NASA’s Orion Capsule Put to the Test Before Artemis II Crewed Moon Mission

NASA’s Orion Capsule Put to the Test Before Artemis II Crewed Moon Mission

Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio, prepare the Orion Environmental Test Article for testing in advance of the Artemis II mission.

Artemis II will be the first flight with crew aboard NASA’s deep space exploration system: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the ground systems at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. During their mission, four astronauts will confirm all of the spacecraft’s systems operate as designed with people aboard in the actual environment of deep space, over the course of about a 10-day mission. The Artemis II flight test will pave the way to land the first woman and next man on the Moon on Artemis III.

Artemis II: 

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii

https://www.nasa.gov/moontomars

NASA's Artemis Program:

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

Glenn Research Center

https://www.nasa.gov/glenn/

Video Credit: NASA's Glenn Research Center

Duration: 51 seconds

Release Date: March 6, 2024

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 4423: A Matter of Perspective | Hubble Space Telescope

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4423: A Matter of Perspective | Hubble Space Telescope

Here we see NGC 4423, a galaxy that lies about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. In this image NGC 4423 appears to have quite an irregular, tubular form, so it might be surprising to find out that it is in fact a spiral galaxy. Knowing this, we can make out the denser central bulge of the galaxy, and the less crowded surrounding disc (the part that comprises the spiral arms). 

If NGC 4423 were viewed face-on it would resemble the shape that we most associate with spiral galaxies: the spectacular curving arms sweeping out from a bright centre, interspersed with dimmer, darker, less populated regions. However, when observing the skies we are constrained by the relative alignments between Earth and the objects that we are observing: we cannot simply reposition Earth so that we can get a better face-on view of NGC 4423!

Of course, celestial objects do not remain sedentary in space, but often move at extremely rapid velocities relative to one another. This might suggest that, should a galaxy be moving in a fortuitous direction relative to Earth, we might be able to view it from a substantially different perspective once it has moved far enough. This is theoretically possible, but the reality is that the distances in space are simply far too big, and human lifetimes far too short, for a noticeable difference in relative alignment to occur. In other words, this is more-or-less the view of NGC 4423 that we will always have! 

Image Description: A broad spiral galaxy is seen edge-on, so that its spiral arms cannot be seen. Visible dust and stars trace the disc of the galaxy, surrounded by a glowing halo above and below. The color of the galaxy changes smoothly between the outer disc at the ends and the bulge in the center. A few bright stars surround the galaxy on a dark background.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Sun

Release Date: March 4, 2024

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Planet Mars Images for March 2024 | NASA Mars Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers

Planet Mars Images: March 2024 | NASA Mars Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers

MSL - sol 4111

MSL - sol 4111

Mars 2020 - sol 1078

Mars 2020 - sol 1068

MSL - sol 4107

Mars 2020 - sol 1074

MSL - sol 4108

Mars 2020 - sol 1071

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Celebrating 11+ Years on Mars (2012-2024)

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 3+ 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.

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: Feb. 24-March 4, 2024

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Recientemente: Una entrega histórica en el polo sur de la Luna | NASA

Recientemente: Una entrega histórica en el polo sur de la Luna | 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.

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: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 2 minutes, 43 seconds

Release Date: March 5, 2024

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Applying to be a NASA Astronaut: U.S. Citizens | Johnson Space Center

Applying to be a NASA Astronaut: U.S. Citizens | Johnson Space Center

NASA is seeking a new generation of space explorers to journey beyond. Do you think you have what it takes to join NASA’s next astronaut class? Visit: https://www.NASA.gov/astronauts

Applications are open from March 5 through April 2, 2024. 

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

Producer/Editor: Bryan Kersten

Producer: Chelsey Ballarte

Animation: Daniel Waltzer

Videographer: Charles Clendaniel

Exec. Producer: Sami Aziz

Duration: 2 minutes, 27 seconds

Release Date: March 5, 2024

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The Universe is Calling: Apply to Be a NASA Astronaut

The Universe is Calling: Apply to Be a NASA Astronaut

Narrator Morgan Freeman: "We’re recruiting for our next class of NASA astronauts. Selected candidates could fly on Artemis missions to the Moon and, eventually, Mars. Will you be one of them?"

Applications are open for American citizens from March 5 through April 2, 2024. Read the requirements and start your application by visiting:

https://go.nasa.gov/astro2024

Don't think you have what it takes? There's no such thing as a typical astronaut. We’re seeking out team players, passionate people, candidates who thrive under pressure and excel in what they do.

The universe is calling. Explore with us.

Video Credit: NASA

Video Producer: Daniel Lauchu

Executive Producer: Rebecca Sirmons

Editors: Shane Apple and Daniel Lauchu

Narrator: Morgan Freeman

Duration: 1 minute, 32 seconds

Release Date: March 5, 2024

 

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Survey Reveals Secrets of Planet Birth around Dozens of Stars | ESO

Survey Reveals Secrets of Planet Birth around Dozens of Stars | ESO

In a series of studies, a team of astronomers has shed new light on the fascinating and complex process of planet formation. The stunning images, captured using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile, represent one of the largest ever surveys of planet-forming discs. The research brings together observations of more than 80 young stars that might have planets forming around them, providing astronomers with a wealth of data and unique insights into how planets arise in different regions of our galaxy. This video summarizes the discovery.

Credits: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner

Editing: Angelos Tsaousis

Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida

Written by: Tom Howarth and Pamela Freeman

Footage and photos: ESO / Luis Calçada, Martin Kornmesser, Angelos Tsaousis, Cristoph Malin (christophmalin.com), ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/L. Cieza, F. Kamphues, C. Ginski, A. Garufi, P.-G. Valegård et al.

Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova

Duration: 1 minute, 29 seconds 

Release Date: March 5, 2024  

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Welcoming NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 After Docking | International Space Station

Welcoming NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 After Docking | International Space Station

Welcoming Ceremony at 13 minute mark!

NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Russia, arrived at the International Space Station when their Dragon spacecraft autonomously docked to the forward-facing port of the Harmony module at 2:28 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 5 following a launch on March 3 on the Endeavour spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Following docking, the quartet opened the hatch and floated onboard the orbital outpost before providing welcoming remarks as its mission aboard the space station began. The four crew members will conduct a long-duration science mission living and working aboard the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. Such 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.

Learn more about the Crew-8 mission: 

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

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.

Video Credit: NASA

Duration: 17 minutes

Release Date: March 5, 2024

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NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Arrival | International Space Station

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Arrival | International Space Station

The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-8 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Russia, was opened on March 5, 2024, at 3:50am EST. Crew-8 is SpaceX’s eight operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. 

Crew-8 joins the International Space Station’s Expedition 70 crew of NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Konstantin Borisov, Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub of Russia.

Learn more about the Crew-8 mission: 

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

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.

Video Credits: NASA/SpaceX

Acknowledgement: SciNews

Duration: 2 minutes, 33 seconds

Release Date: March 5, 2024

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Meet NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt, Crew-8 Pilot

Meet NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt, Crew-8 Pilot

NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt is the pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. This will be Barratt’s third trip to the International Space Station. In 2009, Barratt served as a flight engineer for Expeditions 19 and 20 as the station transitioned its standard crew complement from three to six, and performed two spacewalks. He flew aboard the space shuttle Discovery in 2011 on STS-133, which delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module and fourth Express Logistics Carrier. He has spent a total of 212 days in space. 

Born in Vancouver, Washington, he Considers Camas, Washington, to be his hometown. Barratt earned a bachelor’s in zoology from the University of Washington, Seattle, and a doctor of medicine from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. He completed residencies in internal medicine at Northwestern and aerospace medicine along with a master’s degree at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. After nine years as a NASA flight surgeon and project physician, Barratt joined the astronaut corps in 2000.

NASA Astronaut Michael Barratt Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/people/michael-reed-barratt/

For over 23 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. As a global endeavor, more than 244 people from 19 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 3,000 research and educational investigations from researchers in 108 countries and areas.

The station is a critical testbed for NASA to understand and overcome the challenges of long-duration spaceflight and to expand commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit. As commercial companies focus on providing human space transportation services and destinations as part of a robust low Earth orbit economy, NASA is able to more fully focus its resources on deep space missions to the Moon and Mars.

Find more information on NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center

Duration: 3 minutes

Release Date: March 4, 2024

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Meet NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick, Crew-8 Commander

Meet NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick, Crew-8 Commander

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick is the commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. This is the first spaceflight for Dominick, who became a NASA astronaut in 2017. He is from Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of San Diego, California, and a master’s in systems engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is an active-duty U.S. Navy astronaut. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland, and then served as a test pilot specializing in testing landing on and catapult launches from U.S. Navy aircraft carriers.

NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick Biography:

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

For over 23 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. As a global endeavor, more than 244 people from 19 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 3,000 research and educational investigations from researchers in 108 countries and areas.

The station is a critical testbed for NASA to understand and overcome the challenges of long-duration spaceflight and to expand commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit. As commercial companies focus on providing human space transportation services and destinations as part of a robust low Earth orbit economy, NASA is able to more fully focus its resources on deep space missions to the Moon and Mars.

Find more information on NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center

Duration: 3 minutes

Release Date: March 4, 2024

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Meet Roscosmos Cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin (Russia), Crew-8 Mission Specialist

Meet Roscosmos Cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin (Russia), Crew-8 Mission Specialist

Roscosmos Cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin is a mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. Grebenkin, who graduated from Irkutsk High Military Aviation School, Irkutsk, Russia, majoring in engineering, maintenance, and repair of aircraft radio navigation system. He is also flying on his first mission. He graduated from Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics with a degree in radio communications, broadcasting, and television.

Learn more about the Crew-8 Mission: 

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

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: 1 minute, 51 seconds

Release Date: March 4, 2024

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch Pad Departure | Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launch Pad Departure | Kennedy Space Center

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 crew members right to left, NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick, and Michael Barratt, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin wearing SpaceX spacesuits, are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for Launch Complex 39A to board the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-8 mission launch Sunday, March 3, 2024. 

After suit-up and final fit checks, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts participate in a traditional game of cards inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building

NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick and Michael Barratt speak with family and friends as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building

Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Russia, plus NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick, and Michael Barratt, speak with family and friends as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts from right to left NASA astronauts Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick, and Michael Barratt, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Russia smile and wave inside a Dragon spacecraft at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of liftoff 

NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 crewmates Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin of Russia take their first steps outside from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to head to Space Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida prior to liftoff to the International Space Station at 10:53 p.m. EST Sunday, March 3, 2024.

Learn more about the SpaceX Crew-8 Mission:

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

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: NASA/Kim Shiflett/Aubrey Gemignani/SpaceX

Image Date: March 3, 2024

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Meet NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps: Crew-8 Mission Specialist

Meet NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps: Crew-8 Mission Specialist

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is a mission specialist for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. This will be Epps’ first trip to the International Space Station. She is from Syracuse, New York, and earned a bachelor’s in physics from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York, and a master’s in science and a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to joining NASA, she worked at Ford Motor Company. She was selected as an astronaut in July 2009, and has served on the Generic Joint Operation Panel working on space station crew efficiency, as a crew support astronaut for two expeditions, and as lead capsule communicator in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Epps previously was assigned to NASA’s Boeing Starliner-1 mission. NASA reassigned Epps to allow Boeing time to complete development of Starliner while also continuing plans for astronauts to gain spaceflight experience for future mission needs.

NASA Astronaut Jeanette Epps Official Biography:

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

For over 23 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. As a global endeavor, more than 244 people from 19 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 3,000 research and educational investigations from researchers in 108 countries and areas.

The station is a critical testbed for NASA to understand and overcome the challenges of long-duration spaceflight and to expand commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit. As commercial companies focus on providing human space transportation services and destinations as part of a robust low Earth orbit economy, NASA is able to more fully focus its resources on deep space missions to the Moon and Mars.

Find more information on NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center

Duration: 3 minutes

Release Date: March 4, 2024

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Overview | International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Overview | International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission is bringing NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Alexander Grebenkin of Roscosmos (Russia) to the International Space Station.

The SpaceX Crew-8 mission lifted off aboard the Dragon “Endeavour” spacecraft at 10:53 p.m. EST on Sunday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Commercial Crew quartet is taking a 28-hour automated ride aboard Endeavour and will dock to the International Space Station Harmony module’s forward port at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Learn more about the crew and mission: 

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

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.

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

Duration: 2 minutes, 54 seconds

Release Date: March 4, 2024

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GN-z11: One of the Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen | James Webb Space Telescope

GN-z11: One of the Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen | James Webb Space Telescope

   

Looking deep into space and time, two teams using the NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope have studied the exceptionally luminous galaxy GN-z11 that existed when our 13.8 billion-year-old Universe was only about 430 million years old.

Delivering on its promise to transform our understanding of the early Universe, the James Webb Space Telescope is probing galaxies near the dawn of time. One of these is the exceptionally luminous galaxy GN-z11, which existed when the Universe was just a tiny fraction of its current age. Initially detected with the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope, it is one of the youngest and most distant galaxies ever observed, and it is also one of the most enigmatic. Why is it so bright? Webb appears to have found the answer.

A team studying GN-z11 with Webb found the first clear evidence that the galaxy is hosting a central, supermassive black hole that is rapidly accreting matter. Their finding makes this the most distant active supermassive black hole spotted to date.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, B. Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), B. Johnson (CfA), S. Tacchella (Cambridge), M. Rieke (University of Arizona), D. Eisenstein (CfA)

Release Date: March 4, 2024

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