Tag: NASA
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NASA Discoveries Highlighted at American Astronomical Society Meeting
Scientists will discuss new research from NASA missions – on topics ranging from exoplanets to citizen science discoveries – at the 240th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). The meeting began Sunday, June 12, and continues through Thursday, June 16, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Agency leaders and researchers will discuss…
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STM Weekend Wrap Up! June 11, 2022
Weekly show that offers highlights and recap into stories covered by Daily News and TNCN from previous weeks. Daily News offers pop culture and current events news and media. News you can use This Moment! https://dtmdailynes.com Links to Stories covered in this episode: NASA Test: https://tnc.network/nasa-to-discuss-conduct-test-to-prepare-for-artemis-i-moon-mission/ Fish Learning Math: https://tnc.network/can-fish-do-math/ Bird Flu: https://tnc.network/bird-flu-outbreak-prompts-a-call-to-remove-bird-feeders/ An Aquarium…
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NASA to Discuss, Conduct Test to Prepare for Artemis I Moon Mission
NASA is targeting Saturday, June 18, for the beginning of the next wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with tanking operations on Monday, June 20. During the test, the launch teams will rehearse operations to load propellant into the rocket’s tanks,…
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NASA Student Business Competition Gets Boost by White House Initiative
NASA’s Minority University Education and Research Program (MUREP) Innovation and Tech Transfer Idea Competition (MITTIC), a Shark Tank-style competition for students at minority-serving institutions, is officially included in the 2022 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) Scholar Recognition Program. The program is part of a White House initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity. …
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NASA Offers Earth Scientist Interviews Ahead of TROPICS Mission
NASA and Astra Space are targeting no earlier than Sunday, June 12, for the first launch of NASA’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission. Two CubeSats, each about the size of a loaf of bread, will launch aboard Astra’s Rocket 3.3 from Space Launch Complex 46…
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NASA to Discuss New Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Study Today
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT today – Thursday, June 9 – to discuss a new study team the agency is commissioning to examine unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). The purpose of the study is to examine UAPs – observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or…
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NASA Leadership to Advocate for Agency Missions at ESA Council Meeting
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will travel to Noordwijk, Netherlands, to participate in the ESA (European Space Agency) Council Meeting on Wednesday, June 15. The event will be livestreamed at: https://esawebtv.esa.int ESA is one of NASA’s key partners in science and exploration. Nelson and Melroy will address the heads of delegation…
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NASA, FEMA Release Comprehensive Climate Action Guide
NASA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released a guide which provides resources for adapting to and mitigating impacts of climate change.
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SPACEX WATCH LIVE: NILESAT 301 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 8 for launch of Nilesat 301 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The two-hour and twenty-nine-minute window opens at 5:04 p.m. ET, 21:04 UTC. A backup launch opportunity is available on Thursday, June 9 with the same…
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NASA to Inflate Heat Shield on Earth Before Spaceflight Demo
NASA is inviting media to see a technology that could one day help land humans on Mars after it is inflated for the final time on Earth before its spaceflight demonstration later this year. The event will take place beginning 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 15, at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The…