NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Prepares for Launch at Kennedy Space Center

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Prepares for Launch at Kennedy Space Center

Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Russia, mission specialist; are photographed in their spacesuits at Launch Complex 39A in front of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft

Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Russia, mission specialist; are photographed in their spacesuits at Launch Complex 39A in front of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft

Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist, wave as they participate in a countdown dress rehearsal

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Dragon spacecraft on top is seen at sunset on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, as preparations continue for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida

From right to left to right, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, Jeanette Epps, pose inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps signs her name inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters 

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick signs his name inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters

The members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission posed for photos at Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida on February 25, 2024 as part of a pre-launch dress rehearsal. Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin of Russia, plus Pilot Michael Barratt, Commander Matthew Dominick, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps—all from NASA will launch no earlier than11:16 p.m. EST Saturday, March 2, 2024 on their SpaceX Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft via a Falcon 9 rocket.

The weather is only 40% favorable at this time.

Learn more about the SpaceX Crew-8 Mission:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/nasas-spacex-crew-8/ 

    

NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Official Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jeanette-j-epps/biography

NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/people/matthew-dominick

NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/michael-reed-barratt/biography

Alexander Grebenkin graduated from Irkutsk High Military Aviation School, Irkutsk, Russia, majoring in engineering, maintenance, and repair of aircraft radio navigation systems. He graduated from Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics with a degree in radio communications, broadcasting, and television.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the orbital outpost on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil.

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.

Image Credit: SpaceX

Image Dates: Feb. 25-28, 2024

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Shenzhou-17 Crew Completes Second Spacewalk | China Space Station

Shenzhou-17 Crew Completes Second Spacewalk | China Space Station

The Shenzhou-17 crew members aboard China's space station completed their second extravehicular mission at 13:32 Beijing time on Saturday, March 2, 2024, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). Their first extravehicular mission was on Dec. 21, 2023. This mission, lasting about eight hours, was conducted by the trio, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, with the assistance of a ground team and the China Space Station's robotic arm. The primary objective of this mission was to carry out maintenance on the solar wing of the Tianhe core module, eliminating impacts from collision by micro particles in space.

Following evaluation and analysis, it was determined that the power generation of repaired solar wing was back to normal. This marks the first time that Chinese astronauts have conducted extravehicular maintenance activities on external spacecraft facilities.

Wu Dawei, deputy chief designer of China's manned space program astronaut system commended the astronauts' impeccable performance during the mission.

"The astronauts' performance were flawless. Although it was Jiang Xinlin's first time engaging in extravehicular activities on the robotic arm, he showed composure and remained calm. The coordination between him and fellow astronauts, and with the ground team, was perfect. The mission was completed perfectly following our designed procedures and plans in the whole process," Wu said.

The Shenzhou-17 crew, who arrived at the space station on Oct 26, 2023 for a six-month mission, will continue to carry out a range of space science experiments and technological tests as planned.

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)

Video Credit: China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)/CCTV

Duration: 1 minute, 48 seconds

Release Date: March 2, 2024

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Preparing for Launch at Kennedy Space Center

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Preparing for Launch at Kennedy Space Center

Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from left to right, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, mission specialist; Michael Barratt, pilot; Matthew Dominick, commander; and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Russia, mission specialist; are photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a dress rehearsal on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in preparation for the Crew-8 mission.

    Members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 from left to right, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Russia are photographed in their SpaceX spacesuits

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A

A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears an American flag and the name of NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps, who will serve as one of two mission specialists for NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission

NASA astronaut Michael Barratt is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A

A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears an American flag and the name of NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, who will serve as pilot of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick is photographed inside the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A

A SpaceX launch and entry suit bears an American flag and the name of NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, who will serve as the commander of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission

The members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission posed for photos at Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida on February 25, 2024 as part of a pre-launch dress rehearsal. Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin of Russia, plus Pilot Michael Barratt, Commander Matthew Dominick, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps—all from NASA will launch no earlier than11:16 p.m. EST Saturday, March 2, 2024 on their SpaceX Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft via a Falcon 9 rocket.

The weather is only 40% favorable at this time.

Learn more about the SpaceX Crew-8 Mission:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/nasas-spacex-crew-8/ 

    

NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Official Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jeanette-j-epps/biography

NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/people/matthew-dominick

NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/michael-reed-barratt/biography

Alexander Grebenkin graduated from Irkutsk High Military Aviation School, Irkutsk, Russia, majoring in engineering, maintenance, and repair of aircraft radio navigation systems. He graduated from Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics with a degree in radio communications, broadcasting, and television.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the orbital outpost on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil.

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.

Image Credits: SpaceX

Release Date: Feb. 25, 2024

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A Historic Robotic Mission to the Moon’s South Pole | This Week @NASA

A Historic Robotic Mission to the Moon’s South Pole | This Week @NASA

A historic delivery of scientific payloads to the Moon’s South Pole, a record-breaking scientific balloon flight, and an asteroid mission’s close pass of the Sun . . . a few of the stories to tell you about—This Week at NASA!

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Video Producer & Editor: Andre Valentine

Narrator: Emanuel Cooper

Duration: 2 minutes, 41 seconds

Release Date: March 2, 2024

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What's Up for March 2024: Skywatching Tips from NASA | JPL

What's Up for March 2024: Skywatching Tips from NASA | JPL

Here are examples of skywatching highlights for March 2024 in the Northern Hemisphere:

Jupiter plows through the Pleiades on March 14, a chance to spot Mercury at month's end along with a subtle lunar eclipse, and a comet worth keeping an eye on!

0:00 Intro 

0:12 Moon & planet highlights

0:51 Penumbral lunar eclipse

1:47 Comet 12p/Pons-Brooks

1:23 March Moon phases

Find astronomy events & clubs: 

NASA's Night Sky Network

https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/night-sky-network/

Skywatching resources from NASA: https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching

Video Credit: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Duration: 3 minutes, 46 seconds

Release Date: March 1, 2024

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NASA Artemis V Moon Rocket Engine Test#8: Feb. 29, 2024 | Stennis Space Center

NASA Artemis V Moon Rocket Engine Test#8: Feb. 29, 2024 | Stennis Space Center

An Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 rocket engine (RS-25 developmental engine E0525) was tested for 615 seconds on the Fred Haise Test Stand (formerly A-1 Test Stand) at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, on February 29, 2024, at 1:40pm CST). This was the second test using a new production engine nozzle providing additional performance data on the upgraded unit and the eight hot fire test out of the 12 planned in the final round of certification testing ahead of production of an updated set of engines for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) that will be used beginning with Artemis V. The test had a planned duration of 615 seconds, with the RS-25 engine running up to 111% power level.

As NASA aims to establish a long-term presence on the Moon for scientific discovery and exploration, and prepare for future missions to Mars, new engines will incorporate dozens of improvements to make production more efficient and affordable while maintaining high performance and reliability.

With completion of the certification test series, all systems will be “go” to produce the first new RS-25 engines since the space shuttle era. NASA has contracted with Aerojet Rocketdyne to produce 24 new RS-25 engines using the updated design for missions beginning with Artemis V. NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne modified 16 former space shuttle missions for use on Artemis missions I through IV.

Through Artemis, NASA will establish the foundation for long-term scientific exploration at the Moon, land the first woman, first person of color, and first international partner astronaut on the lunar surface, and prepare for human expeditions to Mars for the benefit of all.

Video Credit: NASA

Duration: 11 minutes

Release Date: Feb. 29, 2024

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North America's Great Lakes Ice at Historic Low | NOAA

North America's Great Lakes Ice at Historic Low | NOAA

For the second consecutive year, ice cover on the Great Lakes remains significantly below average for this time of year. Typically, peak ice cover at levels are around 53 percent. As of February 11, 2024, total ice coverage across all lakes measured a mere 2.7 percent. Lakes Erie and Ontario are basically at—or tied with—their respective historic lows for this time of year, making both essentially ice-free. This record low ice cover is largely attributed to unusually warm temperatures throughout the region in December 2023, paired with the generally short duration of Arctic air blasts.

The Great Lakes, also called the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of large interconnected freshwater lakes in the east-central interior of North America that connect to the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River. The five lakes are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario and are in general on or near the Canada–United States border.

Credits: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) 

Duration: 2 minutes, 20 seconds

Release Date: March 1, 2024

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Tonight's Sky: March 2024 (Northern Hemisphere)

Tonight's Sky: March 2024 (Northern Hemisphere)

In March 2024, the stars of spring lie eastward. Look for the constellations Gemini and Cancer to spot interesting celestial features like star clusters M35 and the Beehive Cluster, and NGC 3923, an oblong elliptical galaxy with an interesting ripple pattern. Keep watching for space-based views of the galaxies.

“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. 

This video was produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. 

Video Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Duration: 5 minutes, 21 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 25, 2024

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-8: Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Ready | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8: Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Ready | International Space Station

The crew members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission pose for a photo in front of the assembled Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket in the hangar at Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida. From left to right are Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin of Russia, plus Pilot Michael Barratt, Commander Matthew Dominick, and Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps—all from NASA. The SpaceX Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft is now targeted to launch at 11:16 p.m. EST Saturday, March 2, 2024.

Learn more about the SpaceX Crew-8 Mission:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/nasas-spacex-crew-8/ 

    

NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Official Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jeanette-j-epps/biography

NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/people/matthew-dominick

NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt Official Biography

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/michael-reed-barratt/biography

Alexander Grebenkin graduated from Irkutsk High Military Aviation School, Irkutsk, Russia, majoring in engineering, maintenance, and repair of aircraft radio navigation systems. He graduated from Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics with a degree in radio communications, broadcasting, and television.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the orbital outpost on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil.

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: SpaceX

Release Date: Feb. 24, 2024

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NASA's Space to Ground: Coming Up Next | Week of March 1, 2024

NASA's Space to Ground: Coming Up Next | Week of March 1, 2024

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what is happening aboard the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft is now targeted to launch at 11:16 p.m. EST Saturday, March 2, 2024. Crew-8 Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Mike Barratt, and Mission Specialists Jeanette Epps and Alexander Grebenkin of Russia will take a short, automated trip to the station aboard Dragon and dock to the Harmony module’s forward port at 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, March 3.

Follow Expedition 70 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

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.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 2 minutes 41 seconds

Release Date: March 1, 2024 

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NASA's "Espacio a Tierra" | Todo es cuestión de ciencia: 23 de febrero de 2024

NASA's "Espacio a Tierra" | Todo es cuestión de ciencia: 23 de febrero de 2024

Espacio a Tierra, la versión en español de las cápsulas Space to Ground de la NASA, te informa semanalmente de lo que está sucediendo en la Estación Espacial Internacional.

Aprende más sobre la ciencia a bordo de la estación espacial: 

https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-research-and-technology/ciencia-en-la-estacion/

Ciencia de la NASA: https://ciencia.nasa.gov

Para obtener más información sobre la ciencia de la NASA, suscríbete al boletín semanal: https://www.nasa.gov/suscribete

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: Feb. 29, 2024

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NASA Remembers Astronaut Richard Truly

NASA Remembers Astronaut Richard Truly

"We're saddened by the passing of Astronaut Richard Truly at the age of 86."

In 1965, Truly became one of the first military astronauts selected to the Air Force’s Manned Orbiting Laboratory program and transferred to NASA as an astronaut in August 1969. He served as capsule communicator for all three Skylab missions in 1973 and the Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. He was pilot for one of the two-astronaut crews that flew the 747/Space Shuttle Enterprise approach and landing test flights during 1977. He then was backup pilot for STS-1, the first orbital test of the Shuttle. His first space flight was as pilot of Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-2), significant as the first piloted spacecraft to be reflown in space. His second flight (STS-8) was as commander of Space Shuttle Challenger, the first night launch and landing in the Shuttle program.

The former Shuttle astronaut served as the first commander of the Naval Space Command in Dahlgren, Virginia, established Oct. 1, 1983.

Vice Admiral Richard H. Truly returned to NASA to become NASA’s Associate Administrator for Space Flight on February 20, 1986. In this position, he led the painstaking rebuilding of the Space Shuttle program. This was highlighted by NASA’s celebrated “return to flight” on September 29, 1988, when Discovery lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on the first Shuttle mission in almost 3 years.

He served as NASA’s eighth Administrator from February 1989 to 1992.

NASA News Release: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-honors-life-of-former-administrator-astronaut-richard-truly/

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Video Producer: Sonnet Apple

Duration: 3 minutes

Release Date: Feb. 29, 2024

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The Himalayas | International Space Station

The Himalayas | International Space Station

The Himalayas, separating the Indian subcontinent from China, home to the South Asian nations of Nepal and Bhutan, and with Lakes Mansarovar and Rakshastal on the Chinese side, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above. The Himalayas, or Himalaya, is a mountain range in Asia. The range has a number of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 peaks exceed elevations of 7,200 meters (23,600 feet) above sea level in the Himalayas.

The Himalayas cross five countries: Nepal, China, Pakistan, Bhutan and India.

Follow Expedition 70 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

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.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Feb. 11, 2024 

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Earth Views: February 2024 | China Space Station

Earth Views: February 2024 | China Space Station

This new China's Space Station video presents a stunning sunrise and more Earth views . . .

The Shenzhou-17 crew continues to research human adaptation to the space environment. So far, they have successfully completed many tasks, including spacewalks, moving equipment out of the space station for space experiments, managing equipment and facilities, and maintaining experiment facilities for long term science research.

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)

Video Credit: China Global Television Network (CGTN)/China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) 

Duration: 2 minutes, 55 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 29, 2024

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New Link Found Between Water and Planet Formation | ESO

New Link Found Between Water and Planet Formation | ESO

Researchers have found water vapor in the disc around a young star exactly where planets may be forming. Water is a key ingredient for life on Earth, and is also thought to play a significant role in planet formation. Yet, until now, we had never been able to map how water is distributed in a stable, cool disc—the type of disc that offers the most favorable conditions for planets to form around stars. The new findings were made possible thanks to the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is a partner. This video summarizes the discovery. 

Video Credits: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.

Editing: Angelos Tsaousis and Luis Calçada.

Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida

Written by: Pamela Freeman and Tom Howarth.

Footage and photos: ESO/L. Calçada, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Facchini et al., A. Tsaousis, C. Malin (christophmalin.com), B. Tafreshi, General Dynamics C4 Systems.  

Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.

Duration: 1 minute, 29 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 29, 2024

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Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Annual Minimum, Second Lowest On Record | NASA Goddard

Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Annual Minimum, Second Lowest On Record | NASA Goddard

On February 20th, 2024, Antarctic sea ice officially reached its minimum extent for the year. This cycle of growth and melting occurs every year, with the ice reaching its smallest size during the Southern Hemisphere's summer. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, this marks the second-lowest sea ice extent recorded by satellites, reflecting a trend of declining coverage over time.

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)/Scientific Visualization Studio

Grace Weikert (eMITS AMA): Lead Producer

Trent L. Schindler (USRA): Lead Visualizer

Walt Meier (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

Project Support: Katie Jepson (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Project Support: Jefferson Beck (eMITS MORI)

Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Feb. 28, 2024

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