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Humans in Space
NASA has released two white papers associated with the agency’s Moon to Mars architecture efforts. The papers, one on lunar mobility drivers and needs, and one on lunar surface cargo, detail NASA’s latest thinking on specific areas of its lunar exploration strategy.
Posted June 28, 2024
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Elliptical Galaxies
Galaxies
Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Missions
The Universe
It might appear featureless and unexciting at first glance, but NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations of this elliptical galaxy — known as Messier 105 — show that the stars near the galaxy’s center are moving very rapidly. Astronomers have concluded that these stars are zooming around a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of […]
Posted June 28, 2024
Blogs
Earth planning date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 As documented in a previous blog last week, we continue to juggle power constraints as we focus on analyzing our newest drilled sample on Mars: “Mammoth Lakes 2.” Today, the star of the show is a planned dropoff to SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite) and evolved […]
Posted June 28, 2024
Blogs
Upon the rover’s arrival at Bright Angel, it was so exciting to see all the interesting features in the rocks of this interval! In particular, these rocks contain an abundance of veins and nodules. Veins are linear features containing mineral crystals that often form thin plates or sheets that cut through the rocks and across […]
Posted June 28, 2024
Missions
Commercial Crew
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Kennedy Space Center
Leadership from NASA’s International Space Station and Commercial Crew Programs, as well as Boeing, will participate in a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, June 28. NASA and Boeing continue to evaluate Starliner’s propulsion system performance before returning from the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Crew Flight Test.
Posted June 28, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Artemis
ISS Research
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA has awarded a contract to Leidos, Inc. of Reston, Virginia, to provide mission support for the agency’s International Space Station Program, Artemis campaign, and more. The Cargo Mission Contract 4 has a total potential value of $476.5 million, with a base period from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2026, followed by three option […]
Posted June 27, 2024
Johnson Space Center
International Space Station (ISS)
International Space Station Division
Johnson Flight Operations
Johnson's Mission Control Center
NASA Centers & Facilities
People of Johnson
Katie Burlingame is an ETHOS (Environmental and Thermal Operating Systems) flight controller and instructor in the Flight Operations Directorate supporting the International Space Station.
Posted June 27, 2024
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Advanced Air Mobility
Advanced Air Vehicles Program
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate
Ames Research Center
Drones & You
Flight Innovation
Glenn Research Center
Langley Research Center
Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology
A new custom virtual reality flight simulator built by NASA researchers will allow them to explore how passengers experience air taxi rides and collect data that will help designers create new aircraft with passenger comfort in mind.
Posted June 27, 2024
Kennedy Space Center
General
NASA Centers & Facilities
Sustainability at Kennedy Space Center
A team of seven NASA Kennedy employees was recognized by the White House for charging ahead with the expansion of the agency’s sustainable electric vehicle (EV) fleet at Kennedy Space Center. They did so at minimal cost to taxpayers while also offering zero emission EV charging for any workers and visitors willing to pay out […]
Posted June 27, 2024
Langley Research Center
People of NASA
Derek Bramble has served in a variety of mission and program support roles over his 14-year career at NASA Langley.  He currently serves as an HR Business Partner in LaRC’s Human Capital Office, where he works closely with a number of organizations across the Center providing them with strategic and operational HR support. Derek previously […]
Posted June 27, 2024
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