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Mission Support Directorate
General
NASA’s mission to explore the secrets of the universe for the benefit of all is made possible through the contributions of its diverse workforce, including employees with disabilities.
Posted October 25, 2023
Wallops Flight Facility
On Sept. 30, 2023, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility marked the formal conclusion of the Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Small Satellite (SmallSat) Tracking Operations in Wallops Island, Virginia, placing its workhorse, 60-plus-year-old, 18-meter antenna system in low-level maintenance status.
Posted October 25, 2023
Kennedy Space Center
Sustainability at Kennedy Space Center
Humans aren’t the only living creatures using NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as their launchpad to the future. This year, a record number of sea turtle hatchlings got their start in nests built on the undisturbed beaches of the Florida spaceport.
Posted October 25, 2023
NASA History
On Oct. 24, 1998, NASA launched the Deep Space 1 spacecraft. Managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Deep Space 1 served as a testbed for 12 new technologies, including solar electric, also known as ion propulsion, for use in future deep space and interplanetary missions. The spacecraft, the first in NASA’s New […]
Posted October 24, 2023
Europa Clipper
Europa
General
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jupiter Moons
Small Bodies of the Solar System
The Solar System
To explore the mysterious ice-encrusted moon Europa, the mission will need to endure bombardment by radiation and high-energy particles surrounding Jupiter.
Posted October 24, 2023
Katherine Johnson IV and V Facility
FAIRMONT – The NASA Independent Verification & Validation Program’s Orion Team received an award for their contributions to the Artemis I Mission during a ceremony hosted at the I-79 Technology Park, in Fairmont.
Posted October 24, 2023
Earth
International Space Station (ISS)
Jasmin Moghbeli
While the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above Earth on Oct. 20, 2023, astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli snapped this image of a storm in the Arabian Sea, less than 700 miles off the coast of Oman. In addition to photographing our planet from the space station, NASA also observes Earth with satellites. These satellites collect […]
Posted October 24, 2023
Earth
Earth Science
Earth's Atmosphere
Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO)
Freight, smoke, and ozone impact the health of both Chicago residents and communities downwind. A NASA-led mission looks to help by mapping air pollutants at a neighborhood scale.
Posted October 24, 2023
Technology
Goddard Space Flight Center
Office of Technology, Policy and Strategy (OTPS)
Science & Research
Science-enabling Technology
Technology for Space Travel
Technology Research
Lidar technology improvements will help NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and surveying, mapping, 3D-image scanning, hazard detection and avoidance, and navigation.
Posted October 24, 2023
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