Week of Jan. 23 – Jan. 27, 2016
2016 Space Station Research Highlights in Pictures
Research aboard the International Space Station began the year with fire and flowers, followed by the return of the Year in Space crew, the installation of the space station’s first expandable habitat, the first sequencing of DNA in space and included an array of milestones and investigations across many science disciplines.
NOAA’s GOES-16 Satellite Sends First Images to Earth
GOES-16, the first spacecraft in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next-generation of geostationary satellites, has sent the first high-resolution images from its Advanced Baseline Imager instrument. Included among them are a composite color full-disk visible image of the Western Hemisphere captured Jan. 15.
(Video 0:54) Wind Tunnel Testing Underway for Next, More Powerful Version of SLS
As preparations are being made for the first flight of SLS, engineers at NASA’s Ames and Langley Research Centers are already running tests in supersonic wind tunnels to develop the next, more powerful version of the world’s most advanced launch vehicle capable of carrying humans to deep-space destinations.
(Video 2:05) Now’s the Time for Science in Space
There has never been a better time for research aboard the International Space Station, according to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center’s Julie Robinson, NASA’s ISS chief scientist. As results from nearly 16 years of experiments are pouring in, she believes the general public is aware now more than ever that station research is helping to improve life on Earth, but it’s just the beginning.
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