Category: News
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NASA Statement on New Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Appointment
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the appointment of Dr. Laurie Leshin as director of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. “NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a storied history of defying what was once thought impossible in the field of space exploration. In this new era…
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Hollywood gets it wrong! What First Contact with Aliens would REALLY be like
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SPACEX WATCH LIVE: COSMO-SKYMED SECOND GENERATION FM2 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting today, Thursday, January 27 for launch of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 mission to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 6:11 p.m. EST, or 23:11 UTC, and a back up opportunity is available on Friday, January 28…
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
International Holocaust Remembrance Day International Holocaust Remembrance Day #NeverForget A Holocaust memorial day or Holocaust remembrance day is an annual observance to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, the genocide of six million European Jews by Nazi Germany. Many countries, primarily in Europe, have designated national dates of commemoration. In 2005, the United Nations instituted an international observance, International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Many observances fall on…
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12 Companies to Provide Venture Class Launch Services for NASA
NASA has selected 12 companies to provide launch services for the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions, providing new opportunities for science and technology payloads and fostering a growing U.S. commercial launch market. Award selections are: ABL Space Systems of El Segundo, California Astra Space Inc. of Alameda, California Blue…
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NASA Spinoffs Help Fight Coronavirus, Clean Pollution, Grow Food, More
NASA’s mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research – which show up in daily life. The agency’s Spinoff 2022 publication tells the stories of companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs transforming these innovations into cutting-edge products and services that boost the economy, protect the planet, and save lives. “The value of NASA is not…
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NASA Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes with Day of Remembrance
NASA will honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, during the agency’s annual Day of Remembrance Thursday, Jan. 27. This year’s NASA Day of Remembrance also marks 55 years since…
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On This Day | January 23rd 1986 (video)
On This Day | January 23rd 1986 We will, we will rock you! #OnThisDay https://tnc.network/stories-this-moment/
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The Future of Los Angeles International Airport
RMTransit Despite being one of the busiest airports in the world, LAX has long lagged behind with poor terminals and no rail transit access. Today, we’ll show you how that’s changing, and how the airport is finally entering the 21st century with the future expansions it’s receiving. https://tnc.network/knowledge/
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New comet could brighten the skies in May 2022
Designated C/2021 O3 it is an Oort cloud comet that was discovered on 26 July 2021 by the Pan-STARRS sky survey. It will come to perihelion on 21 April 2022 at 0.287 AU (42.9 million km). from the Sun. It might reach apparent magnitude 5-7 by late April 2022, but will only be 15 degrees from the Sun.[3][4] C/2021 O3 will make its closest approach to Earth…