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Mars's Twin Peaks

[ad_1] NASA’s Mars Pathfinder mission landed on the Red Planet on July 4, 1997. It’s tiny rover, named Sojourner after abolitionist Sojourner Truth, spent 83 days of a planned seven-day mission exploring the Martian terrain. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Awards Contract in Support of Science Office for Mission Assessments

[ad_1] NASA has awarded a contract to Cornell Technical Services LLC of Columbia, Maryland, for evaluations, assessments, studies, services, and other support for the Science Office for Mission Assessments (SOMA) at the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. [ad_2] Source link

Artist Concept of Space Launch System on Launchpad

[ad_1] The Space Launch System, or SLS, will be designed to carry the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, as well as important cargo, equipment and science experiments. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Seeks Next Class of Flight Directors for Human Spaceflight Missions

[ad_1] NASA is looking for leaders for one of the best jobs on Earth for human spaceflight – including missions to the Moon – the position of flight director in mission control at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. [ad_2] Source link

Skylab Commander Jerry Carr Trains for His Mission

[ad_1] Carr passed away on Aug. 26, 2020. “NASA and the nation have lost a pioneer of long duration spaceflight,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. Read the statement. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s September Antares Launch from Virginia

[ad_1] Media accreditation is open for the launch from Virginia of Northrop Grumman’s 14th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station aboard its Cygnus spacecraft. [ad_2] Source link

Global Survey Using NASA Data Shows Dramatic Growth of Glacial Lakes

[ad_1] In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using 30 years of NASA satellite data have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change. [ad_2] Source link

Sunrise Shadows Over the Philippine Sea

[ad_1] As the International Space Station orbited more than 200 miles above our home planet, the crew caught this glimpse of the sunrise casting long shadows over a cloudy Philippine Sea. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Selects Proposals for New Space Environment Missions

[ad_1] NASA has selected five proposals for concept studies of missions to help improve understanding of the dynamics of the Sun and the constantly changing space environment with which it interacts around Earth. [ad_2] Source link

Hubble Views Edge of Stellar Blast

[ad_1] This Hubble Space Telescope image depicts a small section of the Cygnus supernova blast wave, the result of the “death” of a star 20 times more massive than our Sun 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. Light from this supernova takes around 2,400 years to reach Earth. [ad_2] Source link

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Author: EntelekUser

Mars's Twin Peaks

NASA Awards Contract in Support of Science Office for Mission Assessments

Artist Concept of Space Launch System on Launchpad

NASA Seeks Next Class of Flight Directors for Human Spaceflight Missions

Skylab Commander Jerry Carr Trains for His Mission

NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s September Antares Launch from Virginia

Global Survey Using NASA Data Shows Dramatic Growth of Glacial Lakes

Sunrise Shadows Over the Philippine Sea

NASA Selects Proposals for New Space Environment Missions

Hubble Views Edge of Stellar Blast