55 Years Ago: President Nixon Establishes Space Task Group to Chart Post-Apollo Plans nasa.gov/history/55-years-ago-… #NASA #NASAHistory #Apollo
55 Years Ago: President Nixon Establishes Space Task Group to Chart Post-Apollo Plans - NASA
In early 1969, the goal set by President John F. Kennedy to land a man on the Moon seemed within reach. A new president, Richard M. Nixon, now sat in theKelli Mars (NASA)
New NASA Mission will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions nasa.gov/news-release/new-nasa… #NASA #NASAHeadquarters
New NASA Mission will Study Ultraviolet Sky, Stars, Stellar Explosions - NASA
As NASA explores the unknown in air and space, a new mission to survey ultraviolet light across the entire sky will provide the agency with more insight intoNASA
Six NASA Instruments Will Fly to Moon on Intuitive Machines Lander nasa.gov/missions/artemis/clps… #NASA #CommercialLunarPayloadServicesCLPS
Six NASA Instruments Will Fly to Moon on Intuitive Machines Lander - NASA
NASA is gearing up for a commercial robotic flight to the Moon under the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign.Jeffery Rubio (NASA)
Spiral Galaxy NGC 4254’s Dazzling Swirls nasa.gov/image-article/spiral-… #NASA #Galaxies #JamesWebbSpaceTelescopeJWST #SpiralGalaxies #TheUniverse
Spiral Galaxy NGC 4254’s Dazzling Swirls - NASA
NGC 4254, a spiral galaxy, is resplendent in orange and blue in this Jan. 29, 2024, image from the James Webb Space Telescope. This is one of 19 nearby spiralNASA
How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions nasa.gov/missions/artemis/how-… #NASA #Artemis #CommercialLunarPayloadServicesCLPS #CommunicatingAndNavigatingWithMissions #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Technology
How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions - NASA
NASA is using a simple but effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the locations of lunar landers more accurately. TheyWilliam Steigerwald (NASA)
Into the Belly of the Rover: VIPER’s Final Science Instrument Installed nasa.gov/general/into-the-bell… #NASA #General #AmesResearchCenter #EarthSMoon #InSituResourceUtilizationISRU #VIPERVolatilesInvestigatingPolarExplorationRover
Into the Belly of the Rover: VIPER’s Final Science Instrument Installed - NASA
A team of engineers prepares to integrate TRIDENT – short for The Regolith Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain – into the belly of NASA’s first robotic MoonRachel Hoover (NASA)
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 30th Resupply Launch to Space Station nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-inv… #NASA #InternationalSpaceStationISS #CommercialResupply #ISSResearch #SpaceXCommercialResupply
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 30th Resupply Launch to Space Station - NASA
Media accreditation is open at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for SpaceX’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-30) mission to the InternationalNASA
Team Assessing SHERLOC Instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Rover nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-pe… #NASA #PerseveranceRover #JetPropulsionLaboratory #Mars2020
Team Assessing SHERLOC Instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Rover - NASA
Engineers are working to stabilize a dust cover on one of the science instrument’s cameras.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Into the Belly of the Rover: VIPER’s Final Science Instrument Installed nasa.gov/general/into-the-bell… #NASA #General #EarthSMoon #InSituResourceUtilizationISRU #VIPERVolatilesInvestigatingPolarExplorationRover
Into the Belly of the Rover: VIPER’s Final Science Instrument Installed - NASA
A team of engineers prepares to integrate TRIDENT – short for The Regolith Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain – into the belly of NASA’s first robotic MoonRachel Hoover (NASA)
55 Years Ago: President Nixon Establishes Space Task Group to Chart Post-Apollo Plans nasa.gov/history/55-years-ago-… #NASA #NASAHistory
55 Years Ago: President Nixon Establishes Space Task Group to Chart Post-Apollo Plans - NASA
In early 1969, the goal set by President John F. Kennedy to land a man on the Moon seemed within reach. A new president, Richard M. Nixon, now sat in theKelli Mars (NASA)
Collins Aerospace Tests NASA Space Station Suit in Weightlessness nasa.gov/image-article/collins… #NASA #HumansInSpace #InternationalSpaceStationISS #ISSResearch #JohnsonSpaceCenter #Spacesuits #xEVAHumanSurfaceMobility
Collins Aerospace Tests NASA Space Station Suit in Weightlessness - NASA
A key NASA design milestone was recently completed by Collins Aerospace as the company works to develop a next-generation spacesuit for use on theNASA
Career Journey: Building Strength as an Astronaut Fitness Trainer nasa.gov/learning-resources/ca… #NASA #LearningResources
Career Journey: Building Strength as an Astronaut Fitness Trainer - NASA
NASA astronauts must prepare their bodies for the physical stresses of living and working in microgravity before they launch on a spaceflight. They work with an astronaut fitness trainer.Sandra May (NASA)
How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions nasa.gov/missions/artemis/how-… #NASA #Artemis #CommunicatingAndNavigatingWithMissions #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Missions #Technology
How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions - NASA
NASA is using a simple but effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the locations of lunar landers more accurately. TheyWilliam Steigerwald (NASA)
How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions nasa.gov/missions/artemis/how-… #NASA #Artemis #CommunicatingAndNavigatingWithMissions #Missions #Technology
How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions - NASA
NASA is using a simple but effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the locations of lunar landers more accurately. TheyWilliam Steigerwald (NASA)
A January Wolf Moon
Image Credit & Copyright: Antoni Zegarski
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APOD: 2024 February 13 – A January Wolf Moon
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APOD: 2024 February 13 – A January Wolf Moon
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I was interested in the colors. It appears to have a prism effect, so maybe high atmospheric ice crystals?
NASA Collaborates in an International Air Quality Study nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #ArmstrongFlightResearchCenter #AirborneScience #DC8 #EarthScience #General #LangleyResearchCenter #ScienceInTheAir
NASA Collaborates in an International Air Quality Study - NASA
NASA and international researchers are studying the air quality in Asia as part of a global effort to better understand the air we breathe. In collaborationDede Dinius (NASA)
NASA Solar Sail Technology Passes Crucial Deployment Test nasa.gov/centers-and-facilitie… #NASA #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter #SpaceTechnologyMissionDirectorate #TechnologyDemonstration
NASA Solar Sail Technology Passes Crucial Deployment Test - NASA
NASA continues to unfurl plans for solar sail technology as a promising method of deep space transportation. The agency cleared a key technology milestone in January with the successful deployment of one of four identical solar sail quadrants.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 87 Launch, Space Station Docking nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-… #NASA #Missions #InternationalSpaceStationISS #ISSResearch
NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 87 Launch, Space Station Docking - NASA
NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crewNASA
Collins Aerospace Tests NASA Space Station Suit in Weightlessness nasa.gov/image-article/collins… #NASA #HumansInSpace #InternationalSpaceStationISS #JohnsonSpaceCenter #Spacesuits #xEVAHumanSurfaceMobility
Collins Aerospace Tests NASA Space Station Suit in Weightlessness - NASA
A key NASA design milestone was recently completed by Collins Aerospace as the company works to develop a next-generation spacesuit for use on theNASA
Astronaut Charles Bolden Preps for Deorbit nasa.gov/image-article/astrona… #NASA #CharlesFBoldenJr #FormerAstronauts
Astronaut Charles Bolden Preps for Deorbit - NASA
Astronaut Charles F. Bolden, STS-60 commander, sits at the commander's station on the forward flight deck of the space shuttle Discovery in this image fromNASA
NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 87 Launch, Space Station Docking nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-… #NASA #Missions #InternationalSpaceStationISS
NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 87 Launch, Space Station Docking - NASA
NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crewNASA
NASA Marshall Invites Media to Meet New Center Director nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-mar… #NASA #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter
NASA Marshall Invites Media to Meet New Center Director - NASA
The media is invited to NASA Marshall to meet speak to the new Marshall Space Flight Center Director, Joseph PelfreyNASA
NASA Administrator Names New Head of Small Business Programs nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-adm… #NASA #Organizations #OfficeOfSmallBusinessProgramsOSBP
NASA Administrator Names New Head of Small Business Programs - NASA
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Dwight Deneal will serve as the new assistant administrator for the Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)NASA
Sense the Solar Eclipse with NASA’s Eclipse Soundscapes Project science.nasa.gov/solar-system/… #NASA #2024SolarEclipse #CitizenScience #Eclipses #GetInvolved #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Heliophysics #HeliophysicsDivision #ScienceResearch #ScienceMissionDirectorate #Skywatching
Sense the Solar Eclipse with NASA’s Eclipse Soundscapes Project - NASA Science
When darkness sweeps across the landscape during a total solar eclipse, unusual things start happening. Fooled by the false dusk, birds stop singing, crickets start chirping, and bees return to their hives.science.nasa.gov
Do NASA Science LIVE on February 21! What’s it mean to be cool? science.nasa.gov/get-involved/… #NASA #Astrophysics #BiologicalPhysicalSciences #CitizenScience #EarthScience #Heliophysics #PlanetaryScience
Do NASA Science LIVE on February 21! What's it mean to be cool? - NASA Science
Snow and ice are everywhere this time of year—mountain tops, Alaska, and even outer space. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and join us for the next Do NASA Science LIVE event as we explore ways to participate in NASA’s winter-themed volunteer research projec…science.nasa.gov
Meet NASA’s Twin Spacecraft Headed to the Ends of the Earth nasa.gov/missions/prefire/meet… #NASA #PREFIREPolarRadiantEnergyInTheFarInfraRedExperiment #ClimateChange #Cryosphere #Earth #IceGlaciers #Oceans
Meet NASA’s Twin Spacecraft Headed to the Ends of the Earth - NASA
Launching in spring 2024, the two small satellites of the agency’s PREFIRE mission will fill in missing data from Earth’s polar regions.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Awards Inaugural Grants to Support Emerging Research Institutions nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awa… #NASA #NASADirectorates #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #MissionEquity #NASAHeadquarters #ScienceMissionDirectorate
NASA Awards Inaugural Grants to Support Emerging Research Institutions - NASA
NASA has awarded $3.7 million to 11 teams to support new collaborations between the agency and United States institutions not historically part of theNASA
HFG1 & Abell 6: Planetary Nebulae
Image Credit & Copyright: Julien Cadena & Mickael Coulon; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY Oswego)
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APOD: 2024 February 12 – HFG1 & Abell 6: Planetary Nebulae
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APOD: 2024 February 12 – HFG1 & Abell 6: Planetary Nebulae
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Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon
Image Credit: Pat McCracken, NASA
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APOD: 2024 February 11 – Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon
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Very awesome. Far better than the tiny hint of the effect I captured with the Space Shuttle many years ago.
Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240211.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 February 11 – Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon
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The Shadow of Ingenuity's Damaged Rotor Blade apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240210.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 February 10 - The Shadow of Ingenuity s Damaged Rotor Blade
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You’d be surprised at how much science runs on computers from the 80s and 90s held together with gaffer tape and hope
When Roses Aren't Red
Image Credit & Copyright: Tommy Lease (Denver Astronomical Society)
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APOD: 2024 February 9 - When Roses Aren t Red
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NASA Welcomes Greece as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-wel… #NASA #OfficeOfInternationalAndInteragencyRelationsOIIR #ArtemisAccords #BillNelson
NASA Welcomes Greece as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory - NASA
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in a signing ceremony Friday with Greece’s foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, as his country became the 35thNASA
Rahul Ramachandran Essay Published on NASA’s EarthData nasa.gov/image-article/rahul-r… #NASA #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter
Rahul Ramachandran Essay Published on NASA’s EarthData - NASA
Rahul Ramachandran (ST11) wrote his American Geophysical Union (AGU) Leptoukh lecture as an essay titled “From petabytes to Insights: Tackling EarthNASA
Third NASA Enabled Private Flight to Space Station Completes Safely nasa.gov/general/third-nasa-en… #NASA #General #CommercialCrew #CommercialSpace #HumansInSpace #InternationalSpaceStationISS #PrivateAstronautMissions
Third NASA Enabled Private Flight to Space Station Completes Safely - NASA
The third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station successfully completed its journey as part of NASA efforts to create commercialClaire A. O'Shea (NASA)
When Roses Aren't Red apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240209.ht… #APOD
APOD: 2024 February 9 - When Roses Aren t Red
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NASA Awards Inaugural Grants to Support Emerging Research Institutions nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awa… #NASA #NASADirectorates #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #NASAHeadquarters #ScienceMissionDirectorate
NASA Awards Inaugural Grants to Support Emerging Research Institutions - NASA
NASA has awarded $3.7 million to 11 teams to support new collaborations between the agency and United States institutions not historically part of theNASA
Thiago Figueiró
in reply to NASA • • •the space kit on the right looked like a giant glazed donut.
Sometimes skipping breakfast is hard.