September 2022 – Page 2 – NeRDs Moonbase

Update: SpaceX, NASA to study possible reboost mission to Hubble Space Telescope

September 29, 2022 NeRD

Update for 5:30 p.m. EDT on Sept. 29: NASA and SpaceX announced today that they’re conducting a feasibility study about potentially using a Dragon spacecraft to boost the orbit of, and also possibly service, the Hubble Space Telescope. Check back soon for a story that goes into detail about this study. You can listen to the press conference and announcement above. NASA will hold a press conference today (Sept. 29) about a mysterious and intriguing new study, and you can listen live. The briefing, which starts at 4:30 p.m. EDT…

NASA Invites Media to Discuss New Science, Commercial Study Today

September 29, 2022 NeRD

NASA will hold a media teleconference today at 4:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept. 29, to discuss a new study exploring potential commercial space opportunities for NASA science missions. The agency will livestream audio of the teleconference on its website.

Neptune Shows Off Its Rings in Near-Infrared Light

September 29, 2022 NeRD

On Sept. 21, 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope delivered the clearest view of Neptune’s rings in more than 30 years.

NASA Awards Contracts in Support of Entry, Descent, Landing Technology

September 29, 2022 NeRD

NASA has awarded a total of seven contracts to six companies including Airborne Systems North America of Santa, Ana California, CFD Research Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama, Jackson Bond Enterprises LLC of Dover, New Hampshire, Ryzing Technologies of Staunton, Virginia, Miller Scientific Inc. of Flagstaff, Arizona, and Anasphere Inc. of Manhatta

SpaceX astronaut missions for NASA: Crew-5 live updates

September 28, 2022 NeRD

Refresh 2022-09-28T19:21:01.707Z SpaceX and NASA push back International Space Station launch SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts are suited up and ready to participate in a crew equipment interface test (CEIT) at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Aug. 13, 2022. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX and NASA plan to delay the Crew-5 flight to the International Space Station by at least a day to Oct. 4. “Mission teams will continue to monitor the impacts of Ian on the Space Coast and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and could adjust the launch date again, as necessary,”…

Satellite spies leak from breached Russian Nord Stream gas pipeline (photo)

September 28, 2022 NeRD

A Dove cubesat operated by the San Francisco company Planet spotted methane gas bubbling to the Baltic Sea surface from a breached pipeline on Sept. 26, 2022. (Image credit: Planet Labs PBC) The effects of a possible act of energy sabotage are visible from space. On Tuesday (Sept. 27), European leaders reported the discovery of three separate leaks in two Baltic Sea pipelines known as Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, which were built to carry natural gas from Russia to Germany. The leaks sent methane gas streaming to…

Satellites track monstrous Hurricane Ian as it threatens ‘catastrophic’ devastation in Florida

September 28, 2022 NeRD

Update for 3 pm ET: NASA will show live views of Hurricane Ian from orbit using cameras on the International Space Station at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT). Hurricane Ian has grown above the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm after swamping Cuba with 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain and cutting off power all over the island earlier this week. The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season started late but is now serving unpleasant surprises. After Hurricane Fiona, which caused floods and widespread…

NASA Awards Commercial Small Satellite Data Acquisition Agreement

September 28, 2022 NeRD

NASA has selected GHGSat, Inc., of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to provide commercial small constellation satellite products for evaluation to determine the utility for advancing NASA’s science and application goals. GHGSat will provide a comprehensive catalogue of Earth Observation data High Resolution Gas Detection Commercial Earth Observation Data

Ellen Ochoa Suits Up

September 28, 2022 NeRD

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-110 flight engineer, wears a launch and entry suit as part of water survival training in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in 2001.

NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman’s Antares Cargo Resupply Launch

September 28, 2022 NeRD

Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.