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Trump's NASA pick: Jared Isaacman
The US space agency NASA has been in a state of flux for a number of years, and ... by an incoming president. And Donald Trump’s pick for NASA chief, Jared Isaacman, has raised a few eyebrows. Isaacman doesn’t have any NASA experience. But, he has got lots of money, he has worked ...
How does NASA select astronauts?
In NASA's last round of astronaut selection, they had 6,100 ... of being successful. With so many to pick from, how does NASA - or any other space agency - go about finding the chosen few? Chris Smith got some tips from NASA's lead for astronaut recruitment and training... Anne - ...
60 years of NASA
At 60, NASA has a wealth of space science history behind it. So what ... were the highlights? Founding and first steps: 1958 -1972 NASA's origin lies in the aggressive space race between the ... needed. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] was born in 1958, opening its doors on 1st October to ...
The Unique System of Kepler 11
NASA describes Kepler as their first mission capable of ... very good job. In the journal Nature earlier this month, NASA scientists announced the discovery of a unique system of ... 11. I spoke to Dr Jack Lissauer... Dr Jack Lissauer, NASA Ames Research Center NASA describes Kepler as their ...
LRO Role in NASA Moon to Mars Mission
... pictures of the landscape and sending them home. Now NASA wants to head back. Why? They want to send people to the ... satellite in orbit around the moon have to do with NASA's planned Moon to Mars mission? Phase 1: The Lunar ... but if it is successful, it might pave the way for NASA's Moon to Mars mission. Phase 3: Restore-L and Satellite ...
Can You Do Better Than NASA?
Ever thought you could do a better job than NASA? Well Peter Homer from Maine, in the US, did and he ... his efforts. This was all part of a competition, run by NASA, to design a glove for a space suit that would out ... be well insulated to keep the astronaut's fingers warm. NASA's current design is rather bulky and stiff and ...
Why are drylands now a priority?
... the US Geological Survey, and Andrew Feldman, from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, are working on an exciting ... Chris - Who are the big players in this then? Sasha - NASA is a huge player in this. So NASA really has the ability and NASA's terrestrial ecology ...
The Mars Science Laboratory
Chris - In November 2011, one of NASA's most ambitious missions yet, mounted to explore Mars, ... of miles away? When Curiosity launched, I spoke with NASA's Mission Chief Scientist, John Grotzinger to find out. ... as a result of that process. Chris - Not surprisingly, NASA's scientists are dubbing the landing process "7 minutes ...
Katherine Johnson - NASA mathematical legend
We were saddened to hear of the recent death of NASA’s mathematical legend, Katherine Johnson. It was her ... to the space race… Adam - Katherine Johnson, legendary NASA mathematician, passed away on February 24th at the age ... renowned for her mathematical abilities. She began work at NASA’s predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for ...
NASA: Now and Next
... on earth to the farthest visible parts of the universe, NASA has its eye on pretty much everything in ... College London was lead co-investigator in the joint ESA-NASA Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, and is involved in several further NASA missions of space exploration. With NASA turning 60 ...
Why do we want to return to the Moon in 2024?
... in a recent press conference with the crew of Artemis II, NASA was prefacing, every time it said about going to the ... in space activities, aren't they? David - They are indeed. NASA is funding most of this, although there is part of it being funded by SpaceX with a lot of NASA money. NASA has got to have cutbacks. It takes all year ...
This Week in Science History - The Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope
... The telescope was funded as a collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency and was originally planned ... the Challenger disaster, in January 1986, where a NASA shuttle broke up on take off, delayed the launch. It ... to rectify it by installing corrective optics. In 1994 NASA announced that the mission had been a success and ...
Landing: One giant leap for mankind
... the moon. After an intensive hunt for a landing site, NASA eventually chose a site called the Sea of Tranquility. ... thing the crew did was go through the stay/no stay. So NASA had to double check that all of the systems on board, ... was actually supposed to have a rest period first because NASA wanted them, you know, bright eyed bushy tailed walking ...
Myth: NASA invented Teflon and Velcro
... familiar to him from his mission, which were invented by NASA for their space missions. Maybe he's strapping on ... widely thought that Velcro and Teflon were invented by NASA for use in the space programme - they actually weren't. ... into space. Then what about Teflon? Also widely used by NASA and other space agencies in heat shields, space suits ...
Down to Earth: Cloud computing
This week, Dr Stuart Higgins is looking into how NASA tidying up its website ultimately helped to usher in the ... online, but when you’re a large organisation such as NASA, keeping track of what’s on your website is a challenging task. In 2008, when NASA was trying to clean up its web presence, the agency ...
Down To Earth: From NASA to your bedroom
... for space. This week, Stuart Higgins investigates how NASA's memory foam made its way into our homes... Stuart - ... we’re talking about memory foam. Back in the 1960s, NASA wanted to improve the survival rates of aircraft ... the shape of objects pressed into it. So, presumably, NASA astronauts have some of the comfiest memory foam ...
Puddles of water found on Mars by NASA
... Lockheed Martin has just announced that he believes one of NASA's Martian rovers has discovered puddles of water on the ... Unfortunately it seems we'll probably never find out. The NASA rovers were only supposed to survive 3 months on Mars, ... to launch in 2013 might provide some more answers. One of NASA’s Martian rovers has discovered what look like puddles ...
How Will the ESA's Reusable Spacecraft Work?
... companies like SpaceX and government agencies like NASA are working toward creating reusable spacecraft. ... Heavy are already proving that the concept works, while NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) has yet to take its maiden ... that used to be necessary for crewed capsules. Even today, NASA's Orion capsule that will eventually carry astronauts ...
Quiz: Who's faster: Usain Bolt or an African elephant?
... 88 Earth days. Venus turns very slowly. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-venus/en/ ... https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-mercury/en/ Team 2 - Eleanor and Fran : ... https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/aircraft/F-18/performance.html ...
Mars solar conjunction
... collecting data... Adam Murphy has the details. Adam - NASA's Curiosity rover has been trundling around Mars for ... But from the 28th August until the 7th September, NASA will stop sending signals to Curiosity and all their ... rovers. But what sort of thing could possibly get between NASA and their beloved rovers? Well, it's one of the biggest ...
Curiosity rover finds "The Spiders From Mars"
... and some other insights into the funding situation at NASA at the moment… Richard - Curiosity has been ... world. The White House budget proposes a 25% cut in the NASA budget, which equates to a 50% cut in the NASA science budget. And that would make an extraordinary ...
NASA holds public meeting on UFOs
NASA has been holding its first public meeting on its study ... at data on so-called unidentified anomalous phenomena. Nasa has said that a staggering 800 incidents are under ... is a space scientist and author and he’s been watching NASA’s public meeting on unidentified anomalous phenomena. ...
The Phoenix Mission
... months and if everything is going well we're hopeful that NASA will come up with some extra money that we can go for ...
Private Space Missions, Atlantic Swims and Jubilee Diamonds
... Company Space-X . The Falcon 9 rocket took off from NASA's Cape Canaveral air force station in Florida on Tuesday ... the company to fly 12 cargo missions to the space station. NASA's Charles Bolden comments. Charles - The significance ... endless possibilities. Congratulations to the SpaceX and NASA teams, and Godspeed Dragon. --- Using the Human Body to ...