NASA's Space to Ground: A Stroll in Space | Week of Oct. 27, 2023

NASA's Space to Ground: A Stroll in Space | Week of Oct. 27, 2023

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub concluded their spacewalk Oct. 25, 2023, at 9:30 p.m. EDT after 7 hours and 41 minutes. During the spacewalk, Kononenko and Chub inspected and photographed an external backup radiator on the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module, as well as isolated the radiator from Nauka’s cooling system.

The two cosmonauts also released a nanosatellite to test solar sail technology. Furthermore, the cosmonauts installed a synthetic radar communications system. This was the sixth spacewalk in Kononenko’s career, and the first for Chub. It is the 268th spacewalk for space station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades.

On Nov. 1, 2023, NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli are scheduled to exit the station’s Quest airlock. U.S. Spacewalk 89 will be the first for both Moghbeli and O’Hara. Moghbeli will serve as extravehicular activity crew member 1 and will wear a suit with red stripes. O’Hara will serve as extravehicular crew member 2 and will wear an unmarked suit.

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Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

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: 2 minutes, 34 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 27, 2023

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Our World: The Stories Moon Rocks Tell | NASA 360

Our World: The Stories Moon Rocks Tell | NASA 360

More than 50 years ago the Apollo missions brought moon rocks, core samples, pebbles, sand, and dust back to Earth. While scientists have been studying these lunar samples for years, researchers at the Astromaterials Acquisition &  Curation Office are using new instruments and modern technology to study and analyze six preserved core samples. Astromaterials 3D, an interactive virtual library, also gives everyone the chance to virtually manipulate and look inside of 3D rocks samples. 

What can we learn from analyzing and studying moon rocks with cutting edge technology? Moon rocks can unravel the stories and mysteries about the Moon, Earth, and our solar system.

Video Credit: NASAeClips

Duration: 5 minutes, 41 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 25, 2023

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Shenzhou-17 Crew Enters China's Tiangong Space Station Hours after Launch

Shenzhou-17 Crew Enters China's Tiangong Space Station Hours after Launch

The Shenzhou-17 crew entered the Tianhe Core Module of China's space station on October 26, 2023, at 11:34 UTC (19:34 China Standard Time) They met with another astronaut (taikonaut) trio, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. 

The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship was launched into space atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 11:14pm Thursday (Beijing Time) on October 26, 2023, sending the crew of three astronauts—Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin—to the space station for a six-month mission.

The Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft made a fast, automated rendezvous and docked with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 17:46 (Beijing Time). Hours later, the Shenzhou-16 crew aboard the space station, opened the hatch at 7:34pm (Beijing Time). The three space station occupants greeted the new arrivals and they took group pictures.

Tang, commander of the Shenzhou-17 mission, experienced a historic moment as one of the first batch of Chinese astronauts launched into orbit aboard the Shenzhou-12 mission to China's space station in June 2021. He is the first taikonaut to visit China's space station twice.

Now, the space complex Tang is revisiting has been extended into a versatile space lab with two additional modules and more sophisticated experimental facilities. He also set a new record for the shortest interval between two spaceflight missions by Chinese astronauts. According to the China Manned Space Agency, the six astronauts will live and work together for about four days to complete planned tasks and handover work. The Shenzhou-16 crew is expected to return to Earth on Oct. 31, 2023.

Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station. Shenzhou-17 is also the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

Shenzhou-17 Crew:

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-16 Crew:

Jing Haipeng (Commander) 

Zhu Yangzhu (Mission Specialist)

Gui Haichao (Mission Specialist)

Video Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV) Video News Agency

Duration: 2 minutes, 37 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 26, 2023

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Shenzhou-17 Crewed Mission: Docking | China Space Station

Shenzhou-17 Crewed Mission: Docking | China Space Station

China has sent its youngest crew ever to the China Space Station. The Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft made a fast, automated rendezvous and docked with the front port of the space station's core module Tianhe at 09:46 UTC (17:46 China Standard Time) on Oct. 26, 2023.

The Shenzhou-17 crew was successfully launched by their Long March-2F Y17 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on October 26, 2023, at 03:14 UTC (11:14am China Standard Time). Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three taikonauts (astronauts) on a mission to the China Space Station: Hongbo Tang (汤洪波, Commander), Shengjie Tang (唐胜杰) (Mission Specialist) and Xinlin Jiang (江新林) (Mission Specialist). 

China Shenzhou-17 Crew

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-17 is the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 1 minute, 43 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 26, 2023

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Shenzhou-17 Crewed Mission: Long March Rocket Launch | China Space Station

Shenzhou-17 Crewed Mission: Long March Rocket Launch | China Space Station

China has sent its youngest crew ever to the China Space Station. The Shenzhou-17 crew was successfully launched by their Long March-2F Y17 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China, on October 26, 2023, at 03:14 UTC (11:14am China Standard Time). Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three taikonauts (astronauts) on a mission to the China Space Station: Hongbo Tang (汤洪波, Commander), Shengjie Tang (唐胜杰) (Mission Specialist) and Xinlin Jiang (江新林) (Mission Specialist). 

Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station.

China Shenzhou-17 Crew

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-17 is the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 26, 2023

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Pre-launch Ceremony for Shenzhou-17 Taikonauts | China Space Station

Pre-launch Ceremony for Shenzhou-17 Taikonauts | China Space Station

China is sending its youngest crew ever to the China Space Station. A send-off ceremony for the three Shenzhou-17 taikonauts traveling to the China Space Station was held Thursday morning, Oct. 26, 2023, local time at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. Three taikonauts, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, have been selected for the mission to the China Space Station (CSS), and Tang Hongbo is the commander.

After the ceremony, the Long March-2F Y17 rocket successfully launched the Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station.

China Shenzhou-17 Crew

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-17 will be the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

Credit: China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 25, 2023

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Orbital Sunrise Casts Elongated Cloud Shadows | International Space Station

Orbital Sunrise Casts Elongated Cloud Shadows | International Space Station

An orbital sunrise casts elongated cloud shadows in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the Peru-Ecuador border in South America.

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Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

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) 

Image Date: Oct. 13, 2023

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China's Shenzhou-17 Crew Announced | China Space Station

China's Shenzhou-17 Crew Announced | China Space Station

China is sending its youngest crew ever to the China Space Station. On October 25, 2023, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced the crew for the Shenzhou-17 mission: Hongbo Tang (汤洪波, Commander), Shengjie Tang (唐胜杰) and Xinlin Jiang (江新林). 

The Long March-2F Y17 rocket is scheduled to launch the Shenzhou-17 crew spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China no earlier than October 26, 2023, at 03:14 UTC (11:14am China Standard Time). Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station.

China Shenzhou-17 Crew

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Shenzhou-17 will be the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 25, 2023

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Mars: Gullies - Northwest Rim of Hale Crater | NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Mars: Gullies - Northwest Rim of Hale Crater | NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

This image covers part of the northwest rim of Hale Crater on Mars. Gullies have formed down the interior rim of the crater in this location.

Bright material deposits are evident along the walls of certain gullies. These deposits might be the result of transport or exposure of finer-grained sediments, variations in the brightness of dust or materials, or the presence of ice or fresh deposits within the gullies.

Image cutout is less than 1 km (under 1 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 255 km (159 mi). 

While the origin of these gullies is not clear, several have attributes similar to their counterparts on the Earth that result from flowing water. These include upper regions where gully tributaries have eroded into the source rocks, sinuous or “snake-like” channel middle reaches, and down slope regions where gullies distribute and terminate in deposits of sediment and debris.

Bright material deposits are evident along the walls of some gullies. These deposits might be the result of transport or exposure of finer-grained sediments, variations in the brightness of dust or materials, or the presence of ice or fresh deposits within the gullies.

Hale is an elliptical-shaped crater, approximately 150 by 125 kilometers, just north of the Argyre Basin.

The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured this image. “For 17 years, MRO has been revealing Mars to us as no one had seen it before,” said the mission’s project scientist, Rich Zurek of JPL.

Latitude (centered): -35.093°

Longitude (East): 322.414°

Spacecraft altitude: 255.2 km (158.6 miles)

More About MRO

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manages MRO for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Caltech, in Pasadena, manages JPL for NASA. The University of Arizona, in Tucson, operates HiRISE, which was built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., in Boulder, Colorado. The Context Camera was built by, and is operated by, Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego.

For more information on MRO, visit:

https://mars.nasa.gov/mro

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/mission/index.html

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Image Date: July 28, 2009

Caption Credit: Shawn D. Hart and Ginny Gulick 

Release Date: Oct. 24, 2023

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Recientemente: Aspectos destacados del eclipse solar del “anillo de fuego" | NASA

Recientemente: Aspectos destacados del eclipse solar del “anillo de fuego" | NASA

Recientemente en la NASA, la versión en español de las cápsulas This Week at NASA, te informa semanalmente de lo que está sucediendo en la NASA. 

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Week of October 20, 2023: Highlighting the “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse, learning how the human body reacts to long spaceflights, and a new engine test series for future Artemis missions . . . a few of the stories to tell you about—This Week at NASA!

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 2 minutes, 35 seconds

Release Date: Oct. 24, 2023

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A "Green Flash" Sunset: Gone in 60 Seconds | Earth-Sun Science

A "Green Flash" Sunset: Gone in 60 Seconds | Earth-Sun Science

One minute sunset with multiple “green flashes.” Location: Big Island, Hawaii, USA 

Witnessing green flashes at sunset is a rare event that many Sun watchers pride themselves on having seen. Once thought to be a myth, green flashes are now understood to occur when the Earth's atmosphere acts like a prism and a lens. Atmospheric layers create altitude-variable refractions that take light from the top of the Sun, dispersing its colors, creating multiple images, and magnifying it in just the right way to make thin slivers appear green, just before it disappears.

Video Credit & Copyright: Tengyu Cai 

Tengyu's Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/tengyu.cai

Capture Date: Oct. 8, 2023

Release Date: Oct. 24, 2023

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Distant Galaxy NGC 7497 Behind The Milky Way Galaxy's Integrated Flux Nebula

Distant Galaxy NGC 7497 Behind The Milky Way Galaxy's Integrated Flux Nebula

Distant barred spiral galaxy NGC 7497 can be seen through the Milky Way Galaxy's Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN). This galaxy is not surrounded by this nebula. It just appears that way. This nebula's dust is much closer to us than the galaxy. It is like looking at the moon on a partially cloudy night. This dust, unlike classic reflection nebulas that are usually illuminated by neighboring stars, is actually illuminated by the glow of our own Milky Way Galaxy. The IFN nebula is very faint. Amateur astronomer Steve Mandel named this nebulosity the Integrated Flux Nebula, or IFN. The IFN nebula is estimated to be between 400 and 1,000 light years away. The galaxy NGC 7497 is around 50-60 million light years from Earth.

The 0.81 m (32 in) Schulman Telescope is a Ritchey-Chrétien reflector built by RC Optical Systems and installed in 2010. It is operated by the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter and is Arizona's largest dedicated public observatory. The Schulman Telescope was designed from inception for remote control over the Internet by amateur and professional astrophotographers worldwide. It is currently the world's largest telescope dedicated for this purpose.

Technical Details:

Optics: Schulman 32-inch RCOS Telescope

Camera: SBIG STX16803

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

Caption Acknowledgements: European Space Agency/The Cloudy Nights Astronomical Community

Image Date: Oct. 1, 2012

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Planet Mars Images: October 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL

New Mars Images: October 2023 | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL

MSL - Sol 3983

Mars2020 - Sol 947

MSL - Sol 3981

MSL - Sol 3979

MSL - Sol 3979

MSL - Sol 3979

MSL - Sol 3974

Mars2020 - Sol 938

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Celebrating 11+ 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

Celebrating 2+ Years on 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 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: Kevin M. Gill

Image Release Dates: Oct.11-20, 2023

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Jasmin & Loral Talk with 2023 ASCEND Conference | International Space Station

Jasmin & Loral Talk with 2023 ASCEND Conference | International Space Station

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 70 Flight Engineers Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA discussed life and work aboard the orbital outpost during an in-flight interview Oct. 23, 2023, with ASCEND conference attendees in Las Vegas. 

2023 Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery (ASCEND)

ASCEND 2023 Conference Website: 

https://t.co/I98mDLBX0k

O’Hara and Moghbeli are in the midst of 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. 

This research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future human exploration through the agency’s Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.

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Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

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: 20 minutes

Release Date: Oct. 23, 2023

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Geographic "Heart" of The Middle East | International Space Station

Geographic "Heart" of The Middle East | International Space Station

The Canadarm2 robotic arm extends from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above Turkey. Below, the Sinai Peninsula, the Red Sea, and the Nile River Delta are pictured leading toward the Mediterranean Sea at bottom.

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Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

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) 

Image Date: Oct. 20, 2023

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"Victus Nox" Recap: 'Record Breaking' US Rocket Launch | Firefly Aerospace

"Victus Nox" Recap: 'Record Breaking' US Rocket Launch | Firefly Aerospace

Firefly Aerospace's Victus Nox Mission "fundamentally changed how the space industry accesses space." Instead of spending weeks or months prepping a payload and rocket for launch, we condensed the timeline into "24 hours." "Responsive space has been a concept for years, and our team showed the world that it's now possible."

Firefly Aerospace successfully launched the U.S. Space Force’s Victus Nox Mission mission with 24-hour notice, demonstrating a critical capability for the United States to rapidly respond to on-orbit needs. Upon receiving the notice to launch and orbit requirements from the Space Force, Firefly completed all final mission preparations, including trajectory software updates, payload encapsulation, transport to the launch pad, mating to Alpha, and fueling, within "24 hours." Alpha then launched at the first available window.

The flight began with a nominal countdown and liftoff at 7:28 p.m. PDT on September 14, 2023 and progressed seamlessly through each stage of flight, including stage one main engine cutoff (MECO), stage separation, and stage two ignition. Alpha then deployed the Millennium Space Systems satellite at the target destination in low Earth orbit. Firefly also successfully tested an Alpha stage two relight and targeted re-entry.

Following payload deployment in low Earth orbit, Millennium fully initialized the space vehicle in less than 48 hours and then began operations for its Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission.

Firefly Aerospace is "an end-to-end space transportation company with launch, lunar, and on-orbit services. Headquartered in central Texas, Firefly is a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners ('AEI') focused on delivering responsive, reliable, and affordable space access for government and commercial customers. Firefly’s small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide the space industry with a single source for missions from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond." 

For more information, visit www.fireflyspace.com

Video Credit: Firefly Aerospace

Caption Credit: Firefly Aerospace

Duration: 2 minutes 45 seconds

Capture Date: Sept. 14, 2023

Release Date: Oct. 23, 2023

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