NASA's Space to Ground: The Scientist | Week of Aug. 23, 2024

NASA's Space to Ground: The Scientist | Week of Aug. 23, 2024

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. A Russian cargo spacecraft arrived at the aft port of the orbiting laboratory’s Zvezda Service module at 1:53 a.m. EDT, Saturday, Aug. 17. It delivered about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the International Space Station. The Roscosmos spacecraft will remain docked for approximately six months before departing for a re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew.

NASA Astronaut Donald R. Pettit Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/people/donald-r-pettit/

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/donald-r-pettit/

Expedition 71 Updates:

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

Expedition 71 Crew

Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)

NASA: Tracy Dyson, Matthew Dominick, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore

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

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

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

Duration: 4 minutes, 13 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 23, 2024

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SpaceX Dragons for Polaris Dawn & NASA's Crew-9 | Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX Dragons for Polaris Dawn & NASA's Crew-9 | Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX Crew Dragon (modified) for Polaris Dawn Mission

SpaceX Crew Dragons for Polaris Dawn (left) and NASA's Crew-9 Missions

SpaceX Crew Dragons for Polaris Dawn (left) and NASA's Crew-9 Missions

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, August 27 at 3:38 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There are two additional launch opportunities within the four-hour window at 5:23 a.m. ET and 7:09 a.m. ET. If needed, backup opportunities are available on Wednesday, August 28 at the same times.

The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously flew Crew-1 to and from the International Space Station, and Inspiration4, the first all-civilian mission to orbit. This will be the fourth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission. It previously launched Crew-8 and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Polaris Dawn Mission Objectives

During their multi-day mission to orbit, Dragon and the crew will endeavor to reach the highest Earth orbit ever flown since the Apollo program and participate in the first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) by commercial astronauts wearing SpaceX-developed EVA suits. They will also conduct 36 research studies and experiments from 31 partners designed to advance both human health on Earth and during long-duration spaceflight, and test Starlink laser-based communications in space.

Polaris Dawn Crew

Jared Isaacman - Mission Commander

Scott Poteet - Mission Pilot

Sarah Gillis - Mission Specialist

Anna Menon - Mission Specialist & Medical Officer

Learn more about the Polaris Program:

https://polarisprogram.com

For more on NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 Mission to the International Space Station, visit: 

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/nasas-spacex-crew-9/

Image Credit: SpaceX

Image Date: Aug. 21, 2024

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Reach for The Moon | International Space Station

Reach for The Moon | International Space Station

The third quarter moon rises just above Earth's blue horizon as the International Space Station orbited 258 miles above the Red Sea.

The Full Moon pictured above Earth's horizon as the International Space Station soared 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa northwest of Cape Town.

The Full Moon pictured above Earth's horizon as the International Space Station soared 262 miles above the Indian Ocean south of the African island nation of Madagascar.

The First Quarter Moon is pictured above Earth's horizon from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the English Channel in between France and England.

A waning crescent moon hangs in the deep black of space as the International Space Station orbited 270 miles above the South Pacific Ocean.

A waxing gibbous moon rises over the Indian Ocean as the International Space Station orbited 266 miles above.

Artemis Logo

Artemis Logo Explanation

Learn about NASA's Artemis Moon Exploration Program:

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

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/

Expedition 71 Updates:

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

Expedition 71 Crew

Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)

NASA: Tracy Dyson, Matthew Dominick, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore

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

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

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

Moon Image Dates: June 20-Aug. 19, 2024

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NASA's "Espacio a Tierra" | Un invernadero en el espacio: 16 de agosto 2024

NASA's "Espacio a Tierra" | Un invernadero en el espacio: 16 de agosto 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/

Para obtener más información sobre la ciencia de la NASA, suscríbete al boletín semanal: 

https://www.nasa.gov/suscribete

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

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

Duration: 4 minutes, 44 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 14, 2024

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Un algodón de azúcar cósmico visto desde Chile | Gemini Sur

Un algodón de azúcar cósmico visto desde Chile | Gemini Sur

Cosmoview Episodio 72: Gemini Sur, la mitad austral del Observatorio Internacional Gemini que opera NOIRLab de NSF y AURA, capturó las consecuencias de una colisión de galaxias espirales que tuvo lugar hace mil millones de años. En el corazón de esta caótica interacción, atrapados en medio del caos, hay un par de agujeros negros supermasivos, que corresponden a los más cercanos registrados desde la Tierra.

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/National Science Foundation (NSF)/AURA 

Image and Videos: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Miller (International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Pollard

Duration: 49 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 21, 2024

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Cosmic ‘Cotton Candy’: Galaxy NGC 7727 | Gemini South Telescope

Cosmic ‘Cotton Candy’: Galaxy NGC 7727 | Gemini South Telescope

Cosmoview Episode 72: Gemini South, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab, captured the billion-year-old aftermath of a double spiral galaxy collision. At the heart of this chaotic interaction, entwined and caught in the midst of the chaos, is a pair of supermassive black holes—the closest such pair ever recorded from Earth.

Distance: 73 million light years

Learn more about the Gemini South Telescope:
https://noirlab.edu/public/programs/gemini-observatory/gemini-south/

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA 

Image and Videos: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Miller (International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Pollard

Duration: 49 seconds

Release Date: Aug 21, 2024

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The Tangled Spiral Arms of Peculiar Galaxy NGC 7727 | Gemini South Telescope

The Tangled Spiral Arms of Peculiar Galaxy NGC 7727 | Gemini South Telescope

Gemini South, one half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab, captured the billion-year-old aftermath of a double spiral galaxy collision. At the heart of this chaotic interaction, entwined and caught in the midst of the chaos, is a pair of supermassive black holes—the closest such pair ever recorded from Earth.

Distance: 73 million light years

Learn more about the Gemini South Telescope:

https://noirlab.edu/public/programs/gemini-observatory/gemini-south/

Credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA 

Acknowledgment: PI: C. Onken (Australian National University)

Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Miller (International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)

Release Date: Oct. 25, 2023

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Polaris Dawn Crew Prepares for SpaceX Launch & First Commercial Spacewalk

Polaris Dawn Crew Prepares for SpaceX Launch & First Commercial Spacewalk

The Polaris Program is a planned human spaceflight program organized by businessman and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman. Isaacman, who commanded the first all-civilian spaceflight— Inspiration4—in September 2021, purchased flights from SpaceX in order to create the Polaris Program.

The Polaris Dawn crew is preparing for the mission’s "first commercial spacewalk". This extravehicular activity (EVA) will be the final test for SpaceX’s newly-developed EVA spacesuit. Launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft is expected no earlier than Aug. 27, 2024. 

This Dragon mission will fly higher than any mission to date, endeavoring to reach the highest Earth orbit ever flown at approximately 700 kilometers above the Earth. Orbiting through portions of the Van Allen radiation belt, Polaris Dawn will conduct research with the aim of better understanding the effects of spaceflight and space radiation on human health.

"Completing the first commercial extravehicular activity in low-Earth orbit is an important first step towards a future where millions of humans are visiting, working, and living on the Moon, Mars, and other destinations in our solar system."

The goals of the spacesuit tests are: 

1. Familiarization with how the spacesuit performs in a vacuum

2. Collection of spacesuit and biometric data to assess the overall system’s performance in a flight-like environment

3. Understanding of general impacts of pressure changes on their body during pressurized operations

4. Insight into thermal states expected throughout the spacewalk

5. An elevated metabolic period for the crew to simulate the expected workload during the spacewalk, as well as a reduced-activity period to understand the trend of body temperatures throughout the operation

Polaris Dawn’s spacewalk will be the first time that four astronauts will be concurrently exposed to the vacuum of space. During the approximately two-hour-long operation, Mission Commander Jared Isaacman and Mission Specialist Sarah Gillis will separately exit the Dragon spacecraft through its forward hatch. Mission Pilot Kidd Poteet and Mission Specialist & Medical Officer Anna Menon will remain seated, managing spacesuit umbilicals and monitoring telemetry on Dragon’s interior displays.

Polaris Dawn Crew

Jared Isaacman - Mission Commander

Scott Poteet - Mission Pilot

Sarah Gillis - Mission Specialist

Anna Menon - Mission Specialist & Medical Officer

Learn more about the Polaris Program:

https://polarisprogram.com

Credit: Polaris Program/SpaceX

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: August 21, 2024

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Perseid Meteors over China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Perseid Meteors over China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

The Perseid meteor shower peaks in mid-August. It is considered the best meteor shower of the year. With swift and bright meteors, Perseids frequently leave long "wakes" of light and color behind them as they streak through Earth's atmosphere. The Perseids are one of the most plentiful showers with about 50 to 100 meteors seen per hour. They occur with warm summer nighttime weather allowing sky watchers to view them comfortably.

Perseids are also known for their fireballs. Fireballs are larger explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak. This is due to the fact that fireballs originate from larger particles of cometary material. Fireballs are also brighter, with apparent magnitudes greater than -3.

Learn more about the Perseid meteor shower here:

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/meteors-meteorites/perseids/

Note: The border of Inner Mongolia (population: 24 million) includes two-thirds of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia (population: 3.5 million). 

Video Credit: Jeff Dai

Release Date: Aug 21, 2024

Capture Dates: August 12 & 13, 2023

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Wide-field View of The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 | Digitized Sky Survey

Wide-field View: The Lobster Nebula (NGC 6357) | Digitized Sky Survey

This is part of the Scorpius constellation centered on star formation region NGC 6357, nicknamed The Lobster Nebula. It has star cluster Pismis 24 in its center. This image is a color composite taken by the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), the field of view is 3.8x3.3 degrees.

Image Credit: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble), the ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator & Digitized Sky Survey 2

Release Date: June 20, 2012

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Zooming in on The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 (visible light view) | ESO

Zooming in on The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 (visible light view) | ESO

This zoom video sequence starts with a broad view of the Milky Way. We close in on one of the regions of active star formation in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion) and a curious landscape of vast numbers of stars, glowing gas and dust is revealed. The final view shows one of the most detailed visible light images so far of a spectacular part of this stellar nursery, named NGC 6357.

Distance: ~8,000 light years

Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/Nick Risinger

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: June 21, 2012

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Pan of The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 | ESO VLT

Pan of The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 | ESO VLT

The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has taken one of the most detailed visible light images so far of a spectacular part of the stellar nursery called NGC 6357. This pan video shows many hot young stars, glowing clouds of gas and unusual dust formations sculpted by ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds.

Distance: ~8,000 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: June 20, 2012

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Close-up view of The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 | ESO VLT

Close-up view of The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 | ESO VLT

The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has taken one of the most detailed visible light images so far of a spectacular part of the stellar nursery called NGC 6357. The view shows many hot young stars, glowing clouds of gas and unusual dust formations sculpted by ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds.

Distance: ~8,000 light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Release Date: June 20, 2012

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The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 | Visible Light & Infrared Views

The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 | Visible Light & Infrared Views

This video sequence compares infrared and visible light views of the Lobster Nebula (NGC 6357). The visible light image created from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 and, for the central part, the European Southern Observatory's VLT. The infrared image was taken with the VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. In the infrared, the dust that obscures many stars becomes nearly transparent, revealing new stars that are otherwise invisible.

Distance: ~8,000 light years

Learn more about ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) telescope:

https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/surveytelescopes/vista/

Credit: ESO/VVV Survey/Digitized Sky Survey 2/D. Minniti

Acknowledgement: Ignacio Toledo

Duration: 1 minute, 26 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 20, 2013

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The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 | Comparison of Visible Light & Infrared Views

The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 | Comparison of Visible Light & Infrared Views

This image compares visible (left) and infrared (right) views of the Lobster Nebula (NGC 6357). The visible light image (left) was created from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 images. The infrared image (right) was taken with the VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory. In the infrared, the dust that obscures many stars becomes nearly transparent, revealing new stars that are otherwise invisible.

Distance: ~8,000 light years

Learn more about ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) telescope:

https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/surveytelescopes/vista/

Image Credits: ESO/VVV Survey/Digitized Sky Survey 2/D. Minniti

Acknowledgement: Ignacio Toledo

Image Date: Feb. 20, 2013

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Zooming in on The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 (infrared view) | ESO

Zooming in on The Lobster Nebula: NGC 6357 (infrared view) | ESO

This zoom video sequence starts with a broad view of the Milky Way. We close in on one of the regions of active star formation in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion) and a curious landscape of vast numbers of stars, glowing gas and dust is revealed. The final view shows an infrared view of NGC 6357 from the the European Southern Observatory’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) telescope.

Distance: ~8,000 light years

Learn more about VISTA:

https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/paranal-observatory/surveytelescopes/vista/

Credit: ESO/VVV Survey/D. Minniti/Digitized Sky Survey 2/Nick Risinger

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Feb. 20, 2013

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