The next pre-launch rehearsal before the launch of our Artemis I Moon mission …
News on some NASA astronomy missions …
And a critical milestone for an Earth observation satellite …
Some of the stories to tell you: this week at NASA!
The next rehearsal test prior to the launch of Artemis I’s moon mission
NASA is aiming to begin the next space test on June 18 with our Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The rehearsal is the final test required before the launch of the unmanned Artemis I mission around the Moon.
The test includes a countdown of approximately two days, during which the launch teams will practice the operations, deadlines and procedures to be followed for the actual launch.
This illustration shows a white dwarf star deflecting the remains of broken objects in a planetary system. The Hubble Space Telescope detects the spectral signature of the vaporized debris that revealed a combination of rock-metal material and ice, the ingredients of the planets. The findings help describe the violent nature of evolved planetary systems and the composition of their disintegrating bodies. Credit: NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)
NASA news at the meeting of the American Astronomical Society
News of NASA missions at the 240th meeting of the American Astronomical Society included astronomers using data from our Hubble Space Telescope and other NASA observatories to see, for the first time, a dead star called a white dwarf that consumes both metallic rock material and ice. the ingredients of the planets.
This instance of cosmic cannibalism may help astronomers learn more about the composition of new systems in formation.
The potential of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was also discussed. The unprecedented field of view of the telescope will allow for the first time to study stellar currents in a large number of galaxies.
Astronomers can use these observations to better understand how galaxies grow and the nature of dark matter.
Representation of an artist from the JPSS-2 satellite, which will be renamed NOAA-21 once in orbit. Credit: NOAA
NASA completes critical tests for the Earth observation satellite
The Joint Polar Satellite System-2 or JPSS-2 that NASA is building for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has recently completed its thermal vacuum tests.
The critical test aims to show that the spacecraft and its instruments can work successfully in the harsh environment of space.
JPSS-2 is scheduled for launch on November 1 from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The satellite will provide data to help improve our understanding of extreme weather and climate change.
A large-scale model of the inflated aeroshell is being shown at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia for the flight test of NASA’s low Earth orbit of an inflatable decelerator (LOFTID). Credit: NASA / David C. Bowman
NASA shows an inflatable heat shield before the demonstration of spaceflight
NASA’s low Earth orbit flight test of an inflatable decelerator, or LOFTID, will travel into space with the launch of JPSS-2 as a secondary payload.
LOFTID is a demonstration of a hypersonic inflatable airshell that could one day help humans land on Mars.
Our Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, recently hosted an event for the media to learn more about technology.
After launching into low Earth orbit, LOFTID will inflate and descend back to Earth to demonstrate how a spacecraft can slow down and help it survive the journey through the atmosphere of a planet.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame outside the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex. Credit: NASA
Induction Ceremony at the 2022 Astronaut Hall of Fame
Congratulations to former NASA astronauts Dave Leestma, Sandy Magnus and Chris Ferguson. They are the newest members of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.
They were incorporated as a class at the 2022 Hall of Fame during a June 11 ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
This is what happens this week @NASA …