NASA is targeting Thursday, August 18 for the rollout of the Space Launch System or SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at our Kennedy Space. The very first of six toaster-size satellites for our Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment or SunRISE has been completed. The tiny satellites will integrate to form a 6-mile-wide telescope in space capable of discovering bursts of radio waves from the Suns superheated environment, understood as the corona. Daybreak will help scientists much better comprehend explosive space weather events. The Landsat program– a joint effort between NASA and USGS– just recently marked 50 years of continuous service observing Earth from area.
The countdown to our Artemis I Moon mission …
A Moon-observing little satellite riding on Artemis I …
Earth From Space in 4K– Expedition 65 Edition
Seeing Earth from area with your own eyes is a special experience. This recently released ultra-high-definition video may just be the next finest thing. Images in the video was recorded in between April and October 2021 throughout the Expedition 65 teams time aboard the International Space Station. Inspect it out on your own– the video is embedded above.
NASA Television Transponder Change Effective Monday, August 29
A fast note about an approaching modification for NASA Television. NASA TV programming on the Galaxy 13 domestic satellite is moving from transponder 11 to transponder 15. Currently, both transponders are active, however distribution of NASA TV shows on transponder 11 will end on Monday, August 29. For complete details, please check out go.nasa.gov/ transponder.
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Countdown to Artemis I Moon Mission
NASA is targeting Thursday, August 18 for the rollout of the Space Launch System or SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at our Kennedy Space. We will offer a live stream of the relocation on the NASA Kennedy YouTube channel.
Illustration of Lunar IceCube in orbit. Credit: Morehead State University
Moon-observing CubeSat Ready for Artemis Launch
NASAs Lunar IceCube, a water-scouting CubeSat, is preparing to drawback a ride to the Moon as part of our uncrewed Artemis I mission. The little lunar-orbiting satellite will use a spectrometer to investigate lunar ice on the surface of the Moon. Researchers have an interest in the absorption and release of water from the Moons dusty and rocky surface– or regolith. Lunar IceCube will likewise study the exosphere– a very thin atmosphere-like volume surrounding the Moon. By comprehending the dynamics of water and other substances on the Moon, researchers will have the ability to forecast seasonal modifications for lunar ice that might impact its usage as a resource in the future.
This animation reveals the 6 SunRISE SmallSats tracing out a virtual area telescope as they discover a solar radio burst (revealed as blue ripples) and then transmit their data (revealed as green wavy lines) to the Deep Space Network on Earth. Credit: NASA
Of SunRISE SmallSats Completed
The very first of six toaster-size satellites for our Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment or SunRISE has been finished. The small satellites will combine to form a 6-mile-wide telescope in area capable of identifying bursts of radio waves from the Suns superheated environment, known as the corona.
An artists conception of the Landsat 9 spacecraft, the ninth satellite launched in the long-running Landsat program, high above the Western United States. Credit: NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab
NASA Transfers Landsat 9 Satellite to USGS
On August 11, NASA moved ownership and functional control of the Earth-observing Landsat 9 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey or USGS. Landsat 9 is the most recent in the Landsat series of remote-sensing satellites, which supply worldwide coverage of landscape modifications on our home world. The Landsat program– a joint effort in between NASA and USGS– recently marked 50 years of constant service observing Earth from area.
And some other small satellites that could assist us better prepare for space weather … a few of the stories to tell you about– This Week at NASA!
