Wind Tunnel Tests Prepare SLS for Liftoff
The world’s most powerful rocket, NASA’s Space Launch System, may experience ground wind gusts of up to 70 mph as it sits on the launch pad before and during lift off for future missions. Understanding how environmental factors impact the rocket will help NASA maintain a safe and reliable distance away from the launch tower during launch.
NASA Astronauts Perform Landmark 200th Space Station Spacewalk
NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer performed the 200th spacewalk for assembly and maintenance of the International Space Station this week. The duo replaced an avionics box, installed a shield and rigged a new high-definition camera and a pair of wireless antennas. The spacewalk was Whitson’s ninth, a record for female astronauts, and Fischer’s first.
Marshall Hosts Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Industry Day
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center hosted more than 700 small and large business representatives and federal government personnel this week at NASA’s Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Industry Day. The event provided participants with networking opportunities and information on doing business with NASA and its prime contractors.
NASA Receives Proposals for Future Solar System Mission
NASA has received and is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system exploration. The proposed missions of discovery — submitted under NASA’s New Frontiers program — will undergo scientific and technical review over the next seven months. The goal is to select a mission for flight in about two years, with launch in the mid-2020s.
Astronomers Pursue Renegade Supermassive Black Hole
Supermassive black holes are generally stationary objects, sitting at the centers of most galaxies. However, using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers recently hunted down what could be a supermassive black hole, which contains about 160 million times the mass of our Sun, that may be on the move.
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