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The benefits of space station research and development… Refining the architecture for the Mars Sample Return mission… And a solid rocket booster test fire for our Moon mega rocket… a few stories to tell you – This Week at NASA Founded in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that replaced the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). He is in charge of the civil space program, as well as aeronautical and aerospace research. The vision is "To discover and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity." Its core value is "safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence and inclusion." ” data-gt-translate-attributes=”[{” attribute=””>NASA ! Benefits of Space Station Research and Development The 11th International Space Station Research and Development Conference takes place July 25-28 in Washington. The conference was organized by the American Astr...

When you are asked, “What is it?” this weekend, here’s your answer: Long March 5B, a 44,000-pound rocket body spinning toward Earth. But scientists aren’t sure when and where this debris is — from the Chinese launch last Sunday Wentian space station module — about to land. The Aerospace Corporation did release the latest prediction path for the debris – with the disclaimer that it’s too early to be sure. Experts believe that 20 percent to 40 percent of the massive rocket’s body mass will survive its fiery journey through Earth’s atmosphere to the planet’s surface, but not intact. Seventy percent of the planet is covered in oceans, so the odds are that whatever remains of the rocket will land in water, but that’s not guaranteed. Shrugging in response to the potential danger of the Long March 5B debris is nothing new. Aaron Boley, co-director of the Outer Space Institute and planetary astronomer at the University of British ...

The brilliant light detected by NASA’s James Webb Telescope (JWST) three billion light years from Earth is believed to be the first $10 billion scope observation of a dying star’s explosion. Officially known as a supernova, it is the ‘last hurray’ that occurs when a star runs out of fuel. This causes the pressure to drop, where the cosmic object expands to at least five times the mass of our sun – which is about 333,000 Earths in size – and then explodes, releasing tons of debris and particles. A stellar explosion occurred in the galaxy SDSS.J141930.11+5251593, where a JWST image showed an object’s light dimming in the span of five days – a clue that fueled the supernova theory. Also of interest is the fact that JWST was not designed to find and detect new transients, Mike Engesser of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), told Inverse, which first reported the discovery. Scroll down for the video Not only did James Webb see the superno...

New hope boost for humans on Mars: Congress passes first authorization bill in FIVE YEARS that includes funding for Red Planet exploration Congress passes NASA authorization bill that would allocate funds for the Moon to Mars program The program requires first setting up a lunar base and then sending humans to Mars Both missions will use the Space Launch System and the Orion crew capsule By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com Published: 1:07 p.m. EDT, 29 July 2022 | Updated: 4:28pm EDT, 29th July 2022 NASA is one step closer to putting human boots on Mars after Congress passed the first authorization bill for the American space agency in five years, which includes funding for the Artemis mission to not only continue its work to the moon but also soar to the Red Planet. . The 1,054-page document contains the ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act 2022’ which includes the ‘Moon ...

This eight-image mosaic was acquired by Pathfinder July 5, 1997, the second Mars day, or sol, of the mission. The newly deployed Sojourner rover—the first of its kind on the Red Planet—sit on the surface of Mars after descending the Pathfinder path. Credit: NASA/JPL When a daring team of engineers placed the first landers and rovers on the Red Planet a quarter of a century ago, they changed the way the world roamed. One night in July 1997, Jennifer Trosper came home from work at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory holding an image of the Martian surface at her wheel. Earlier in the day, the agency’s Pathfinder mission had landed on Mars encased in a protective air bag and took pictures of the red landscape and debris that left him transfixed. “When I was on the freeway, I had that picture on my steering wheel and kept looking at it,” Trosper recalls. “I probably should have taken a closer look at the road.” ...

This illustration shows the concept of several robots working together to transport rock and soil samples to Earth collected from the surface of Mars by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA has completed a system requirements review for the Mars Sample Return Program, which is close to completing the conceptual design phase. During this phase, the program team has evaluated and refined the architecture to return scientifically selected samples, which are currently in the process of being collected by NASA’s Perseverance rover in the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater. The architecture for the campaign, which includes contributions from the European Space Agency (ESA), is expected to reduce the complexity of future missions and increase the likelihood of success. “The conceptual design phase is when every aspect of the mission plan is put under the microscope,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate admini...

The near side of Earth’s Moon, as seen using data from the camera aboard the Lunar robot. owned by NASA … [+] Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance orbiter (LRO) has discovered a crater hole near the Moon’s Sea of ​​Tranquility at room temperature. An LRO onboard thermal imager found that a 328-foot depression about the length and width of a football field had overshadowed an area that maintained a constant, cool temperature of around 63 degrees Fahrenheit. The hope is that future astronauts will be able to use such a hole as a shelter from the extreme temperatures of the lunar surface that can fluctuate between 260 degrees Fahrenheit on lunar days and cold to minus 280 degrees Fahrenheit on lunar nights. First discovered on the Moon in 2009, such holes, subsurface lava tunnels, and caves can also offer protection from cosmic rays, solar radiation, and micrometeo...

Illustration of Draper’s SERIES-2 lunar lander, which will deliver science and technology payloads to the Moon for NASA in 2025. Credit: Draper Draper from Cambridge, Massachusetts has been awarded a contract by NASA Founded in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that replaced the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). He is in charge of the civil space program, as well as aeronautical and aerospace research. The vision is "To discover and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity." Its core value is "safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence and inclusion." ” data-gt-translate-attributes=”[{” attribute=””>NASA to send Artemis scientific missions to the Moon in 2025. The commercial delivery is a component of NASA’s Artemis Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Draper is responsible for  end-to-end delivery servic...

Yes, tiny rock particles hit the Webb telescope. No, the mission almost failed. You may have read misleading headlines emphasizing that the James Webb Space Telescope – the most powerful observatory ever built – has suffered permanent damage. That’s a bit of a cherry on a new 55-page report that describes the instrument’s excellent scientific performance over the past six months, as engineers prepare and test unprecedented cosmic observation capabilities. The Webb telescope, overall, is in excellent condition. Here’s what you should know about observatory conditions that will revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos. SEE ALSO: The first stunning cosmic image from the James Webb telescope is here What do scientists conclude about the state of the Webb telescope? NASA and its collaborative partners, the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency, concluded that Webb – even after micrometeroids (small rock particles often the size of dus...

WASHINGTON — NASA has selected SpaceX to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with Falcon Heavy, but at a much higher price than the agency’s previous contract. NASA announced July 19 that it awarded SpaceX a contract to launch Roman on the company’s Falcon Heavy rocket in October 2026 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The contract is worth $255 million for launch and other mission-related costs. Roman is the next major astrophysics mission after the James Webb Space Telescope. The spacecraft has a 2.4-meter main mirror, donated to NASA a decade ago by the National Reconnaissance Office, with wide-field instruments and a coronagraph to conduct research in cosmology, exoplanets, and general astrophysics. The spacecraft with a mass of about 4,200 kilograms will operate from the Earth-sun Lagrange L-2 point, a space region about 1.5 million kilometers from Earth in the direction away from the sun. It is the same location that JWST and several other astrophysi...

It has been a difficult few months for US-Russian relations, with disputes between the two countries emerging both on land and in space. Despite the current bad feeling, NASA and Roscosmos have finalized a deal under which NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonauts will fly aboard each other’s spacecraft. The announcement of the new agreement came on Friday, July 15, the same day that Dmitry Rogozin was dismissed from his position as director general of Roscosmos. It’s not clear whether the space chief’s firing was linked to the new deal, but it does suggest that the two space agencies are finding ways to work together despite tensions arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic sanctions. Anna Kikina at Russia’s Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on July 8, 2022. The Russian cosmonaut is scheduled to fly with SpaceX Crew Dragon as part of a recent seat swap arrangement. (Photo: Roscosmos, AP) For the agreement, US astronau...