Week of Oct. 31 – Nov. 4, 2016
NASA Uses Tunnel Approach to Study How Heat Affects SLS Rocket
NASA’s new rocket, the Space Launch System, will hit high temperatures as it reaches speeds of more than 17,000 mph. So, how does heat affect the world’s most powerful rocket for human missions to deep space, including the journey to Mars? The answer just may be found in a special type of wind tunnel.
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Safely Return From the Space Station
NASA astronaut and Expedition 49 crew member Kate Rubins — the first person to sequence DNA in space — and her crewmates Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, returned to Earth this week after a successful mission aboard the International Space Station.
NASA Completes Webb Telescope Center of Curvature Pre-test
Engineers and technicians successfully completed the first important optical measurement of the James Webb Space Telescope’s fully assembled primary mirror this week. The measurements are crucial before the telescope undergoes rigorous mechanical tests to ensure the it can handle the stresses of launch.
Space Community Descends on Huntsville for Annual von Braun Symposium
People from all over the space community were in Huntsville, Alabama, last week for the Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium. Many NASA leaders, including Administrator Charles Bolden; astronauts, including Apollo 17’s Harrison Schmitt, who visited NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center; and industry and academic leaders were in attendance.
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