(VIDEO 1:00) Rocket Science in 60 Seconds – Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter
Jennifer Takeshita, manufacturing lead for the Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, shows you the ins and outs of the launch vehicle stage adapter for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. Watch how the this flight hardware came together at Marshall.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center Hosts NASA’s Space Apps Challenge
NASA’s 2018 International Space Apps Challenge returned to Huntsville for a second year Oct. 19-21. The global hackathon brought together people of all ages and backgrounds to solve real-world problems with collaborative, original solutions during a 48-hour period. The event, held at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Education Training Facility, was facilitated by Urban Engine of Huntsville.
NASA’s Fermi Mission Energizes the Sky With Gamma-ray Constellations
Scientists with NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope devised a fun set of unofficial constellations constructed from sources in the gamma-ray sky to celebrate the mission’s 10th year of operations. The new constellations include a few characters from modern myth including the time-warping TARDIS from “Doctor Who,” Godzilla and his heat ray, the antimatter-powered U.S.S. Enterprise from “Star Trek: The Original Series” and the Hulk.
Astronauts Practice Spacewalks Virtually
Commercial crew astronauts are rehearsing their movements in space for when they launch on Boeing and SpaceX missions to the International Space Station. The virtual reality training is designed to be as realistic as possible, with real-time graphics and motion simulators to replicate the space environment.
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