-19T16:06:00-05:00November 19th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA NASA astronaut Alan Bean steps off the lunar module ladder in this photo from Nov. 19, 1969, joining astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. on the Moon in the area called the Ocean of Storms. The two would then complete two spacewalks on the lunar surface, deploying science instruments, collecting geology samples, and inspecting the Surveyor [...]

NASA Plans to Assign Missions for Two Future Artemis Cargo Landers

By |2024-11-19T15:56:00-05:00November 19th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Early conceptual renderings of cargo variants of human lunar landing systems from NASA’s providers SpaceX, left, and Blue Origin, right. The large cargo landers will have the capability to land approximately 26,000 to 33,000 pounds (12-15 metric tons) of large, heavy payload on the lunar surface. Credit: SpaceX/Blue Origin NASA, along with its industry and [...]

Northwestern University Takes Top Honors in BIG Idea Lunar Inflatables Challenge 

By |2024-11-19T13:44:00-05:00November 19th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Following eight months of intense research, design, and prototyping, six university teams presented their “Inflatable Systems for Lunar Operations” concepts to a panel of judges at NASA’s 2024 Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge forum.  The challenge, funded by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate and Office of STEM Engagement, seeks novel ideas from higher [...]

Super Insulation Requires Super Materials 

By |2024-11-19T13:44:00-05:00November 19th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The thermal protection system on the outside of the space shuttle included hundreds of ceramic tiles custom made for the orbiter. These reflected heat off the shuttle’s outside surface during atmospheric re-entry and were an inspiration for the ceramic ingredients in Super Therm. Credit: [...]

Bob Swap Builds Bridges With ‘Science Diplomacy’

By |2024-11-19T12:00:00-05:00November 19th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Associate Director for Mission Planning, Earth Sciences, and environmental scientist Robert J. “Bob” Swap makes a difference by putting knowledge into action. Name: Robert J. “Bob” Swap Title: Associate Director for Mission Planning, Earth Sciences Organization: Earth Science Division (Code 610) Robert Swap (right) and Karen St. Germain, NASA Earth science director (left) joined NASA’s [...]

Artemis II Orion Lift to Vac Chamber

By |2024-11-18T19:09:24-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A massive crane lifts NASA’s Orion spacecraft out of the Final Assembly and System Testing cell and moves it to the altitude chamber to complete further testing on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The altitude chamber simulates deep space vacuum [...]

Artemis II Orion Lift to Vac Chamber

By |2024-11-18T19:09:23-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A technician connects support straps to a crane as it prepares to lift NASA’s Orion spacecraft out of the Final Assembly and Systems Testing cell to the altitude chamber inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. The altitude chamber simulates deep [...]

Artemis II Orion Lift to Vac Chamber

By |2024-11-18T19:09:22-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A massive crane lifts NASA’s Orion spacecraft out of the Final Assembly and System Testing cell and moves it to the altitude chamber to complete further testing on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The altitude chamber simulates deep space vacuum [...]

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