NASA has awarded the Mission Enabling Services Contract (MESC), which consists of five individual contracts, to four companies to support highly specialized mission-enabling spaceflight and aircraft management services within the Flight Operations Directorate at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Wildfire Threatens Kitt Peak National Observatory
The Contreras wildfire has been threatening the historic Kitt Peak National Observatory in southern Arizona. The post Wildfire Threatens Kitt Peak National Observatory appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreWhat we know about Light Pollution – and What We Don’t
The International Dark-Sky Association’s has summarized more than 300 peer-reviewed studies on the effects of artificial light at night in an effort to help dark-sky advocates. The post What we know about Light Pollution – and What We Don’t appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreLa NASA presenta sus nuevos directores de vuelo
La NASA ha seleccionado a siete nuevos miembros para su cuadro de directores de vuelo, para supervisar las operaciones de las misiones de la Estación Espacial Internacional, de la tripulación comercial y del programa Artemis.
Read MoreNASA Introduces 2022 Class of Flight Directors
NASA has selected seven new additions to the team of flight directors to oversee operations of the International Space Station, commercial crew, and Artemis missions to the Moon.
Read MoreA Sea of Stars Like Sequins
Near the center of the Milky Way lies this star-studded globular cluster, called Terzan 9 in the constellation Sagittarius.
Read MoreSouth Korea’s homegrown Nuri rocket puts satellites in orbit for 1st time
A fully homegrown South Korean rocket has put satellites into orbit for the first time ever. The nation’s new Nuri rocket lifted off from Naro Space Center on Tuesday (June 21) at 3 a.m. EDT (0700 GMT), eventually deploying six payloads into Earth orbit, Reuters reported (opens in new tab). One of those payloads was a 358-pound (162.5 kilograms) test satellite that successfully made contact with a base station in Antarctica after reaching orbit, according to Reuters. The others were a 1.3-ton dummy satellite and four tiny cubesats developed by…
Read MoreSummer solstice 2022 celebrated on Earth and in space (photos)
People around the world celebrated the summer solstice today (June 21), as did some satellites in space. The June solstice (or summer solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere sees the sun reach its highest and northernmost point in the sky, providing maximum daylight hours. The Southern Hemisphere gets the opposite effect as winter begins. Solstice watchers at Britain’s Stonehenge (opens in new tab), a monument built thousands of years ago, perhaps to track solstice events, were among people around the world celebrating the moment summer came at 5:14 a.m. EDT (0914…
Read MorePropstore auctions rare screen-used ‘Red Leader’ X-wing model from ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (exclusive)
Propstore, one of the world’s largest and most respected Hollywood memorabilia and collectible auction houses, hosts its summer kickoff event this week, with over 18,000 items across a full spectrum of movie, TV and pop culture franchises up for sale from Tuesday to Thursday (June 21-23). In addition to lots like a light-up DeLorean time machine replica from the “Back to the Future” trilogy, Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) stunt Mjolnir Hammer from 2011’s “Thor,” and Johnny Depp’s SFX hand from 1990’s “Edward Scissorhands,” the crown jewel of the auction is an…
Read MoreNASA Announces Artemis Concept Awards for Nuclear Power on Moon
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to advance space nuclear technologies.
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