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How do I Spot The Station?

By |2024-12-05T16:52:00-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

What does all this sighting information mean? SpotTheStation! Time:  Wed Apr 25 7:45 PM, Visible: 4 min,  Max Height: 66 degrees,  Appears: WSW,  Disappears NE.” Spot The station Download the App The International Space Station is seen in this 30 second exposure as it flies over Elkton, VA early in the morning, Saturday, August 1, 2015. NASA/Bill Ingalls [...]

2024 NESC Technical Update

By |2024-12-05T14:08:00-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

1 Min Read 2024 NESC Technical Update Annual Report of NESC Technical Activities On behalf of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC), I am pleased to provide you with the 2024 NESC Technical Update. This annual report summarizes the technical work, engineering advancements, and knowledge capture efforts we made in FY24. With support provided [...]

La NASA comparte resultados del escudo térmico de Orion, actualiza las misiones Artemis

By |2024-12-05T13:41:00-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Read this release in English here. Mediante la campaña Artemis, la NASA llevará a los siguientes astronautas estadounidenses y al primer astronauta internacional a la región del Polo Sur de la Luna. El jueves, la NASA anunció las últimas actualizaciones de sus planes de exploración lunar. Un grupo de expertos examinó los resultados de la [...]

NASA Flights Map Critical Minerals from Skies Above Western US

By |2024-12-05T13:31:00-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Earth (ESD)EarthExploreClimate ChangeScience in ActionMultimediaDataFor ResearchersAbout Us 6 min read NASA Flights Map Critical Minerals from Skies Above Western US Various minerals are revealed in vibrant detail in this sample mineral map of Cuprite, Nevada, following processing of imaging spectrometer data.Credit: USGS On a crystal-clear afternoon above a desert ghost town, a NASA aircraft scoured [...]

FAQ: NASA’s Artemis Campaign and Recent Updates

By |2024-12-05T13:28:00-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

On flight day 13, Orion reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis I mission when it was 268,563 miles away from our home planet. Orion has now traveled farther than any other spacecraft built for humans.NASA The Artemis II test flight will be NASA’s first mission with crew under the Artemis campaign and [...]

NASA’s Hubble Takes the Closest-Ever Look at a Quasar

By |2024-12-05T13:00:00-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Hubble Space Telescope Home NASA’s Hubble Takes the… Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact Technology Benefits Impact on Human Spaceflight Astro [...]

Fresh Eyes on Ice Project Wins Award

By |2024-12-05T11:59:00-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The Fresh Eyes on Ice team receives the C. Peter Magrath exemplary project award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. H. Buurman Congratulations to the Fresh Eyes on Ice project, which received a C. Peter Magrath exemplary project award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities! The award recognizes programs that [...]

Matt Dominick’s X Account: A Visual Journey from Space

By |2024-12-05T10:30:00-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 Min Read Matt Dominick’s X Account: A Visual Journey from Space We are lucky to have had the opportunity to fly in space and feel a responsibility to share with humanity the incredible views of the Earth and the cosmos. Matt dominick NASA Astronaut NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick [...]

NASA Astronauts Compete in ISS “Olympics”

By |2024-12-05T10:30:00-05:00December 5th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

2 Min Read NASA Astronauts Compete in ISS “Olympics” To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The International Space Station Olympics.NASA See the Content Online: Olympics Instagram | Olympics X | Olympics Website | NASA HQ YouTube | NASA Facebook | FLOTUS Instagram [...]

NASA Flips Efficient Wing Concept for Testing

By |2024-12-04T18:00:00-05:00December 4th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA/Quincy Eggert Upside down can be right side up. That’s what NASA researchers determined for tests of an efficient wing concept that could be part of the agency’s answer to making future aircraft sustainable. Research from NASA’s Advanced Air Transport Technology project involving a [...]

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