Shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach stated that Endeavour’s launch will be no earlier than Monday at 2:33 p.m. EDT. Engineers need that time to troubleshoot an issue that resulted in today’s launch scrub. During today’s countdown, engineers detected a failure in one of two heater circuits associated with Auxiliary Power… Read more“STS-134 Launch Scrubbed; Progress Docks to Station”
Month: April 2011
NASA Technology Looks Inside Japan’s Nuclear Reactor
Design techniques honed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., for Mars rovers were used to create the rover currently examining the inside of Japan’s nuclear reactors, in areas not yet deemed safe for human crews. The iRobot PackBot employs technologies used previously in the design of “Rocky-7,”… Read more“NASA Technology Looks Inside Japan’s Nuclear Reactor”
NASA Invites Public to Journey Toward Interstellar Space
NASA will hold a special NASA Science Update at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, April 28, to discuss the unprecedented journey of NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft to the edge of our solar system. The event will be held at NASA Headquarters in Washington and will be broadcast… Read more“NASA Invites Public to Journey Toward Interstellar Space”
NASA Sets Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Launch For April 29
NASA Sets Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Launch For April 29 The launch date was set during Tuesday’s flight readiness review. Senior NASA and contractor managers assessed the risks associated with the mission and determined the shuttle and station’s equipment, support systems and personnel are ready Latest Space Shuttle News Endeavour’s… Read more“NASA Sets Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Launch For April 29”
NASA Orbiter Reveals Big Changes in Mars’ Atmosphere
Mission News PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered the total amount of atmosphere on Mars changes dramatically as the tilt of the planet’s axis varies. This process can affect the stability of liquid water, if it exists on the Martian surface, and increase the frequency and… Read more“NASA Orbiter Reveals Big Changes in Mars’ Atmosphere”
22 April Earth Day Features
NASA Chat: Live From the Top of the World on Earth Day A NASA team of Arctic explorers is in Greenland right now on an airborne science mission to keep a careful eye on changes in the ice landscape on land and sea. On Earth Day, April 22, you can… Read more“22 April Earth Day Features”
Welcome to our new website
Next Generation Space Telescope NASA engineer Ernie Wright looks on as the first six flight ready James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror segments are prepped to begin final cryogenic testing at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. This represents the first six of 18 segments that will form NASA’s James Webb… Read more“Welcome to our new website”