Category: Space and Tech
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STEM Student Experiments Win Flight Opportunity in NASA Tech Contest
Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. NASA selected 57 winning teams in an inaugural nationwide challenge designed to attract, engage, and prepare future science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professionals. The winning teams of the NASA TechRise Student Challenge will gain real world STEM experience by building experiments that autonomously operate and collect data…
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California Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station
Preschool through sixth grade students from West Hollywood, California, will have an opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at noon EST Monday, Jan. 24, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Mark Vande Hei…
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United States Space Force Assoc. launches the Committee on Women in Space, waves membership fees for college students
Renowned scientist Dr. Lois Wardell to lead the effort. Becoming involved with SFA as a college student provides opportunities for internships, mentoring, and career growth. SFA has opportunities for all students interested in space exploration.” — Dr. Lois Wardell UNITED STATES, January 19, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Lois Wardell, Ph.D. (Geoscience), has been named to a newly created…
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NASA to Discuss Webb’s Arrival at Final Destination, Next Steps
Scientists and engineers operating NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will answer questions about the mission’s latest milestones in a NASA Science Live broadcast at 3 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 24, followed by a media teleconference at 4 p.m. The broadcast will air live online on the NASA Science Live website, as well as YouTube,…
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One Year into the Biden Administration, NASA Looks to Future
Over the past year, NASA has made valuable contributions to Biden-Harris Administration’s goals – leading on the global stage, addressing the urgent issue of climate change, creating high paying jobs, and inspiring future generations. “Since President Biden and Vice President Harris were sworn in one year ago, their administration has made generational progress…
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Asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1) Potentially Hazardous Huge Object | Close Approach Live Countdown
Asteroid Station Asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1) NASA’s Classification Apollo [NEO, PHA], Potentially Hazardous Object (mag) 16.6, Closest Approach To Earth January 18, 2022 21:51 UTC – January 18 – 3:50 PM CTD, Detected 2022-01-09, Estimated Size of the Asteroid 1.052±0.303 km : 3,451 Feet, Velocity 19.55 km/s – 43,732 MPH, The Closest Distance 5.15…
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WATCH LIVE: SPACEX STARLINK MISSION
SpaceX is targeting today, Tuesday, January 18, for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 7:04 p.m. EST (00:04 UTC on January 19). The booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2,…
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Tsunami Advisory January 15, 2022
A Tsunami advisory is in effect for the US west coast as waves hit Tonga’s largest island Tongatapu, after an eruption of an underwater volcano in the South Pacific. The tsunami advisory was in effect along the California coast since early Saturday morning, after being reduced from a more severe warning, which would have…
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NASA TV to Air SpaceX Cargo Dragon Departure from Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station Friday, Jan. 21. NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app will provide live broadcast of the spacecraft’s undocking and departure beginning at 10:15 a.m. EST. Ground controllers at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, will send commands at 10:40…
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NASA Sets Coverage for Russian Spacewalk Outside Space Station
Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station at about 7 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 19, to conduct a spacewalk to ready the new Prichal module for future Russian visiting spacecraft. Live coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 6 a.m. on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.…