SHIIVER: Changing the Way NASA Keeps it Cool
NASA’s eCryo project team is evaluating a series of technologies aimed at reducing evaporating fuel during human exploration missions. For testing, the team built a large cryogenic propellant tank called SHIIVER. The eCryo project is part of the Technology Demonstration Missions Program, which is managed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Astronaut Christina Koch’s Space Station Science Scrapbook
NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to Earth on Feb. 6 after living in space aboard the International Space Station for 328 days, setting the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. Take a look back at her efforts conducting research in microgravity on Mizuna mustard greens, combustion, bioprinting and kidney diseases. Marshall manages science operations on the space station.
NASA Honors Tuskegee Airman
Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee spoke with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew during a Black History Month program titled “Trailblazers, The Story of a Tuskegee Airman,” on Feb. 5 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. McGee, who turned 100 in December, served as a pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II — known at the time as the “Red Tails.” He also served during the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Grand Tour of the International Space Station
NASA astronaut Drew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano give a unique tour of the International Space Station, shot in one take with two cameras strapped together. The duo guide viewers through the modules and spacecraft docked to the orbital outpost.
Voyager 2 Resumes Taking Science Data
Mission operators report Voyager 2 has resumed taking science data, and the science teams are now evaluating the health of the instruments following their brief shutoff. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are both in interstellar space, making them the most distant human-made objects in the solar system.
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