NASA EXPRESS Racks Achieve 1 Million Hours of Service on Space Station
NASA science research on the International Space Station reached an extraordinary milestone June 14. The vital, versatile EXPRESS Racks multipurpose payload shelving units logged 1 million hours of combined powered duty on station. That’s the equivalent of nearly 115 years’ worth of scientific research completed in just two decades.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spots Rocket Impact Site on Moon
Astronomers discovered a rocket body heading toward a lunar collision late last year. Impact occurred March 4, with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter later spotting the resulting crater. Surprisingly the crater is actually two craters, an eastern crater superimposed on a western crater.
Webb Telescope Instrument Ready to See Cosmos in Over 2,000 Infrared Colors
One of the James Webb Space Telescope’s four primary scientific instruments, known as the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph instrument, has concluded its postlaunch preparations and is now ready for science. The last of the instrument’s modes to be checked off – the Single Object Slitless Spectroscopy – has a prism assembly that can reveal the hues of more than 2,000 infrared colors collected simultaneously in a single observation.
I Am Artemis: Eric Alexander
Eric Alexander takes pride in his Artemis mission role to establish a long-term human presence in deep space, especially as part of a global network striving toward a common goal: advancing human spaceflight and scientific achievement for the benefit of humanity. Based at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Alexander is deputy systems lead for the Gateway Program’s Vehicle Systems Integration Office.
Navajo Intern Engineer Hopes to Inspire Native American STEM Students
Nylana Murphy, an American Indian College Fund ambassador and a Navajo engineer, worked two NASA internships in the additive manufacturing research lab at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center. She gained hands-on technical experience within a team and used 3D printing for Inconel 625 powder, which plays a significant role in aerospace utility tasks.
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