Space News
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The Marshall Star for July 31, 2024
21 Min Read The Marshall Star for July 31, 2024 SLS Core Stage Rolls Inside Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for the Artemis II…
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A Picture-Perfect Portrait: Eliza Hoffman’s Take on Dorothy Vaughan
On July 19, 2024, NASA officially named Johnson Space Center’s building 12 the “Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of the Women of Apollo.” A portrait of Dorothy Vaughan is now…
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2024 Software of the Year Co-Winner – Orbital Debris Engineering Model (ORDEM)
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Johnson Space Center: ORDEM represents the state of the art in orbital debris models intended for engineering analysis. It…
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2024 Software of the Year Award Co-Winner -Prognostics Python Packages (ProgPy)
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Ames Research Center: ProgPy is an open-source Python package supporting research and development of prognostics, health management, and predictive…
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2024 Invention of the Year Winner – Thrust Chamber Liner and Fabrication Method
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Marshall Space Flight Center: A thrust chamber assembly (TCA) is the critical and central component in a rocket engine…
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Ranger 7 Snaps the Moon
NASA/JPL 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…
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Tech Today: Remote Sensing Technology Fights Forest Fires
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA used its remotely piloted Ikhana aircraft to test technology it helped develop or recommended to the U.S. Forest…
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What’s Up: August 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA
SSE-Skywatching Skywatching Home Eclipses What’s Up Daily Guide Night Sky Network Tips and Guides More FAQ 6 min read What’s Up: August 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA What to look…
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NASA Public Engagement Specialist Loves to Inspire Kids with STEM
Jonas Dino speaks to students at the Cezar Chavez Middle School in Union City, California, as part of a NASA-sponsored traveling space museum tour of Bay Area schools. Careers at…
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NASA’s First-Ever Quantum Memory Made at Glenn Research Center
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Glenn Research Center’s quantum team stands with new quantum memory laboratory equipment. Credit: NASA/Jef Janis Bringing bright minds…