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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center: A thrust chamber assembly (TCA) is the critical and central component in a rocket engine that provides thrust to propel a launch vehicle into space.
Posted July 31, 2024
Earth's Moon
Ranger 7
On July 31, 1964, the Ranger 7 spacecraft took this photo, the first image of the Moon taken by a United States spacecraft. 17 minutes later, it crashed into the Moon on the northern rim of the Sea of Clouds as intended. The 4,316 images sent back helped identify safe Moon landing sites for Apollo […]
Posted July 31, 2024
General
Enabled by NASA Sensors and Technical Assistance
Posted July 31, 2024
Skywatching
Skywatching Tips
Two planets meet for a super close conjunction, the Perseid meteor shower peaks, and look for the Lagoon Nebula – a stellar nursery in Sagittarius.
Posted July 31, 2024
General
Ames Research Center
Learning Resources
Careers at NASA were not on his radar growing up. But Jonas Dino, public engagement specialist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, ended up with his perfect job that involves connecting people with NASA. One of the best parts of his job is to learn first-hand about NASA’s cutting-edge research and translate […]
Posted July 31, 2024
General
Bringing bright minds together has once again proven to be the key to unlocking the mysteries of the universe. Researchers developed technology that will store information within a cloud of atoms. Together with Infleqtion Inc., researchers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland produced NASA’s first-ever quantum memory.
Posted July 31, 2024
International Space Station (ISS)
Commercial Resupply
CubeSat Launch Initiative
CubeSats
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply
Small Satellite Missions
Editor’s Note: This media advisory was updated July 31, 2024, to reflect that the launch now is at 11:29 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3. NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 11:29 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. […]
Posted July 30, 2024
General
International Space Station (ISS)
Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply
NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 11:29 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.
Posted July 30, 2024
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
International Space Station (ISS)
ISS Research
Johnson Space Center
Neutron Stars
NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer)
Pulsars
The Universe
NASA will deliver a patch kit for NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope on the International Space Station, on the agency’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission. Astronauts will conduct a spacewalk to complete the repair.
Posted July 30, 2024
General
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Ryan T. Scott, Mike Kubo, Ehsan (Sam) Gharib-Nezhad, and Kristen Okorn. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the talent, camaraderie, and vision needed to explore this world and beyond. Space Biosciences Star: Ryan T.
Posted July 30, 2024
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