Friday, January 27, 2023

NASA's Space to Ground: SpaceX Crew-6 | Week of Jan. 27, 2023

NASA's Space to Ground: SpaceX Crew-6 Week of Jan. 27, 2023

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. The four crew members of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station are Mission Specialist Sultan Al Nedayi (UAE), Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev (Russia), Pilot William Hoburg, and Commander Stephen Bowen. The quartet are scheduled to lift off aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour at 2:07 a.m. EST on Feb. 26, 2023, and dock to the Harmony module’s space-facing port just over half-a-day later.


Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil.

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: Jan. 26, 2023


#NASA #ESA #Space #Earth #Science #ISS #SpaceX #CrewDragon #Spacecraft #SpaceXCrew6 #Astronauts #SultanAlNedayi #MBRSC #UAE #Cosmonaut #AndreyFedyaev #Russia #Россия #Роскосмос #WilliamHoburg #MIT #StephenBowen #USNavy #CCP #HumanSpaceflight #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Artemis II Crewed Moon Mission: European Service Module | Kennedy Space Center

Artemis II Crewed Moon Mission: European Service Module | Kennedy Space Center








Technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida begin installing the orbital maneuvering system engine nozzle and heat shield for the Artemis II European Service Module inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Jan. 13, 2023. Artemis II will be the first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. The service module will provide the power necessary to propel Orion on a trip around the Moon, including the in-space maneuvering capability and other commodities necessary to sustain crew for the duration of the mission.

With Artemis, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon and establish long-term exploration in preparation for missions to Mars. SLS and NASA’s Orion spacecraft, along with the commercial human landing system and the Gateway in orbit around the Moon, are NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts, and supplies to the Moon in a single mission.

Learn more about the Artemis II Mission:


Credit: NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

Image Date: Jan. 13, 2023


#NASA #ESA #Space #Astronomy #Earth #Moon #MoonToMars #Mars #Artemis #ArtemisII #Orion #Spacecraft #ESM #SLS #Rocket #ISS #Astronauts #Science #HumanSpaceflight #UnitedStates #Europe #ESA #SolarSystem #Exploration #STEM #Education

Thursday, January 26, 2023

New Mars Images | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL

New Mars Images | NASA's Curiosity & Perseverance Rovers | JPL

MSL - sol 3716 - Mastcam
MSL - sol 3723 - MAHLI
Mars2020 - sol 620 - SuperCam
MSL - sol 3721 - Mastcam
Mars2020 - sol 682 - Supercam RMI
Mars2020 - sol 687 - Mastcam-Z
MSL - sol 3721 - Mastcam

Mars2020 - sol 684 - Watson

Support FriendsofNASA.org | For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov

Celebrating 10 Years+ on Mars! (2012-2023)

Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Rover Name: Curiosity

Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life. 

Launch: Nov. 6, 2011

Landing Date: Aug. 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars


Mission Name: Mars 2020

Rover Name: Perseverance

Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.

Mars Helicopter (Ingenuity)

Launch: July 30, 2020    

Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars


Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

Processing: Kevin M. Gill

Image Release Dates: Jan. 22-26, 2023


#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Mars #RedPlanet #Planet #Astrobiology #Geology #CuriosityRover #MSL #MountSharp #GaleCrater #PerseveranceRover #Mars2020 #JezeroCrater #Robotics #Technology #Engineering #JPL #UnitedStates #MoonToMars #CitizenScience #KevinGill #PipploIMP #ThomasAppéré #STEM #Education

Snoopy Handover from NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission Team to Peanuts Crew

Snoopy Handover from NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission Team to Peanuts Crew


Snoopy is officially handed over to Melissa Menta, senior vice president with Peanuts Worldwide LLC, inside Launch Control Center Firing Room 1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 18, 2023. Snoopy served as the zero-gravity indicator during the Artemis I mission. Snoopy was secured inside Orion during the mission, a journey beyond the Moon and back to prepare for crewed missions to the Moon. 

Artemis I launched atop the Space Launch System rocket on Nov. 16, 2022 from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39B. Orion returned to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11, 2022, after traveling more than 1.4 million miles. NASA has held an association with Snoopy since the Apollo Erathe character has contributed to the excitement for NASA human spaceflight missions, helping inspire generations to dream big, and is a symbol of NASA’s safety culture and mission success.

The Artemis I mission was the first integrated test of NASA’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, the SLS rocket, and Kennedy Space Center's Exploration Ground Systems. 

Learn more about Artemis I: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i


Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Image Date: Jan. 18, 2022


#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Earth #Moon #Snoopy #GravityIndicator #MoonToMars #Mars #Artemis #ArtemisI #SLS #Rocket #Orion #Spacecraft #ISS #Astronauts #Science #HumanSpaceflight #UnitedStates #Europe #ESA #SolarSystem #Exploration #Apollo #History #STEM #Education

Astronauts Nicole & Koichi on First Spacewalk | International Space Station

Astronauts Nicole & Koichi on First Spacewalk | International Space Station

Astronaut Koichi Wakata (Japan) during a seven-hour and 21-minute spacewalk
Astronaut Koichi Wakata (Japan) takes a "space-selfie" during a spacewalk
Astronaut Koichi Wakata (Japan) during a seven-hour and 21-minute spacewalk
Expedition 68 crew members after a spacewalk
Astronaut Nicole Mann in her spacesuit after a spacewalk
Astronaut Koichi Wakata (Japan) in his spacesuit after a spacewalk
Expedition 68 crew members after a spacewalk

Mann and Wakata completed work left over from a previous spacewalk for a platform on which a set of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs) for the station’s 1B power channel will be installed later this year, as well as most of the work to install a similar mounting platform for a set of iROSAs for the 1A power channel.

The installation is part of a series of spacewalks to augment the International Space Station’s power channels with new iROSAs. Four iROSAs have been installed so far, and two more will be mounted to the platforms installed during this spacewalk in the future.

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata concluded their spacewalk at 3:35 p.m. EST after 7 hours and 21 minutes. It was the 258th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, upgrades, and maintenance, the first spacewalk of 2023, and the first spacewalk for both astronauts.

Follow Expedition 68 crew updates at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/


Expedition 68 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Anna Kikina & Dmitri Petelin

NASA: Flight Engineers Nicole Mann, Frank Rubio & Josh Cassada

JAXA (Japan): Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata


An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Jan. 20, 2023 


#NASA #Space #Earth #Astronauts #Spacewalk #EVA #NicoleMann #KoichiWakata #JAXA #Japan #FrankRubio #JoshCassada #Cosmonauts #Роскосмос #Russia #Science #HumanSpaceflight #Expedition68 #JSC #UnitedStates #Canada #CSA #Research #Laboratory #STEM #Education

Planet Mars: A New Impact Event | NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Planet Mars: A New Impact Event | NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

This impact disturbed dust over an area more than two kilometers wide, large enough to be visible in Mars Color Imager (MARCI) daily global images. The largest new crater is about 35 meters in diameter, making it the about the 16th largest new crater found on Mars. By “new crater” we mean that its formation is documented by before and after images, usually acquired by MRO’s Context Camera. There are many other new craters formed up to a kilometer away from the biggest crater. These appear unusual for secondary craters produced by the main 35-meter crater, and are probably more like primary craters resulting from fragmentation of the bolide high in the Martian atmosphere.

Location:

Latitude (centered)

37.804°

Longitude (East)

44.787°


The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to study the geology and climate of Mars, to provide reconnaissance of future landing sites, and to relay data from surface missions back to Earth. It was launched on August 12, 2005, and reached Mars on March 10, 2006. 

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The HiRISE camera was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona.


Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Narration: Tre Gibbs

Tre's website: www.tregibbs.com

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Jan 26, 2023


#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Bolide #ImpactCrater #Geology #Landscape #Terrain #MRO #HiRISE #Spacecraft #JPL #Caltech #UA #UniversityOfArizona #UnitedStates #SolarSystem #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Touring Tempestuous Young Stars in The Orion Nebula | Hubble

Touring Tempestuous Young Stars in The Orion Nebula | Hubble


The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this image from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope, which has also captured a smaller companion star in the upper left of this image. Both stars lie in the Orion Nebula, a colossal region of star formation roughly 1,450 light years from Earth.


Image Description: Two very bright stars with cross-shaped diffraction spikes are prominent: the larger is slightly lower-right of center, the smaller lies towards the upper-left corner. Small red stars with short diffraction spikes are scattered around them. The background is covered nearly completely by gas: smoky, bright blue gas around the larger star in the center and lower-right, and wispier red gas elsewhere.

V 372 Orionis is a particular type of variable star known as an Orion Variable. These young stars experience some tempestuous moods and growing pains, which are visible to astronomers as irregular variations in luminosity. Orion Variables are often associated with diffuse nebulae, and V 372 Orionis is no exception; the patchy gas and dust of the Orion Nebula pervade this scene.

This image overlays data from two of Hubble’s instruments. Data from the Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wide Field Camera 3 at infrared and visible wavelengths were layered to reveal rich details of this corner of the Orion Nebula. Hubble also left its own subtle signature on this astronomical portrait in the form of the diffraction spikes surrounding the bright stars. These prominent artefacts are created by starlight interacting with Hubble’s inner workings, and as a result they reveal hints of Hubble’s structure. The four spikes surrounding the stars in this image are created by four vanes inside Hubble supporting the telescope’s secondary mirror. The diffraction spikes of the NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, on the other hand, are six-pointed as a result of Webb’s hexagonal mirror segments and 3-legged support structure for the secondary mirror.  


Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble & NASA, J. Bally, M. Robberto

Duration: 30 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 23, 2023


#NASA #ESA #Hubble #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #Star #V372Orionis #OrionVariable #VariableStar #OrionNebula #Orion #Constellation #Cosmos #Universe #SpaceTelescope #STScI #GSFC #UnitedStates #Europe #STEM #Education #HD #Video

NASA Remembers Fallen Heroes

NASA Remembers Fallen Heroes

NASA remembers the crews of Apollo 1, space shuttles Challenger and Columbia during the agency's Day of Remembrance on Jan. 26, 2023. Feb. 1 marks the 20th anniversary of the Columbia STS-107 accident.

NASA's Day of Remembrance honors all members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery.

Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/dor


Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producer Credit: Shane Apple

Music: Universal Production Music

Duration: 5 minutes

Release Date: Jan. 26, 2023


#NASA #Space #Earth #Moon #Astronomy #Science #NASARemembers #Astronauts #Apollo1 #SpaceShuttleChallenger #STS51L #SpaceShuttleColumbia #STS107 #Scientists #Engineers #Heroes #Leaders #Stars #History #SolarSystem #Exploration #America #UnitedStates #History #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Meet Peggy Whitson: Ax-2 Mission Commander | Axiom Space

Meet Peggy Whitson: Ax-2 Mission Commander | Axiom Space

"Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) will be Axiom Space’s second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking another pivotal step toward Axiom Station, the world’s first commercial space station and a successor to the ISS. Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut and ISS commander, will lead the privately funded mission."

"The Ax-2 crew is currently scheduled to launch in the spring of 2023. The four-person Axiom Space crew will fly to space in SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft atop its Falcon 9 rocket to participate in a 12-day mission, including 10 days working and living on the orbiting laboratory to implement a full mission manifest of science, outreach, and commercial activities."

"With more than 35 years of experience in space and science, Peggy Whitson is an Axiom astronaut slated as the backup commander of Ax-1 and the commander of Ax-2—the first-ever private missions to the International Space Station (ISS). Positions she held during a historic NASA astronaut career include Chief of the Astronaut Office, Commander of the International Space Station (twice), Chair of the Astronaut Selection Board, Science Officer, Operations Branch Chief, Deputy Division Chief for both Medical Sciences and the Astronaut Office, and co-chair of the US/Russian Mission Science Working Group."

"Peggy flew on three long-duration missions to the ISS (Expeditions 5, 16, 50/51/52) and spent more cumulative time in space than any US astronaut or any woman in the world (665 days). She has conducted 10 Extra-Vehicular Activities (EVA, spacewalks), with over 60 EVA hours to her credit, and performed hundreds of research experiments on board the ISS."

"A holder of B.S. degrees in biology and chemistry from Iowa Wesleyan and a doctoral degree in biochemistry from Rice University, she has been honored with various NASA medals in Leadership, Outstanding Leadership, and Exceptional Service, as well as Glamour’s Woman of the Year (2017), TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World (2018), and Women in Aviation Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)."

"Peggy A. Whitson, Ph.D. holds the titles of Astronaut and Director of Human Space Flight at Axiom Space."

Former NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson's Official Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/peggy-a-whitson


"Aviator John Shoffner of Knoxville, Tennessee, will serve as the Ax-2 pilot. The two mission specialists will be announced at a later date."


"Axiom Space is guided by the vision of a thriving home in space that benefits every human, everywhere. The leader in providing space infrastructure as a service, Axiom offers end-to-end missions to the International Space Station today while privately developing its successor—a permanent commercial destination in Earth’s orbit that will sustain human growth off the planet and bring untold benefits back home."

Learn more about Axiom: www.axiomspace.com


Credit: Axiom Space

Duration: 34 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 25, 2023


#NASA #Space #ISS #Axiom #AxiomSpace #SpaceX #CrewDragon #Falcon9 #Rocket #CommercialSpace #Ax2Mission #Astronauts #PeggyWhitson #Commander #UnitedStates #Science #Research #Laboratory #International #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Expedition 68 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 | International Space Station

Expedition 68 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 | International Space Station

Leaders from NASA, SpaceX, Roscosmos and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) presented an overview of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. The mission will carry NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg as well as UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev aboard a Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the space station. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023.

The four crew members of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station are Mission Specialist Sultan Al Nedayi (UAE), Mission Specialist Andrey Fedyaev (Russia), Pilot William Hoburg, and Commander Stephen Bowen.

Astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi from the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center (United Arab Emirates) will make history by being the first astronaut from the Arab world to spend six months on the International Space Station (ISS). AlNeyadi has undergone a 20-month long rigorous training for the Crew-6 mission. AlNeyadi began his training in September 2018, at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City in Moscow, Russia.

Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev (Russia)

Andrey Valerievich Fediaev (Russian Cyrillic: Андрей Валерьевич Федяев; born February 26, 1981) is a Russian cosmonaut. Fediaev received his an engineering degree in air transport and Air Traffic Control from the Balashov Military Aviation School in 2004. Following graduation, Fediaev joined the Russian Air Force in the 317th mixed aviation segment. He obtained the rank of major before his retirement in 2013. He logged over 500 hours in Russian aircraft.

Fediaev was selected as a cosmonaut in 2012. He reported to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in 2012 and was named a test cosmonaut on June 16, 2014.

On July 15, 2022, he was assigned to the SpaceX Crew-6 mission after a recent crew swap agreement between NASA and Roscosmos.

NASA Astronaut William Hoburg's Official Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/warren-hoburg

https://www.nasa.gov/content/warren-hoburg-phd-nasa-astronaut

NASA Astronaut Stephen Bowen's Official Biography:

https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/stephen-g-bowen

NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) works with the American aerospace industry to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station on American-made rockets and spacecraft launching from American soil.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 47 minutes

Release Date: Jan. 25, 2023


#NASA #ESA #Space #Earth #Science #ISS #SpaceX #CrewDragon #Spacecraft #SpaceXCrew6 #Astronauts #SultanAlNedayi #MBRSC #UAE #Cosmonaut #AndreyFedyaev #Russia #Россия #Роскосмос #WilliamHoburg #MIT #StephenBowen #USNavy #CCP #HumanSpaceflight #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Has COVID Affected Climate Change? We Asked a NASA Scientist

Has COVID Affected Climate Change? We Asked a NASA Scientist

Greenhouse gas emissions decreased a little during the first year of COVID-19, but not enough to make a lasting impact.

Less travel and cars on the road meant improved air quality. However, greenhouse gases that cause climate change only decreased a little because we were still heating and cooling our homes, so these gases continued to build up in our atmosphere. NASA climate change scientist Lesley Ott tells us more about what scientists discovered.

Explore more about the unexpected effects the pandemic had on our atmosphere: https://go.nasa.gov/3D1MoO5


Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producers: Scott Bednar, Jessica Wilde

Editor: Daniel Salazar

Duration: 1 minute, 26 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 25, 2023


#NASA #Space #Science #Earth #COVID19 #Health #Planet #Atmosphere #Meteorology #Weather #Climate #SeaLevelRise #ClimateChange #CarbonDioxide #CO2 #Methane #GreenHouseGases #GlobalWarming #GlobalHeating #Environment #JPL #Caltech #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Mission Recap: To the Black | Alpha FLTA002 | Firefly Aerospace

Mission Recap: To the Black | Alpha FLTA002 | Firefly Aerospace

On October 1, 2022, Firefly Aerospace made history by performing a successful launch into orbit on its second attempt. Firefly's Alpha FLTA002 mission successfully reached orbit and deployed customer payloads, after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Firefly's rocket can deliver payloads in the 1300kg payload lift class. 

Website: https://fireflyspace.com


Credit: Firefly Aerospace

Duration: 2 minutes

Release Date: Jan. 25, 2023

#NASA #Space #Earth #Satellites #FireflyAerospace #Rocket #Alpha3 #CommercialSpace #California #VandenbergSpaceForceBase #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Rocket Lab Launches First Electron Rocket from Virginia | NASA Wallops

Rocket Lab Launches First Electron Rocket from Virginia | NASA Wallops








Rocket Lab performed its long-awaited first Electron launch from Virginia Jan. 24, 2023, placing three HawkEye 360 satellites into orbit. The Electron rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, Virginia, at 6 p.m. Eastern. Electron carried three satellites for HawkEye 360, the Herndon, Virginia-based company that offers radio-frequency (RF) intelligence services. The “Cluster 6” satellites, deployed into a 550-kilometer orbit at an inclination of 40.5 degrees, will join the company’s constellation to locate and monitor terrestrial RF sources. 

The mission, called “Virginia Is For Launch Lovers” by Rocket Lab, was the company’s first launch from LC-2. The company’s previous 32 Electron launches took place from its Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Rocket Lab had been working for years to set a U.S. launch site to support government and other customers who wanted to launch domestically. The launch is the first of the year for Rocket Lab, which said in a November earnings call it was planning approximately 14 Electron launches in 2023 after conducting nine in 2022. The company projected that four to six of those launches would take place from Wallops, including two launches in the spring to deploy NASA’s four Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) cubesats under a task order NASA announced in November.

Read full SpaceNews article: 

https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-launches-first-electron-from-virginia/


Image Credits: Rocket Lab/Trevor Mahlmann

Caption Credit: Jeff Foust/SpaceNews

Image Date: Jan. 24, 2023


#NASA #Space #Aerospace #Earth #RocketLab #Electron #Rocket #Launch #Satellites #HawkEye360 #GeospatialAnalytics #VirginiaIsForLaunchLovers #CommercialSpace #PeterBeck #WallopsIsland #Virginia #STEM #Education

Planet Mars: Going with the Flow | NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Planet Mars: Going with the Flow | NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Harmakhis Vallis is an approximately 800-kilometer long outflow channel located in eastern Hellas. The valley probably formed by a combination of surface collapse and flowing water.

Black and white images are less than 5 km across; enhanced color images are less than1 km. 

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Washington. The HiRISE camera was built by Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to study the geology and climate of Mars, to provide reconnaissance of future landing sites, and to relay data from surface missions back to Earth. It was launched on August 12, 2005, and reached Mars on March 10, 2006. 


Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Narration: Tre Gibbs

Tre's website: www.tregibbs.com

Duration: 55 seconds

Release Date: Jan. 23, 2023


#NASA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #HarmakhisVallis #Hellas #Geology #Landscape #Terrain #MRO #HiRISE #Spacecraft #JPL #Caltech #UA #UniversityOfArizona #UnitedStates #SolarSystem #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann on First Spacewalk | International Space Station

NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann on First Spacewalk | International Space Station



NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann is pictured in her Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, during her first spacewalk on Jan. 20, 2023. She and fellow spacewalker Koichi Wakata (out of frame) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency installed a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure that will enable the future installation of the orbiting lab's next roll-out solar array.

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata concluded their spacewalk at 3:35 p.m. EST after 7 hours and 21 minutes. It was the 258th spacewalk in support of space station assembly, upgrades, and maintenance, the first spacewalk of 2023, and the first spacewalk for both astronauts.

Astronaut Nicole Mann's Official NASA Biography

Follow Expedition 68 crew updates at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/


Expedition 68 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Anna Kikina & Dmitri Petelin

NASA: Flight Engineers Nicole Mann, Frank Rubio & Josh Cassada

JAXA (Japan): Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata


An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.


Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Jan. 20, 2023 


#NASA #Space #Earth #Astronauts #Spacewalk #EVA #NicoleMann #KoichiWakata #JAXA #Japan #FrankRubio #JoshCassada #Cosmonauts #Роскосмос #Russia #Science #HumanSpaceflight #Expedition68 #JSC #UnitedStates #Canada #CSA #Research #Laboratory #STEM #Education

Download Free 2023 Hubble & Webb Calendar | European Space Agency

Download Free 2023 Hubble & Webb Calendar | European Space Agency

To celebrate another year of exciting images and discoveries from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope, and the first year of operations with the NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble and ESA/Webb have released a new calendar that showcases beautiful imagery from both missions for 2023.

High Resolution Digital 2023 Calendar File (Adobe PDF, 46 MB)

https://esawebb.org/media/archives/calendars/pdfsm/cal2023.pdf

Low Resolution Digital 2023 Calendar File (Adobe PDF, 3 MB)

https://esawebb.org/media/archives/calendars/pdf/cal2023.pdf

Print-Ready 2023 Calendar (Adobe PDF, 586 MB) *Large File Size*: 

https://esahubble.org/media/archives/announcements/pdf/calendar_hubble_2023_v05_print.pdf

The 2023 calendar features a selection of images from Press Releases (from Hubble and Webb), Hubble Pictures of the Week and Webb Pictures of the Month published throughout 2022. These include imagery of planets, star clusters, galaxies, and more. It can now be accessed electronically for anyone to print, share and enjoy.

The images featured in the calendar are as follows:

Cover: This landscape of mountains and valleys speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, this image reveals for the first time previously invisible regions of star birth.

January: The protostar L1527, shown in this image from the James Webb Space Telescope, is embedded within a cloud of material that is feeding its growth. Material ejected from the star has cleared out cavities above and below it, whose boundaries glow orange and blue in this infrared view.

February: The image on the left is the first deep-field image from the James Webb Space Telescope, showcasing thousands of galaxies of the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 in the near-infrared. The image on the right from the Hubble Space Telescope features the galaxy cluster Abell 611, located roughly 3.2 billion light-years from Earth.

March: In this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across, the James Webb Space Telescope showcases the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in infrared light, including tens of thousands of previously unseen young stars that are obscured by cosmic dust in visible-light images.

April: This month features four galaxy mergers. The objects are IC 1623 (top left, as seen by Webb), Arp 248 (bottom left, as seen by Hubble), Arp 282 (top right, as seen by Hubble), and IC 2431 (bottom right, as seen by Hubble).

May: Two views from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal the planetary nebula NGC 3132, also known as the Southern Ring. The left image is a sharp near-infrared view of the nebula, while the view on the right is in mid-infrared wavelengths, and captures the dust shrouding one of the white dwarf stars at the nebula’s centre.

June: Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, is featured here in near-infrared wavelengths as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope. Different colours mark the light from the planet’s aurorae, and the clouds and hazes at different depths in the atmosphere. The Great Red Spot shines brightly with reflected near-infrared light from the Sun.

July: This montage displays four globular star clusters as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. Shown here are Liller 1 (top left), Terzan 9 (bottom left), Terzan 4 (top right) and NGC 6569 (bottom right). Each is filled with both redder, older stars and bluer, younger ones.

August: These images show unusual, densely packed groupings of entire galaxies. The left image, in visible light from the Hubble Space Telescope, is of the soon-to-merge galaxies of HCG 40. The right image, taken by the James Webb Space Telescope in infrared light, is of the interacting galaxies of HCG 92 — also known as Stephan’s Quintet.

September: This celestial cloudscape from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the colourful region surrounding the Herbig-Haro object HH 505. The Orion Nebula is awash in intense ultraviolet radiation from bright young stars. Outflows from such stars collide with gas and dust, creating the shockwaves known as Herbig-Haro objects that are brightly visible to Hubble.

October: This montage features three views of M74, also known as the Phantom Galaxy. The left section of this image is a visible-light image from the Hubble Space Telescope, while the right section, in mid-infrared wavelengths, comes from the James Webb Space Telescope. In the centre, data from both telescopes are combined for a truly unique view into the heart of the object.

November: Two views of the famous Pillars of Creation, part of the Eagle Nebula, are revealed here by the James Webb Space Telescope. The left, mid-infrared, image details the spread of interstellar dust. On the right, the near-infrared image highlights bright, newly-formed stars.

December: NGC 7038 is displayed in glorious detail here by the Hubble Space Telescope. The image is remarkably detailed, combining over 15 hours of observations to expose distant stars and galaxies in the background. The spiral galaxy filling the frame here contains celestial objects that can be used to measure distances on cosmic scales.


Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble/Webb

Release Date: Dec. 19, 2022


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