4 min read NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX Unscathed After Searing Pass of Sun Mission engineers were confident NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification – Apophis Explorer) spacecraft could weather its closest ever pass of the Sun on Jan. 2, 2024. Their models had predicted that, despite traveling 25 million miles closer to the heat of [...]
2 min read Sols 4195-4198: Feels Like Summer Navcam Right image of Fascination Turret to the north from sol 4193 NASA/JPL-Caltech Earth planning date: Friday, May 24, 2024 The first sol of this weekend includes an extremely long, 6-hour DAN activity to measure the amount of hydrogen near the surface, in parallel with a [...]
From May 29 to July 17, 2009, for the first time in its history, each of the five partner agencies participating in the International Space Station Program had a crew member living and working aboard the orbiting facility at the same time. The period also marked the beginning of six-person crew habitation, greatly increasing the [...]
While NASA promotes the availability of EAP counselors at each Center, there may be reasons when, during a mental health crisis, employees do not think about EAP or cannot remember how to access. Now, the Suicide and Crises Lifeline (https://988lifeline.org/) is available to anyone, anytime nationwide by calling or texting three numbers from your cell [...]
Photo of the Day It's back. The famous active region on the Sun that created auroras visible around the Earth earlier this month has survived its rotation around the far side of the Sun -- and returned. Yesterday, as it was beginning to reappear on the Earth-facing side, the region formerly labeled AR 3664 [...]
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When you think about personal property, your home, clothes, and electronic devices probably come to mind. For NASA, personal property comprises government-owned government-held assets ranging from laptops to spacecraft and space station components. Managing the financial records for these assets is the responsibility of the Property Accounting Team, which includes Personal Property Accountant Britney Tang. [...]
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This computer-generated 3D model of Venus’ surface shows the volcano Sif Mons, which is exhibiting signs of ongoing activity. Using data from NASA’s Magellan mission, Italian researchers detected evidence of an eruption while the spacecraft orbited the planet in the early 1990s.NASA/JPL-Caltech An analysis [...]
In this episode of Jetstreams and Rocket Dreams, we explore the exciting possibility of SpaceX's Crew Dragon embarking on a mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope. Jared Isaacman's Polaris Dawn mission could pave the way for this ambitious endeavor, potentially extending Hubble's life by several years. Join us as we dive into the technical details, challenges, and innovative solutions that could make this mission a reality. Discover how NASA and SpaceX are pushing the boundaries of space exploration and ensuring the legacy of one of humanity's greatest astronomical instruments. Don't miss this thrilling discussion on the future of Hubble!
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 1 at Māhia, New Zealand at 7:41 p.m. NZST May 25, 2024 (3:41 a.m. EDT) carrying a small satellite for NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission.Rocket Lab The first of a pair of climate satellites designed to study heat emissions at Earth’s poles for [...]
