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Monday, March 13, 2023

Expedition 68 Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi Talks with United Arab Emirates Leaders

Expedition 68 Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi Talks with United Arab Emirates Leaders

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight event March 7, 2022, with leaders in Dubai. Alneyadi is beginning a long-duration mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions.

UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center is making history by becoming the first astronaut from the Arab world to spend six months on the International Space Station.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 9 minutes, 24 seconds

Release Date: March 7, 2023

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"Cola Wars" in Space | Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum

"Cola Wars" in Space | Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum

In 1985, at the height of the "Cola Wars," both Coke and Pepsi products were flown on NASA's Space Shuttle Mission STS 51-F so crew members could evaluate the dispensers and do a taste test. So which company developed the ultimate “out of this world cola?” Learn how the Cola Wars in Space turned out.

STS-51-F (also known as Spacelab 2) was the 19th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 29, 1985, and landed eight days later on August 6, 1985.

While STS-51-F's primary payload was the Spacelab 2 laboratory module, the payload that received the most publicity was the Carbonated Beverage Dispenser Evaluation, which was an experiment in which both Coca-Cola and Pepsi tried to make their carbonated drinks available to astronauts. [Wikipedia]

STEM in 30 is a free educational series for kids produced by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. We cover all the cool, fun, and weird ways that aviation and spaceflight touch our lives.

This video was a part a full episode of STEM in 30 titled: Written in the Sky: The History & Future of Aerial Advertisement: STEM in 30 - Season 9 - Episode 5:

Credit: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Duration: 3 minutes, 28 seconds

Release Date: March 13, 2023

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Dwarf Galaxy UGCA 307 in Corvus | Hubble Space Telescope

Dwarf Galaxy UGCA 307 in Corvus | Hubble Space Telescope

UGCA 307 hangs against an irregular backdrop of distant galaxies in this image from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope. The small galaxy consists of a diffuse band of stars containing red bubbles of gas that mark regions of recent star formation, and lies roughly 26 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Corvus. Appearing as just a small patch of stars, UGCA 307 is a diminutive dwarf galaxy without a defined structure—resembling a hazy patch of passing cloud.

Image Description: A wide band of bluish light extends from the center of the image to the right side. It is speckled with many tiny stars, and a few small, bright red bubbles of gas, identifying it as a galaxy. The background is black, and has small galaxies and stars spread around. Most are too small to distinguish, except for two oval-shaped galaxies, each having a hazy glow around a bright centre.

This image is part of a Hubble project to explore every known nearby galaxy, giving astronomers insights into our galactic neighborhood. Before this set of observations, almost three quarters of nearby galaxies had been investigated by Hubble in enough detail to spot the brightest stars and build up an understanding of the stars populating each galaxy. This Hubble project set out to explore the remaining quarter of nearby galaxies by taking advantage of short gaps in Hubble’s observing schedule.

This crystal-clear image was captured by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which was installed on the telescope in 2002 during Servicing Mission 3B. Hubble’s vantage point in low Earth orbit means that it is above atmospheric turbulence, giving it a sharper view of the Universe. However, it is also close enough to Earth that astronauts could visit the telescope to repair and refurbish the telescope. In total, five Space Shuttle missions flew to Hubble and kept it at the forefront of astronomy by installing new instruments. The ACS replaced one of Hubble’s original instruments, the Faint Object Camera, which was built by European Space Agency (ESA).

Credit: European Space Agency/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully

Release Date: March 13, 2023

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Sunday, March 12, 2023

NASA Celebrates Women of Artemis Launch Team

NASA Celebrates Women of Artemis Launch Team

NASA celebrates the women responsible for helping return humanity to the Moon, including the first woman and first person of color under NASA’s Artemis missions. Artemis launch director—and NASA’s first woman launch director—Charlie Blackwell-Thompson leads her launch team, which is composed of about 30% women, into a new era of space exploration.

Since the early days at NASA, starting with the Mercury Program, women have helped pave the way for some of the agency's greatest achievements, and their roles continue to grow today. When Apollo 11 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA’s JoAnn Morgan was the only woman engineer working in Firing Room 1 of Kennedy’s Launch Control Center. The number of women holding positions within Artemis has grown exponentially across the agency and NASA remains dedicated to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Through Artemis, NASA will establish long-term lunar science and exploration capabilities on the Moon and inspire the next generation of explorers—the Artemis Generation.

Learn more about the Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram

Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Release Date: March 8, 2023

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Deorbit Burn & Splashdown | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Deorbit Burn & Splashdown | International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia) onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Saturday, March 11, 2023. Mann, Cassada, Wakata, and Kikina are returning after 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station.

Credit: NASA/SpaceX

Acknowledgement: SciTech News

Duration: 7 minutes

Capture Date: March 11, 2023

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Recovery Operations | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Recovery Operations | International Space Station

NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia) splashed down safely in the SpaceX Dragon Endurance in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, at 9:02 p.m. EST on Saturday, March 11, 2023, after 157 days in space.

Teams on the Shannon recovery ship, including two fast boats, secured the Dragon and ensured the spacecraft was safe for the recovery effort. As the fast boat teams completed their work, the recovery ship moved into position to hoist Dragon onto the main deck of Shannon with the astronauts inside. Once on the main deck, the crew was removed from the spacecraft and receive medical checks before taking a helicopter ride to Tampa to board a plane for Houston. 

Video Credit: NASA/SpaceX

Acknowledgement: SciTech News

Duration: 6 minutes

Capture Date: March 11, 2023

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Deorbit Burn & Splashdown | International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Deorbit Burn & Splashdown | International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft completed its deorbit ahead of splashdown at 9:02 p.m. EST, March 11, 2023, in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida.

Four minutes before splashdown, the drogue parachutes deployed at 18,000 feet in altitude while Dragon was moving approximately 350 miles per hour, and less than a minute later, the main parachutes deployed at about 6,000 feet in altitude while the spacecraft was moving approximately 119 miles per hour.

Support teams arrived via helicopter to the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon to prepare for the landing of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft.

Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

Image Date: March 11, 2023

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Splashdown | International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Splashdown | International Space Station

Support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft shortly after it landed

Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

Image Date: March 11, 2023

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Splashdown | International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Splashdown | International Space Station

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, left, NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Shannon

NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada waves after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft

NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann gives a thumbs up after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft

Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia) is seen after being helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata is helped out of the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft

Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

Image Date: March 11, 2023

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Hubble Women Making History: Madison Brodnax | NASA Goddard

Hubble Women Making History: Madison Brodnax | NASA Goddard

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has an impressive group of women who have worked and continue to work on the historic mission.

From astronauts and engineers to IT and ground testers, Hubble continues its important mission thanks to some truly amazing women.

One of these inspiring women is Hubble Electrical Power Systems Engineer Madison Brodnax at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Madison works hard every day to ensure that Hubble remains at its peak capabilities.

In this video Madison quickly goes over what her job entails, lessons she learned along the way, and some of the things she’s passionate about.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Kascie Herron: Lead Producer

Paul Morris: Support

Madison Brodnax: Interviewee

Opening Montage Credit:

Photo Row Template by By Tyler via Motion Array

Duration: 2 minutes, 43 seconds

Release Date: March 1, 2023

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A Tour of NASA’s Solar Eclipse Map for 2023 & 2024 | NASA Goddard

A Tour of NASA’s Solar Eclipse Map for 2023 & 2024 | NASA Goddard

Two solar eclipses will cross the United States in 2023 and 2024. On October 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will create a “ring of fire” in the sky from Oregon to Texas. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will darken the skies from Texas to Maine. On both dates, all 48 contiguous states in the U.S. will experience a partial solar eclipse.

A map developed using data from a variety of NASA sources shows both eclipse paths as dark bands. Outside those paths, yellow and purple lines show how much of the Sun will become blocked by the Moon during the partial eclipses.

View and download the eclipse map here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5073

This video zooms in to different parts of the map, explaining these and other features that describe what observers across the country can expect to see during each eclipse.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Producer: Beth Anthony [KBRwyle]

Data Visualizer: Michala Garrison [Science Systems and Applications Inc]

Data Visualizer: Ernie Wright [Science Systems and Applications Inc]

Writer: Vanessa Thomas [KBRwyle]

Duration: 1 minute, 49 seconds

Release Date: March 8, 2023

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Homebound: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Hatch Closure | International Space Station

Homebound: NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 Hatch Closure | International Space Station

The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-5 “Endurance” Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Nicole Aunapu Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata (Japan) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina (Russia), was closed on March 11, 2023, at 12:29 a.m. EST. Crew-5 is SpaceX’s fifth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP).

The SpaceX Dragon Crew-5 “Endurance” spacecraft then undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 2:20 a.m. EST to complete a nearly  six-month science mission. 

NASA TV coverage will resume at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 2023, until Endurance splashes down at approximately 9:02 p.m. EST near Tampa off the coast of Florida and Crew-5 members are recovered. 

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission launched Oct. 5, 2022, on a Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station the next day.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)/Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)

Duration: 5 minutes

Release Date: March 11, 2023

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Mars Images: March 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers + Ingenuity

Mars Images: March 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers + Ingenuity

MSL - sol 3762

Mars 2020 sol 721

Mars 2020 - sol 719

Martian sunset - Mars 2020 - sol 714 - Ingenuity Helicopter

Mars 2020 - sol 727

Mars 2020 - sol 727 Decorrelated Color

MSL - sol 3762

Mars 2020 Panorama - sol 721

Celebrating 10 Years+ on Mars! (2012-2023)

Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Rover Name: Curiosity

Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life.

Launch: Nov. 6, 2011

Landing Date: Aug. 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars

Mission Name: Mars 2020

Rover Name: Perseverance

Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.

Mars Helicopter (Ingenuity)

Launch: July 30, 2020

Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars

For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov

Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

Processing: Andrea Luck (Image 1), Kevin M. Gill (Images 3,5,6,7) 2di7 & titanio44 (Image 4), PipploIMP (Image 2)

Image Release Dates: March 1-11, 2023

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China's First Female Astronaut Liu Yang Talks About Her Work & Family

China's First Female Astronaut Liu Yang Talks About Her Work & Family

Liu Yang, China's first female taikonaut (astronaut) is a veteran of two space missions and a spacewalker. She recently returned from her six-month Shenzhou-14 mission in orbit on the China Space Station. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua's Miao Xiaojuan, Liu Yang talks about her work and family.

"Some people are not born to belong to just one family. You're one of these people." This is an excerpt from a surprise birthday card Liu Yang received in space from her husband.

Credit: New China TV

Duration: 3 minutes, 39 seconds

Release Date: March 9, 2023

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Friday, March 10, 2023

NASA Analog Missions: Q&A with Crew Isolated in HERA Habitat (C6M4) | JSC

NASA Analog Missions: Q&A with Crew Isolated in HERA Habitat (C6M4) | JSC

Crew members Sandra Herrmann and Katie Koube, from HERA Campaign 6 Mission 4, answer questions from students all over the world.

NASA’s “Groundlink” series connects students with crew currently inside NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog, or HERA, a habitat here on Earth. Through simulation of long-term human space travel, these crew are on a mission to help scientists learn more about how isolation, confinement, and remote conditions will affect astronauts on Artemis missions to the Moon and on future missions to Mars.

Similar to educational Downlinks, which connect students with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Groundlinks give students the opportunity to ask HERA crew their questions. Through the crew’s answers, students can learn more about how NASA prepares humans to live and work in space.

Students can submit questions to analog crew members on HERA’s website: https://www.nasa.gov/analogs/hera

NASA's Human Research Program pursues methods and technologies to support safe, productive human space travel. Through science conducted in laboratories, ground-based analogs, and the International Space Station, this team scrutinizes how spaceflight affects human bodies and behaviors. Such research drives NASA's quest to innovate ways that keep astronauts healthy and mission-ready as space travel expands to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Learn more about how NASA innovates for the benefit of humanity at:

https://www.nasa.gov/hrp

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 17 minutes, 36 seconds

Release Date: March 10, 2023

#NASA #Space #Earth #Habitat #HERA #HERAC6M4 #HERACrew #Simulation #Analog #HumanExploration #JourneyToMars #HumanSpaceflight #HumanResearchProgram #Experiment #Research #JSC #Houston #Texas #UnitedStates #International #Students #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Artemis Systems Ready to Fly Astronauts | This Week @NASA

Artemis Systems Ready to Fly Astronauts | This Week @NASA

Week of March 10, 2023: Artemis systems are ready to fly astronauts, a hot fire test of an Artemis rocket engine, and educating and inspiring the Artemis generation . . . a few of the stories to tell you about This Week at NASA!

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 2 minutes, 26 seconds

Release Date: March 10, 2023

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