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https://mms.gsfc.nasa.gov/epo_mms_paper_model.html -- Make a paper model of NASA's mission to study how the Earth and Sun transfer energy to one another.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/make-a-paper-mars-helicopter/ -- NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, launching in July 2020, will carry the first helicopter to the surface of Mars. Make a paper model of it.
https://chandra.si.edu/corps/ -- activities to learn about the universe from the team at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/12/moon-observation-journal/ -- a printout you can use to track the phases of the Moon.
http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/Participate/index.php#Learn --At-home activities to learn about the Sun.
https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/lithographs.html -- Posters and lithographs to download and share from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
https://lws-set.gsfc.nasa.gov/education_outreach.html -- Can you travel through space safely? Learn how radiation in space can affect mission success (ages 11 and up; requires a printer.)
https://sunearthday.nasa.gov/discoveries/educators/ -- Lesson plans and other materials on the relationship between the Sun and the Earth.
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/what-did-hubble-see-on-your-birthday -- In 30 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken pictures on every date on the calendar. Find it what it was looking at on your birthday.
https://pace.oceansciences.org/aerosol_quiz.htm -- Answer a few questions to learn about aerosols -- tiny particles suspended in our atmosphere -- and the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission.
https://www.globe.gov/news-events/globe-events/coronavirus-pandemic -- The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program allows students and the public worldwide to participate in data collection and the scientific process, and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment.
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/eokids/ -- activities and materials from NASA's Earth Observatory, showing how NASA studies the Earth from space, from the air and on the ground.
https://gpm.nasa.gov/education -- A variety of educational activities, sortable by type and grade level, on NASA's mission to study Earth's water cycle, weather and climate.
https://icesat-2.gsfc.nasa.gov/fun_zone -- Videos, activities and interactives about NASA's mission to study Earth's ice-covered regions.
https://pace.oceansciences.org/paper_model.htm -- It usually takes years to build a satellite. This paper model replica of PACE has five parts plus an optional 'Hinge'. Just like NASA, you will create the final spacecraft model by assembling the parts together...but in a tiny fraction of the time!
https://pace.oceansciences.org/phyto_quiz.htm -- Quiz -- Answer four questions to discover which of these diverse organisms is most like you!
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/imagine-youre-an-astronaut/ -- It can be a little cramped staying inside the space station all that time. Astronauts still need to do their everyday living. Imagine you and your family are astronauts on the space station right now. How would you adapt to the challenges and still keep doing important routines, like exercising, learning and making time for fun?
https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/outreach/activities.html -- games, coloring sheets and activities featuring the Space Launch System, the rocket NASA is building to take the first woman and next man to the Moon in 2024.
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/communications/outreach/students/txt_kidszone.html -- activities to learn about how NASA communicates with spacecraft and helps them navigate through space.
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/junior_ranger -- explore what NASA and our national parks have in common and how space technology benefits your life, parks and the planet.
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Asteroid 1998 OR2 poses no threat to our planet, but we can still learn a lot by studying it. Don't miss a special Planetary Defense episode of NASA Science Live on Monday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m. EDT to learn how we find, track and monitor asteroids and near-Earth Objects.
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A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 12:29 p.m. EST Thursday. Dragon will deliver more than 5,700 pounds of NASA cargo and science investigations, including studies of malting barley in microgravity, the spread of fire, and bone and muscle loss.
The spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and is scheduled to arrive at the orbital outpost on Sunday, Dec. 8. Coverage of the spacecraft’s approach and arrival at the space station will begin at 4 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
Dragon will join three other spacecraft currently at the station. Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) will grapple Dragon with NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan acting as a backup. NASA’s Jessica Meir will assist the duo by monitoring telemetry during Dragon’s approach. Coverage of robotic installation to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module will begin at 8 a.m.
This delivery, SpaceX’s 19th cargo flight to the space station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract, will support dozens of new and existing investigations. NASA’s research and development work aboard the space station contributes to the agency’s deep space exploration plans, including future Moon and Mars missions.
Here are details about some of the scientific investigations Dragon is delivering:
A Better Picture of Earth’s Surface
The Hyperspectral Imager Suite (HISUI) is a next-generation, hyperspectral Earth imaging system. Every material on Earth’s surface – rocks, soil, vegetation, snow/ice and human-made objects – has a unique reflectance spectrum. HISUI provides space-based observations for tasks such as resource exploration and applications in agriculture, forestry and other environmental areas.
Malting Barley in Microgravity
Malting ABI Voyager Barley Seeds in Microgravity tests an automated malting procedure and compares malt produced in space and on the ground for genetic and structural changes. Understanding how barley responds to microgravity could identify ways to adapt it for nutritional use on long-duration spaceflights.
Spread of Fire
The Confined Combustion investigation examines the behavior of flames as they spreads in differently shaped confined spaces in microgravity. Studying flames in microgravitygives researchers a better look at the underlying physics and basic principles of combustion by removing gravity from the equation.
Keeping Bones and Muscles Strong
Rodent Research-19 (RR-19) investigates myostatin (MSTN) and activin, molecular signaling pathways that influence muscle degradation, as possible targets for preventing muscle and bone loss during spaceflight and enhancing recovery following return to Earth. This study also could support the development of therapies for a wide range of conditions that cause muscle and bone loss on Earth.
Checking for Leaks
NASA is launching Robotic Tool Stowage (RiTS), a docking station that allows Robotic External Leak Locator (RELL) units to be stored on the outside of space station, making it quicker and simpler to deploy the instruments. The leak locator is a robotic, remote-controlled tool that helps mission operators detect the location of an external leak and rapidly confirm a successful repair. These capabilities can be applied to any place that humans live in space, including NASA’s lunar Gateway and eventually habitats on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
With the Artemis program, NASA will land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. We will collaborate with our commercial and international partners and establish sustainable exploration by 2028. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars.
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/
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"What these modelers haven't had is a global dataset to calibrate these models with, to tell them where these migrators are most important, where they're most abundant, and how they change over time," said Behrenfeld. "The new satellite data give us an opportunity to combine satellite observations with the models and do a better job quantifying the impact of this enormous animal migration on Earth’s carbon cycle."
The satellite data are also relevant to global fisheries because the migrating animals are an important food source for larger predators that lurk in the depths of the ocean. Those predators are often species of fish that are attractive to commercial fisheries. The larger the DVM signal, the larger the population of fish that can live in the deep sea.
Though CALIPSO's laser was designed to measure clouds and atmospheric aerosols, it can penetrate the upper 20 meters of the ocean's surface layer. If the migrating animals reach this layer, they are detected by CALIPSO.
NASA uses the vantage point of space to understand and explore our home planet, improve lives and safeguard our future. The agency’s observations of Earth’s complex natural environment are critical to understanding how our planet’s natural resources and climate are changing now and could change in the future.
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NASA, French Space Laser Measures Massive Migration of Ocean Animals
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Orion Spacecraft for Artemis I Mission Arrives at NASA’s Plum Brook Station for Testing
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6. Enter the 2020 NASA Art Contest
NASA’s inviting grades K-12 to creatively visualize NASA’s science, technology and human exploration activities in the 2020 NASA Art Contest, using the theme “We Are Going.” The contest is open to all children grades K-12 attending public, private, parochial and homeschools who are residents of the United States, including children of military members stationed overseas. This year’s art contest celebrates the Artemis Program, NASA’s mission to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024. The Art Contest submission period begins Dec. 1, 2019 and concludes on Dec. 31, 2019 at midnight EST. For more information on the 2020 NASA Art Contest, visit → https://go.nasa.gov/2VqGEXd
7. Find Out How to Become a NASA Intern
NASA offers internships and fellowships focusing primarily in science, technology, engineering and math. Internships are available from high school to graduate level and provide students with the opportunity to participate in either research or other experiential learning, under the guidance of a mentor at NASA. More info → https://intern.nasa.gov/
8. Discover How NASA’s with You in Your Everyday Life
Have you ever wondered how space exploration and research impact your daily life? NASA Home & City is an interactive way to learn about NASA spinoff technologies that impact you. A spinoff is a commercial product that applies NASA technology originally developed for exploring space. The website includes about 130 spinoffs to explore through a virtual space that you would see in your home or city. Learn how NASA is with you → https://homeandcity.nasa.gov/
9. Download Posters and Classroom Lessons
Bring the wonder of exploration to your students by checking out STEM resources for kids of all ages. Each NASA center offers a wide variety of STEM-education workshops and professional development for educators of all types. Find out about the latest rover challenge, join the NASA Kids' Club, browse resources by grade-level and much more here → https://www.nasa.gov/stem/
10. Watch NASA STEM Engagement Videos
Spend today watching compelling and exciting videos about how NASA invests in U.S. education programs and supports the country’s educators to nurture young minds. Videos include ISS Downlinks, Virtual Career Fairs, interviews with NASA employees and interns, as well as STEM activities and NASA news → http://bit.ly/36y9XfJ
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All Four Engines Are Attached to the SLS Core Stage for Artemis I Mission
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NASA’s Latest Software Catalog Offers New Codes, Easier Way to Download Free Software
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https://hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/learning-resources -- Resources for learners that span the Hubble Space Telescope’s mission, from its beginning to the innovative science it is enabling today.
https://www.universe-of-learning.org/universe-at-home --Activities for all ages to engage in the science of NASA astrophysics and astronomy from home.
https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/outreach/activities.html : Includes coloring sheets, science projects, games and other educational materials about NASA's new rockets.
https://viewspace.org/ -- A web-based collection of digital interactives and hundreds of videos highlighting the latest developments in astronomy and Earth science.
https://www.nasa.gov/stem -- Find crafting ideas, science experiments with household items and videos to watch as a family.
https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/nasaathome -- From formal lesson plans to amazing imagery and stories about how science and exploration are lifting our world. There will also be ongoing opportunities to chat and interact with scientists directly.
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ -- videos, activities, crafts and more for kids.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learning-space/ -- activities for a variety of grade levels.
https://science.nasa.gov/toolkits/coloring-books -- Activities and coloring pages on a wide variety of NASA topics.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOuu0akB6CSha8ZDvP3BkRNyD3SCjokz0 -- Behind-the-scenes videos of concepts and technologies being developed at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, that will contribute to space exploration, aeronautics and Earth science.
https://www.nasa.gov/connect/apps.html -- The NASA app offers news and multimedia from around the agency; other applications focus individual NASA projects or research areas.
https://science.nasa.gov/learners/wavelength -- a broad collection of materials about NASA science missions and their research.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/code-a-mars-helicopter-video-game/ -- Create a video game that lets players explore the Red Planet with a helicopter like the one going to Mars with NASA's Perseverance rover.
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4768 -- Download a high-resolution image of the Moon for any day in 2020.
https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/lunaractivities.html -- Models and activities that explain the science behind eclipses.
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1634/download-our-exoplanet-coloring-pages-and-colorwithnasa/ -- Use your imagination to explore planets beyond our solar system.
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien-worlds/exoplanet-travel-bureau/ -- Take a trip outside our solar system.
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1636/exoquest-an-eyes-on-exoplanets-scavenger-hunt/ -- Travel into deep space in search of strange and unusual planets that lurk beyond our solar system – called exoplanets. Amaze your family and friends with the knowledge you will gain and the discoveries that you will uncover.
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/eyes-on-exoplanets/#/ -- There are billions of planets in our galaxy, many in Earth's size range. Explore these strange, new worlds.
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien-worlds/ways-to-find-a-planet/ -- How do scientists find planets beyond our solar system?
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/alien-worlds/galaxy-of-horrors/ -- A planet where it's raining glass? Terrifying. Explore it and other bizarre worlds.
https://jwst.nasa.gov/content/forEducators/informal.html -- Activities and programs to learn about NASA's next Great Observatory.
https://science.nasa.gov/learners/wavelength -- Educational activities related to NASA's scientific research for a variety of age groups.
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/life-and-death/intro/ -- How did we get here? How do stars and planets come into being? What happens during a star's life, and what fate will its planets meet when it dies? Come along on this interstellar journey through time and scientific detective work.
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(52768) 1998 OR2, provisional designation 1998 OR2, is an asteroid on an eccentric orbit, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Amor group with a diameter of 2 kilometers (1.2 mi). It was discovered on 24 July 1998, by astronomers of the NEAT program at the Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii. There are precovery images from 1987 and 1996. It is one of the brightest and therefore largest potentially hazardous asteroids known to exist. With an observation arc of 32 years, the asteroid has a well determined orbit and the trajectory is well known through the year 2197. The asteroid's orbit is only potentially hazardous on the time scale of hundreds if not thousands of years.
On 29 April 2020 at 09:56 UTC the asteroid will safely pass 0.042 AU (6.3 million km; 16 LD) from Earth.With observations as recent as April 2020 and a 32 year observation arc, the 2020 close approach distance is known with an accuracy of roughly ± 7 km. (For comparison Venus will be 0.29 AU (43 million km; 110 LD) from Earth on 3 June 2020.)
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You can be a scientist in your own home. NASA has many opportunities for citizen scientists to contribute to ongoing research. Here are a few opportunities:
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/marckuchner/backyard-worlds-planet-9 -- Search the realm beyond Neptune for new brown dwarfs and planets.
https://observer.globe.gov/do-globe-observer -- our observations help scientists track changes in clouds, water, plants, and other life in support of climate research.
https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/ -- You can actively participate in NASA's Juno mission by uploading your images of Jupiter to help the team decide what JUNOCAM will photograph.
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/nora-dot-eisner/planet-hunters-tess -- Join the search for undiscovered worlds.
http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ -- NASA's Stardust spacecraft brought home particles of interstellar material. Can you find them?
More opportunities to be a scientist.
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NASA has joined forces with a task force in Antelope Valley, in northern Los Angeles County, California, to build medical devices to help patients with coronavirus (COVID-19).
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center partnered with Antelope Valley Hospital, the City of Lancaster, Virgin Galactic, The Spaceship Company (TSC), and Antelope Valley College to come up with innovative ideas to solve possible shortages of critical medical equipment.
“NASA is more than scientists, engineers and explorers. We are neighbors and members of communities across the country,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “In a time like this, it’s critical that we contribute the vast expertise of our workforce to do all we can to help our neighbors, our communities, and the nation.”
This task force is working closely with medical professionals at the hospital to provide alternative solutions to needed equipment that is not available for a large-scale emergency.
One of their first efforts was to build a prototype oxygen hood that has now proven to work for the doctors at the hospital. The production of 500 will begin next week at TSC’s Faith Facility in Mojave.
“I’ve been inspired by the teamwork shown by the Antelope Valley task force in response to the challenge of COVID-19. Now more than ever, it is crucial that we share knowledge, skills and collaborate,” said Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides. “By producing several innovative health solutions for regional hospitals over a few weeks, we are protecting health care workers on the front lines while improving patient care. It is truly showing the best of American public-private cooperation.”
The device, developed by NASA engineer Mike Buttigieg, is an oxygen hood for COVID-19 patients exhibiting minor symptoms and will minimize the need for these patients to use ventilators. The device functions like a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to force oxygen into a patient’s low-functioning lungs.
“We looked across our center’s expertise in innovation, engineering, design, and fabrication of unique systems, to bring NASA knowledge and people together to collaborate on solving the needs and challenges brought about by the COVID-19 situation,” said Armstrong Chief Technologist David Voracek.
NASA engineer Allen Parker and this team at Armstrong designed a canopy that protects health care workers by safely covering COVID-19 patients while still allowing health care providers access to the patients to provide care.
“The patient will be located inside this canopy where aerosol viral contaminants will be vacuumed out through a viral filter located within the canopy. In doing so, the health provider can freely work around the patient outside the canopy with minimal risk,” Parker said.
The ingenuity and teamwork displayed by NASA employees, along with their task force partners while in quarantine, may help us prepare for the future emergencies that affect the nation. Learn more about NASA’s efforts to aid in the national response to COVID-19 at https://www.nasa.gov/coronavirus.
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These are just a few of the hundreds of investigations providing opportunities for U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions to conduct microgravity research that leads to new technologies, medical treatments and products that improve life on Earth. Conducting science aboard the orbiting laboratory will help us learn how to keep astronauts healthy during long-duration space travel and demonstrate technologies for future human and robotic exploration beyond low-Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars.
For almost 20 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 that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. As a global endeavor, more than 230 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,500 research investigations from researchers in 106 countries.
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SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station with NASA Science, Cargo
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Humanity is returning to Moon: The How and Why of the Artemis
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Every night, under the cover of darkness, countless small sea creatures – from squid to krill – swim from the ocean depths to near the surface to feed. This vast animal migration – the largest on the planet and a critical part of Earth’s climate system – has been observed globally for the first time thanks to an unexpected use of a space-based laser.
Researchers observed this vertical migration pattern using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) satellite -- a joint venture between NASA and the French space agency, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales -- that launched in 2006. They published their findings in the journal Nature Wednesday.
“This is the latest study to demonstrate something that came as a surprise to many: that lidars have the sensitivity to provide scientifically useful ocean measurements from space,” said Chris Hostetler, a scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and co-author on the study. "I think we are just scratching the surface of exciting new ocean science that can be accomplished with lidar.”
The study looks at a phenomenon known as Diel Vertical Migration (DVM), in which small sea creatures swim up from the deep ocean at night to feed on phytoplankton near the surface, then return to the depths just before sunrise. Scientists recognize this natural daily movement around the world as the largest migration of animals on Earth in terms of total number.
The cumulative effect of daily vertically migrating creatures on Earth's climate is significant. During the day, ocean phytoplankton photosynthesize and, in the process, absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide, which contributes to the ocean's ability to absorb the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. Animals that undergo DVM come up to the surface to feed on phytoplankton near the ocean’s surface and then swim back down, taking the phytoplankton carbon with them. Much of this carbon is then defecated at depths where it is effectively trapped deep in the ocean, preventing its release back into the atmosphere.
"What the lidar from space allowed us to do is sample these migrating animals on a global scale every 16 days for 10 years," said Mike Behrenfeld, the lead for the study and a senior research scientist and professor at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. "We've never had anywhere near that kind of global coverage to allow us to look at the behavior, distribution and abundance of these animals."
Zeroing in on tropical and subtropical ocean regions, researchers found that while there are fewer vertically migrating animals in lower-nutrient and clearer waters, they comprise a greater fraction of the total animal population in these regions. This is because the migration is a behavior that has evolved primarily to avoid visual predators during the day when visual predators have their greatest advantage in clear ocean regions.
In murkier and more nutrient-rich regions, the abundance of animals that undergo DMV is higher, but they represent a smaller fraction of the total animal population because visual predators are at a disadvantage. In these regions, many animals just stay near the surface both day and night.
The researchers also observed long-term changes in populations of migrating animals, likely driven by climate variations. During the study period (2008 to 2017), CALIPSO data revealed an increase in migrating animal biomass in the subtropical waters of the North and South Pacific, North Atlantic and South Indian oceans. In the tropical regions and North Atlantic, biomass decreased. In all but the tropical Atlantic regions, these changes correlated with changes in phytoplankton production.
This animal-mediated carbon conveyor belt is recognized as an important mechanism in Earth’s carbon cycle. Scientists are adding animals that undergo DVM as a key element in climate models.
The Artemis I Orion spacecraft arrived at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 26 for in-space environmental testing in preparation for Artemis I.
This four-month test campaign will subject the spacecraft, consisting of its crew module and European-built service module, to the vacuum, extreme temperatures and electromagnetic environment it will experience during the three-week journey around the Moon and back. The goal of testing is to confirm the spacecraft’s components and systems work properly under in-space conditions, while gathering data to ensure the spacecraft is fit for all subsequent Artemis missions to the Moon and beyond.
“This is the final critical step before the spacecraft is ready to be joined with the Space Launch System rocket for this first test flight in 2020,” said Dr. Marla Pérez-Davis, acting director, NASA’s Glenn Research Center. “Our team at Plum Brook Station has been upgrading the Space Environments Complex to prepare for this test, and we are thrilled that it is here.”
The spacecraft flew into Mansfield Lahm Airport aboard the agency’s Super Guppy from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where engineers and technicians recently completed assembly and integration of the crew capsule and service module. Transportation of the spacecraft is an involved process, bringing together teams from Glenn, Kennedy, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Lockheed Martin, the Ohio Air National Guard, and the following local logistics companies: RPTS Express; Diamond Heavy Haul, Inc.; and Capital City Group, Inc.
“This is an exciting day for our state, as it continues Ohio’s long line of history in our nation’s space exploration pursuits,” said U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson. “From the Wright brothers to the first man on the Moon—Neil Armstrong—to the Orion spacecraft, Ohio leads the United States in the aerospace industry and will continue to do so in the future.”
After unloading Orion at the airport, the transportation team drove the spacecraft across Northeast Ohio’s new space corridor. NASA Glenn worked with the Ohio Department of Transportation and local utility companies to clear more than 700 overhead lines from the 41-mile stretch of rural highway between Mansfield and Plum Brook Station. The space corridor creates new opportunities for Ohio by enabling Plum Brook to conduct large-scale testing of agency and commercial spacecraft previously unachievable due to logistics challenges.
“This next-generation Orion spacecraft is being tested at NASA Plum Brook because of our region’s world-class workforce and unrivaled experience in space exploration,” said U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur. “NASA Plum Brook has a long and storied history at the center of America’s leadership in space exploration. Congratulations to the scientists, engineers and technicians for the hard work that it took get us to this point. Today’s arrival culminates years of planning, coordination and construction. This momentous occasion is an important step on the path to a future manned mission to the Moon.”
Artemis I is an uncrewed test flight around the Moon, the first in a series of progressively more complex missions that will land the first woman and next man on the lunar surface by 2024. NASA will then use what it learns on the Moon to prepare to send humans to Mars.
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Third Rock Radio
Explore and discover new worlds of music with NASA’s Third Rock Radio. RFC Media matches “new rock discovery” with tales of NASA’s exciting, on-going mission to create one of the most talked about digital radio channels on, or off the planet. Third Rock fans worldwide share their discoveries from Music Explorers who present ”the best new rock out there – really out there!”
Third Rock’s disarmingly hip, street-smart context connects and engages young adults and helps NASA deepen relationships with its next generation of avid supporters. Third Rock Radio is a recognized New Media phenomenon attracting the brightest and best, tech-savvy young adults. Third Rock’s audience is a blend of scientists, engineers, researchers, innovators and astronauts, together with students and music lovers everywhere, all of whom share a love for the new and undiscovered.
http://www.thirdrockradio.net/
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National STEM Day is November 8 and the unofficial holiday celebrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education throughout the United States. The day focuses on helping students advance in STEM fields, a priority of NASA as we continue to push the boundaries of exploration and soar into the future. In celebration of National STEM Day, we challenge you to engage and inspire the Artemis generation as we go forward to the Moon by 2024 and continue to innovate in the areas of Earth science and aeronautics. To help you join in on the festivities, here are 10 ways you can celebrate National STEM Day with us.
1. Learn About the Artemis Program
Artemis is our program to put the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024. We will use innovative new technologies and partners from around the world to establish a sustainable lunar presence by 2028. Then, after exploring more of the Moon more than ever before, we will use what we learned there to send astronauts to Mars. Learn how we're taking the next giant leap → http://nasa.gov/artemis
2. #AskNASA a Question on Social Media
You could be featured in a video by NASA - well, your question, that is. Head over to Twitter and ask us about our space, aeronautics and Earth science exploration goals. All you have to do is type your question using the hashtag #AskNASA and selected questions will be featured on our new series, fittingly called, '#AskNASA.' During each episode, NASA experts answer your questions from social media. Watch #AskNASA here → http://bit.ly/2Njtgld
3. Observe Clouds for the Fall Cloud Challenge
For the second year in a row, NASA and The GLOBE Program are asking citizen scientists to take out their phones and report what kinds of clouds they see. The challenge started October 15, but it runs through November 15 so there’s still time to participate. Citizen scientists young, old and in-between can submit up to 10 cloud observations per day using the GLOBE Observer app or one of GLOBE's other data entry options (for trained members). Participants with the most observations will receive a personalized thank you from a NASA scientist. Get the app and start observing → https://go.nasa.gov/2owTGGl
4. Visit a NASA Visitor Center or Air & Space Museum
The 14 NASA visitor centers offer a unique look at NASA history through interactive exhibits and presentations. A few current exhibitions include Space Shuttle Atlantis at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a real Moon rock at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, and the Apollo 12 capsule at the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton, Virginia, the visitors center of NASA's Langley Research Center. Admission prices vary. Find a NASA visitor center or air and space museum near you → http://www.visitnasa.com
The Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton, Virginia, prominently displays an Apollo 12 command module as part of its offerings.
5. Fly the X-59 From Your Laptop
Interns from three NASA centers spent their summer competing to develop a laptop flight simulator of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology or “QueSST” aircraft. The X-59 is an experimental supersonic aircraft currently under construction and will fly for the first time in 2021. Now, those laptop simulations are available to the public for free and allow people to fly the X-59 from home.
Get the simulations for free here → nasa_x-59_summer_internship_laptop_simulation_xp11_models_final_update_with_videos.zip
NASA interns (left to right) Daniel Prohaska, Thomas Ozoroski, and Rob Kohring at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., look onto a projection of their X-59 QueSST model that they used in a computer flight simulator competition.
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All four RS-25 engines were structurally mated to the core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis I, the first mission of SLS and NASA’s Orion spacecraft. To complete assembly of the rocket stage, engineers and technicians are now integrating the propulsion and electrical systems within the structure. The completed core stage with all four RS-25 engines attached is the largest rocket stage NASA has built since the Saturn V stages for the Apollo Program that first sent Americans to the Moon. The stage, which includes two huge propellant tanks, provides more than 2 million pounds of thrust to send Artemis I to the Moon. Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans attached the fourth RS-25 engine to the rocket stage Nov. 6 just one day after structurally mating the third engine. The first two RS-25 engines were structurally mated to the stage in October. After assembly is complete, crews will conduct an integrated functional test of flight computers, avionics and electrical systems that run throughout the 212-foot-tall core stage in preparation for its completion later this year. This testing is the first time all the flight avionics systems will be tested together to ensure the systems communicate with each other and will perform properly to control the rocket’s flight. Integration of the RS-25 engines to the massive core stage is a collaborative, multistep process for NASA and its partners Boeing, the core stage lead contractor, and Aerojet Rocketdyne, the RS-25 engines lead contractor.
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Whether NASA is landing humans on the Moon or rovers on Mars, every space mission requires advanced software. With a variety of technical applications, NASA software can also benefit users outside of the agency.
NASA has released its 2019-2020 software catalog, which contains more codes than ever before. Available in print and online, the fourth edition of the publication features hundreds of new software packages to the public for free, without any royalty or copyright fees.
“These tools were developed to support NASA missions, but they can be utilized in academic research, engineering development and other settings,” said Jim Reuter, associate administrator of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. “We also see potential business applications for those looking for a unique, competitive advantage in today’s marketplace.”
The latest edition of the catalog contains 976 software packages, including business systems and project management, design and integration tools, data and image processing, data server processing and handling, environmental science, and more. Among the software being included in the catalog for the first time are:
A virtual reality platform designed with off-the-shelf hardware and game engine software to create digital training environments where engineers can practice procedures for current and future operations;An application that lets users explore the diverse ecosystem of experiments being researched on the International Space Station – both completed and ongoing;A mobile, low-cost, scalable and accurate system for autonomous navigation and localization.
NASA’s Technology Transfer program also updated the process for downloading software to make it easier and faster. Interested users can initiate a software request with a click of the button and, in many cases, download code within minutes.
“NASA was the first federal agency to publish a comprehensive list of its available software and make it easy for the public to access,” said Daniel Lockney, executive of the agency’s Technology Transfer program, which manages the distribution of NASA software. “Our latest catalog and website make it simpler than ever to search for, acquire, and use NASA-developed code.”
NASA is offering its software free of charge. Access restrictions apply to some software that may be limited for use by U.S. citizens or for U.S. government purposes only.
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