Media got their first look at Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane and its Shooting Star cargo module at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility on Feb. 1.
former NASA astronaut and chief medical officer for Sierra Space, were also on hand
Rodent Research-8 (RR-8): Today crewmembers transferred the Live Animal Return transporter to the SpX-16 Dragon and the Animal Access Unit was cleaned. The Rodent Research-8 (RR-8) investigation utilizes mice flown aboard the ISS, and maintained on Earth, to investigate the physiology of aging in response to microgravity and the role of aging in the onset …
Micro-14: The Micro-14 Group Activation Packs (GAPS) sample tube #3 was hand cranked
Mike Wargo, the chief lunar scientist for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, gives some insight on the history of LRO/LCROSS. You can listen here (2 MB). How did NASA’s LRO/LCROSS missions become the “first step” back to the moon? Before the LRO or LCROSS missions were even thought of, NASA already was busy thinking about …
about the things we didn’t know about the moon — what data we’d need to have in hand
New Status: Spinal Ultrasound Operations: Flight Engineer (FE)-5 Parmitano, with FE-3 Cassidy’s assistance, performed his second of three Spinal Ultrasound Scan sessions for his stay onboard the ISS. This investigation aims to characterize microgravity-associated spinal alterations during and after spaceflight using in-flight ultrasound. Results from this research will provide data to enhance crew health for …
screen clean, HRF Supply Kit Resupply, High Definition video camera checkout with hand-held
Technicians and engineers are working around the clock at the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare the Artemis I rocket and spacecraft for
“Don’t be shy about raising your hand and asking for help if you need it, especially
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rocket, the thermal protection system material for the LVSA is applied entirely by hand
Progress continues to speed along as NASA’s Perseverance rover readies for its launch this summer. On May 11, the rover team at the agency’s Kennedy Space
With the new spacecraft data in hand, as well as an update on Atlas V performance
RainCube, designed to study storms, was the first to fly a radar science instrument on a CubeSat.
CubeSats, on the other hand, can range from something about the size of a cereal
Zebrafish Muscle: Gerst performed the water quality measurement of aquarium water. This experiment asks if the atrophy of muscles under the condition of microgravity also occurs in zebrafish and why their atrophy occurs in the microgravity. Space Headaches: Gerst and Wiseman completed space headaches questionnaires. The objectives of this study are to obtain in-flight data …
Hand Ergometry.
Terry Morris
Morris was dealt a horrible set of cards in life, but in his words, “you play your hand
