Category: Space

Identification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems

Identification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems 

Every part of a launch vehicle, launch pad, and ground operation equipment is subjected

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Hubble Spots a Magnificent Barred Galaxy

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope images showcases the galaxy NGC 2217.
ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla)

The magnificent central bar of

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NASA-Led Study Provides New Global Accounting of Earth’s Rivers

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)

The Colorado River supplies water to more than 40 million people as it snakes
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Site-Wide Environmental Assessment for Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)

Pictured at sunset is Marshall Space Flight Center’s Propulsion R&D Lab, Building 4205.
NASA/Charles
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NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science

The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is pictured approaching the International Space Station carrying over 7,300 pounds of new science, supplies and solar arrays to
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NASA’s ORCA, AirHARP Projects Paved Way for PACE to Reach Space

It took the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission just 13 minutes to reach low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in February

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NASA’s Commercial Partners Deliver Cargo, Crew for Station Science

NASA partners with commercial companies to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation of cargo and crew members to and from the International Space Station. A

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NASA’s Hubble Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue

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NASA’s Hubble Pauses Science Due to Gyro Issue

The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from the space shuttle Atlantis (STS-125) in May
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Trajectory Reverse Engineering 

A strategy for transferring spacecraft trajectories between flight mechanics tools, called Trajectory Reverse Engineering (TRE), has been developed[1]. This innovative technique has been designed to

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NASA Grant Brings Students at Underserved Institutions to the Stars

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)

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Bonus – DSN: Your Questions Answered | NASA’s The Invisible Network

In this bonus episode of NASA’s The Invisible Network podcast, a NASA subject matter expert answers questions about the Deep Space Network (DSN) submitted on
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26. DSN – Radio Science | NASA’s The Invisible Network Podcast

In this fourth episode in the fifth season of NASA’s “The Invisible Network” podcast, we discuss the unique type of radio science empowered by Deep
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27. DSN – The Ultimate Classroom | NASA’s The Invisible Network Pod

In this fifth episode in the fifth season of NASA’s “The Invisible Network” podcast, we discuss a unique educational opportunity that allows students to use
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28. DSN – Explore Tomorrow | NASA’s The Invisible Network Podcast

In this final episode of the fifth season of NASA’s “The Invisible Network” podcast, we discuss the technologies and capabilities key to the Deep Space
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24. DSN – Follow the Sun | NASA’s The Invisible Network Podcast

In this second episode in the fifth season of NASA’s “The Invisible Network” podcast, we take a tour of the Deep Space Network’s worldwide infrastructure.
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25. DSN – Negotiators | NASA’s The Invisible Network Podcast

In this third episode in the fifth season of NASA’s “The Invisible Network” podcast, we meet the Mission Interface Managers who furnish missions with Deep
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DSN Season Trailer | NASA’s The Invisible Network Podcast

A new season of NASA’s The Invisible Network podcast is coming soon! This time around, we’ll focus on the communications and navigation services provided by
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23. DSN – Origins | NASA’s The Invisible Network Podcast

In this first episode in the fifth season of NASA’s “The Invisible Network” podcast, we examine the origins, evolution, and basic structure of NASA’s Deep
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22. LCRD – The Future | NASA’s The Invisible Network Podcast

In this final episode of a five-part series about NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, we look at the future of optical communications technologies at NASA.
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Bonus – LCRD: Your Questions Answered | NASA’s The Invisible Network

In this bonus episode of NASA’s The Invisible Network podcast, NASA subject matter experts answer questions about the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) submitted on
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NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara uses a portable glovebag to replace components on a biological printer, the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), that
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Carving a Path

A view of mountains from the International Space Station. There are lines in various shades of gray that look like highways - these are paths carved by glaciers moving through the mountain range. Several peaks around the lines are untouched. A few clouds dot the sky at middle left and bottom left.
NASA/Woody Hoburg

These aren’t highways in this picture taken on Aug. 15, 2023; they’re paths carved by glaciers as they move through the Karakoram mountain

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NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from Space Station

Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara gives a thumbs up inside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant
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Commercial Space Frequently Asked Questions

An orbital sunrise is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above Shenzhen, China.
NASA

NASA supports a robust commercial space

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NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara to Discuss Space Station Mission

NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara is pictured inside the cupola aboard the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA

After spending six-and-a-half-months aboard the International Space Station, NASA

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The April 8 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA

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The April 8 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA

Against a black background, the total solar eclipse. It is a black circle surrounded by white, wispy streams of light that flow away from the black circle in every direction.
A total solar eclipse is seen in Dallas on April 8,
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New York Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission specialist Jeanette Epps is pictured training inside a Dragon mockup crew vehicle at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
Credit: SpaceX
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NASA to Host a Pair of Briefings for Starliner Crew Flight

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams prepare for their mission in the company’s Starliner spacecraft simulator at the agency’s Johnson
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Astronauts To Patch Up NASA’s NICER Telescope

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Astronauts To Patch Up NASA’s NICER Telescope

NASA is planning to repair NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer), an X-ray telescope

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Climate Change Research

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Climate Change Research

The Kibo laboratory module from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (comprised of a pressurized module and exposed facility, a logistics module, a remote manipulator system and an inter-orbit communication system unit) was pictured as the International Space Station orbited over the southern Pacific Ocean east of New Zealand.
The Kibo laboratory module from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (comprised of a pressurized module and exposed facility, a
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