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NASA Seeks Innovative Artemis Lunar Logistics, Mobility Solutions

By |2024-10-08T12:15:00-04:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Illustration of logistics elements on the lunar surface. NASA NASA is asking U.S. industry to submit innovative architecture solutions that could help the agency land and move cargo on the lunar surfaced during future Artemis missions. Released in September, the agency’s request for proposal also supports NASA’s broader Moon to Mars Objectives. Previously, NASA published [...]

Journey Through Stars with NASA in New Minecraft Game

By |2024-10-08T12:00:00-04:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

A preview image of the Minecraft world inspired by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: Minecraft NASA invites gamers, educators, and students to grab their pickaxe and check out its latest collaboration with Minecraft exploring a new world inspired by the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope. The partnership allows creators to experience NASA’s discoveries with interactive [...]

NASA, NOAA to Provide Update on Progress of Solar Cycle

By |2024-10-08T11:52:00-04:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X9.0 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 3, 2024. This is the largest flare of Solar Cycle 25 to date.Credit: NASA NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will discuss the Sun’s activity and the [...]

Public Participation in Machine Learning Bolsters Extraterrestrial Research

By |2024-10-08T11:35:00-04:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This low-angle self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the site from which it reached down to drill into a rock target called “Buckskin” on lower Mount Sharp. When NASA conducts research beyond our world, scientists on Earth prepare as much [...]

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope’s ‘Exoskeleton’ Whirls Through Major Test

By |2024-10-08T10:21:00-04:00October 8th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A major component of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just took a spin on the centrifuge at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Called the Outer Barrel Assembly, this piece of the observatory is designed to keep the telescope at a [...]

Crew-8 Return No Earlier Than Oct. 13

By |2024-10-07T20:24:00-04:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 3:05 a.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 13, for the undocking of the Crew-8 mission from the International Space Station due to weather conditions and potential impacts from Hurricane Milton across the Florida peninsula. Mission managers continue to monitor conditions, with the next weather briefing planned for 11 [...]

NASA Project Manager Honors Mother’s Impact

By |2024-10-07T19:12:00-04:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA project manager Patricia Ortiz stands in front of the X-1E research aircraft at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.NASA Lee esta historia en Español aquí. Patricia Ortiz is proud to be a first-generation Salvadoran American. Her mother, born and raised in [...]

Una gerente de proyectos de la NASA rinde homenaje a la influencia de su madre

By |2024-10-07T19:12:00-04:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) La gerente de proyectos de la NASA Patricia Ortiz se muestra delante del avión de investigación X-1E en el Centro de Investigación de Vuelo Armstrong de la NASA en Edwards, California.NASA Read this story in English here. Patricia Ortiz está orgullosa de ser una [...]

NASA Welcomes Dominican Republic as 44th Artemis Accords Signatory

By |2024-10-07T18:04:00-04:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Credit: NASA The Dominican Republic is the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords and joins 43 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond with NASA. “NASA is proud to welcome the Dominican Republic signing of the Artemis Accords as we [...]

Sols 4325-4326: (Not Quite) Dipping Our Toes in the Sand

By |2024-10-07T15:50:00-04:00October 7th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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