Today’s spacewalk has begun. Watch astronauts Josh Cassada (suit with red stripes) and Frank Rubio (unmarked suit) prepare the @Space_Station for the arrival of new solar arrays. The spacewalk is expected to last seven hours. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1RDxl…
#50YearsAgo today, the second NASA Small Astronomy Satellite (SAS-2) was launched. Dedicated to gamma-ray astronomy, it provided NASA with the first detailed look at the sky at gamma-ray wavelengths! @NASAUniverse #NASAhistory
Our 2022 BIG Idea Challenge Forum presentations kick off today! Tune in LIVE at 11:30 a.m. ET to watch university students present their ideas for innovative and cost-effective robots that go beyond wheeled rovers capable of exploring other worlds: livestream.com/viewnow/bigidea… #NASATechnology
Watch National Institute of Aerospace's The BIG Idea Challenge on Livestream.com. During the 2022 BIG Idea Forum, 7 university teams who were competitively selected to participate in NASA’s 2022 BIG Idea Challenge will present their designs and verif…
Webb's mirrors were built to withstand micrometeoroids, which are unavoidable in space. In May, a dust-sized hit was larger than tested for. After careful analysis, we've found it to be a rare statistical event. Webb’s optical performance remains twice as good as requirements. ⬇️ #JamesWebb
These women computers at the Muroc Flight Test Unit (now @NASAArmstrong) took advantage of a rare snowy day in California #OTD in 1949. ☃️ Their work: doing laborious calculations from long strips of data recorded by onboard aircraft instruments. @WomenNASA #AviationHistoryMonth #NASAhistory
LIVE: Astronauts Frank Rubio and @Astro_Josh make their spacewalk debut. The duo will work outside the @Space_Station preparing the orbiting laboratory for future solar power upgrades. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1RDxl…
.@NASA_Astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio are preparing to begin a spacewalk today at 8am ET live on @nasa TV for solar array work. blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/20… #ISS
NASA Television coverage of today’s spacewalk with NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio is now underway and also is available on the NASA app, the space station blog and the agency’s website.
Rover power! In the latest episode of "On a Mission," learn all about how the Mars rovers power through their missions. 🔊 Tune in here, or wherever you get your podcasts: go.nasa.gov/3X0Ctkf #NASAMars
How does a rover keep driving on a planet with no gas stations? Shonte Tucker, Sabah Bux and Rob Manning power us through the ways Mars rovers keep going.
LIVE NOW: NASA leaders are providing an update on the #Artemis I mission to the Moon, scheduled to launch NET 1:04am ET (0604 UTC) on Nov. 16: youtu.be/sDc-yVnFlXg
The Artemis I prelaunch mission update will begin on Monday, November 14, 2022, at NET 6:30pm ET (2350 UTC) dependent on the conclusion of the mission manage...
#Artemis I is launching to the Moon! Nov. 15: 3:30pm ET (2030 UTC): Tanking coverage 10:30pm ET (0330 UTC): Launch broadcast Nov. 16: 8:30am ET (1330 UTC): Trajectory burn 10am ET (1500 UTC): Earth views from @NASA_Orion Stay tuned: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2a…
Two planets orbit a dim star 81 light-years away. The larger planet is near the habitable zone and is probably tidally locked (one side always faces the star). The most temperate region may be where the two sides meet. #MondayMotivation: Find your light. exoplanets.nasa.gov/eyes-on-ex… #NASAExoplanets
Remembering Ed White, aerospace engineer, test pilot, and the first NASA astronaut to step out of a spacecraft and let go, who was born on this day in 1930. More about this courageous trailblazer who was lost too soon: go.nasa.gov/3A12XrN #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
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The famous Pillars of Creation, while vast, are just a small part of the Eagle Nebula. Here @NASAWebb's view morphs into a wider look from @nasa's WISE space telescope. Both telescopes observe infrared light, but in different ranges. go.nasa.gov/3O2nDWp #NASAExoplanetsnitter.nicfab.eu/NASAExoplanet…
An electrifying launch to the Moon ⚡ Within the 1st minute after its launch at 11:22 am #OTD in 1969, Apollo 12 was hit by lightning twice, knocking out many of the craft's electrical systems. Find out how mission control and the crew saved the mission: go.nasa.gov/3UFwC1K #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission, led by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), will be the first t...
Thanks for following along with the #LOFTID technology demonstration of an inflatable heat shield! 🚀 Stay tuned for updates as the recovery team works to retrieve the aeroshell and ejectable data recorder. Learn more about what happens after splashdown: go.nasa.gov/3NUqSPJ #NASATechnologynitter.net/NASA_Technology/sta…
The @NASAPersevere rover has hit paydirt on Mars (scientifically). The latest findings provide rich detail about a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past, and is yielding promising samples for the NASA/ESA Mars Sample Return campaign. See more: go.nasa.gov/3RLBzoB #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/157…
The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and is yielding promising samples for the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return campaign.
The @NASAInSight lander has picked up vibrations from four space rocks that crashed on Mars – the first time seismic and acoustic waves from an impact have been detected on the Red Planet. More: go.nasa.gov/3SdKz5J #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/157…
A breath of fresh air...11 of them in fact. The MOXIE technology demonstration on @NASAPersevere has completed 11 oxygen generation runs, testing a method that could be used for propellant and for breathing in future crewed Mars exploration missions. More: go.nasa.gov/3RrBaqS #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/156…
Today, we published our first peer-reviewed, post-landing paper on MOXIE, detailing the seven oxygen generation runs we completed during Perseverance’s first year on Mars.
International teamwork pays off at the Red Planet: By combining data from our MAVEN orbiter and the @HopeMarsMission, scientists are closer to understanding the proton auroras of Mars. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3Q32dYs #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/156…
A breath of fresh air...11 of them in fact. The MOXIE technology demonstration on @NASAPersevere has completed 11 oxygen generation runs, testing a method that could be used for propellant and for breathing in future crewed Mars exploration missions. More: go.nasa.gov/3RrBaqS #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/156…
Today, we published our first peer-reviewed, post-landing paper on MOXIE, detailing the seven oxygen generation runs we completed during Perseverance’s first year on Mars.
In a remarkable feat of sharp shooting 10 years ago today, a powerful camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured @MarsCuriosity in the act of descending to the surface beneath its parachute. go.nasa.gov/3SGK0Tl #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/155…
NASA's Curiosity rover and its parachute were spotted by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Curiosity descended to the surface on Aug. 5 PDT (Aug. 6 EDT).
A ridge line, perhaps marking the path of an ancient, inverted channel, rises among dunes in this view from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The area shown is about half a mile (about a kilometer) across. Details: go.nasa.gov/3oOAboy #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/155…
This image acquired on March 28, 2022 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a ridge standing prominently in this scene, left behind as the surroundings were eroded, perhaps marking inverted erosion of an ancient fluvial channel.
How it started / how it's going Left: one of @MarsCuriosity's first images, taken 10 years ago, showing the flat landing area in Gale Crater, with Mt. Sharp in the distance. Right: a view taken yesterday from the slopes of the mountain. All raw images: mars.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/r… #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/155…
Mariner 9 successfully entered Mars orbit #OTD in 1971, beating the Soviet Mars 2 spacecraft which had an 11-day head start, to become the first spacecraft to orbit another planet! Taking over 7,000 pictures, Mariner 9 mapped 85% of Mars's surface. More: go.nasa.gov/3zZ4zTe #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
60 years ago today, Gordon "Gordo" Cooper was named as pilot for Mercury-Atlas 9, the last mission of the Mercury Program. Cooper was the last NASA astronaut to be launched into orbit on a solo flight! Get more Gordo photos and stories: go.nasa.gov/3tgPGI9 #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
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Gemini ✅ Next up, Apollo At 3:46 PM #OTD in 1966, the last mission of the ♊ Program, Gemini XII, launched from Cape Canaveral! Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin successfully docked with the Agena target vehicle and Aldrin performed 3 spacewalks. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3TsDAq3 #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
The primary objectives of Project Gemini included proving the techniques required for the Apollo Program to fulfill President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth before the end of the 1960s.
We see Martian dust devils (whirlwinds) from the ground, as in this shot from the Opportunity rover in 2016, left. From space, we can see the tracks they leave behind, as in this view of dunes from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2009, right. More: go.nasa.gov/3AfnmJ9 #NASAMarsnitter.net/NASAMars/status/156…
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the last day we heard from the Viking 1 lander after its 6 years of collecting images, weather data and soil composition information from the surface of the Red Planet. @NASAMars Learn more about Viking 1: go.nasa.gov/3EcZmK0 #NASAhistorynitter.net/NASAhistory/status/…
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