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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 [...]

NASA Engineer Carries Indigenous Roots into New Aviation Era

By |2024-11-19T08:10:00-05:00November 19th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Abigail Reigner, a systems engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, supports the agency’s research in electrified aircraft propulsion to enable more sustainable air travel. Behind her is a 25% scale model of NASA’s SUbsonic Single Aft eNgine (SUSAN) Electrofan aircraft concept used [...]

Sols 4366–4367: One of Those Days on Mars (Sulfate-Bearing Unit to the West of Upper Gediz Vallis)

By |2024-11-18T17:21:00-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

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Part Ojibwe, All NASA: Linda Spuler’s Role in Protecting Johnson Space Center 

By |2024-11-18T16:11:00-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Linda Spuler, emergency manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, believes that everyone has a story. “Our stories highlight what we have in common, but they also make us each unique,” she said.  Spuler has worked at Johnson for over 32 years, spending most of her career in Center Operations. Her story has involved [...]

NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 90 Launch, Space Station Docking

By |2024-11-18T15:09:00-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress spacecraft pictured on Feb. 7, 2023, from the International Space Station.Credit: NASA NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 90 spacecraft is scheduled [...]

Station Science Top News: Nov. 15, 2024

By |2024-11-18T14:25:00-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

Anthocyanins protect seeds in space After exposure to space outside the International Space Station, purple-pigmented rice seeds rich in anthocyanin had higher germination rates than non-pigmented white rice seeds. This result suggests that anthocyanin, a flavonoid known to protect plants from UV irradiation, could help preserve seed viability on future space missions. Plants are key [...]

November Transformer of the Month: Ariel Vargas

By |2024-11-18T14:20:00-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

When Ariel Vargas joined NASA in 2023, he knew he wanted to make an impact. Despite his relatively short tenure, he has earned the reputation of a Digital Transformer in his work as a Network and ICAM (Identity, Credential, and Access Management) Service Integrator at Johnson Space Center (JSC). No matter the task at [...]

First Nations Launch Winners Watch Crew-7 Launch

By |2024-11-18T14:10:00-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

NASA/Ben Smegelsky & Virgil Cameron In this image from Aug. 26, 2023, participants from the 14th First Nations Launch High-Power Rocket Competition watch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 launch at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Students and advisors from University of Washington, University of Colorado-Boulder, and an international team from Queens University – the 2023 [...]

15 Years Ago: STS-129 Delivers Cargo on the Third Utilization and Logistics Flight

By |2024-11-18T13:32:00-05:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , |

On Nov. 16, 2009, space shuttle Atlantis began its 31st trip into space, on the third Utilization and Logistics Flight (ULF3) mission to the International Space Station, the 31st shuttle flight to the orbiting lab. During the 11-day mission, the six-member STS-129 crew worked with the six-person Expedition 21 crew during seven days of docked [...]

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