The worlds first-ever planetary defense test is a big hit …
A significant cyclone spotted from space …
The cosmic crash was in fact captured by NASAs Hubble and Webb area telescopes, marking the first time that Webb and Hubble observed the exact same celestial target at the exact same time. On the night of September 26, the group at NASAs Kennedy Space Center began moving the Artemis I Moon rocket from launch pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB. As NASA prepares to send humans back to the Moon and beyond to Mars, inflatable habitats are principles being thought about for Lunar Surface Habitats and Mars Transit Habitats. The test, conducted in collaboration with Sierra Space and ILC Dover, took place at NASAs Johnson Space Center as part of the NextSTEP-2 Habitat Systems agreement handled by NASAs Marshall Space Flight. Credit: NASAs Marshall Space Flight.
Effective Impact for First-Ever Planetary Defense Test
On September 26, NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART spacecraft successfully affected Dimorphos– the asteroid the spacecraft had actually been on a crash course with for about 10 months.
” Waiting … (applause) … and we have impact!”
DARTs deliberate crash into Dimorphos, a moonlet of a bigger asteroid called Didymos, was an effort to modify the course of an asteroid in space as part of the worlds very first planetary defense innovation demonstration. The cosmic crash was really captured by NASAs Hubble and Webb area telescopes, marking the first time that Webb and Hubble observed the same celestial target at the same time.
Typhoon Ian is visualized approaching the west coast of Florida as a category 4 storm. The International Space Station was orbiting 259 miles above the Gulf of Mexico at the time of this picture. Credit: NASA
Typhoon Ian Seen from the Space Station
On September 26, external cams aboard the International Space Station captured views of Hurricane Ian simply south of Cuba as the storm moved toward the north-northwest. As expected, Ian intensified as it approached Florida. Space station cams captured the storm once again on September 28 as it was making landfall in southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm with winds upward of 155 miles per hour and a possibly catastrophic storm surge.
NASAs Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out to Launch Complex 39B. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Artemis I Rocket Rolled Back Inside Ahead of Hurricane Ian
On the night of September 26, the team at NASAs Kennedy Space Center started moving the Artemis I Moon rocket from launch pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft were secured inside the VAB the next early morning. Managers chose the “roll back” due to weather forecasts associated with Hurricane Ian. In addition to safeguarding the incorporated rocket and spacecraft, they also wished to provide employees time to resolve the requirements of their households ahead of the storm.
The complex, ice-covered surface area of Jupiters moon Europa was captured by NASAs Juno spacecraft during a flyby on Sept. 29, 2022. At closest technique, the spacecraft came within a distance of about 219 miles (352 kilometers). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SWRI/ MSSS.
Junos Close Flyby of Jupiters Icy Moon Europa.
The spacecraft for NASAs Juno mission at Jupiter made a close flyby of the worlds ice-covered moon, Europa on September 29. This image from the pass, some 220 miles above Europas surface area, is the very first to come of some of the highest-resolution images ever taken of parts of the moon. Valuable information are likewise gotten out of the flyby that, once processed, could benefit and inform future missions, like the firms Europa Clipper objective, which is targeted to introduce in 2024 to study the icy moon. More information is readily available at: nasa.gov/ juno.
As NASA prepares to send humans back to the Moon and beyond to Mars, inflatable environments are concepts being considered for Lunar Surface Habitats and Mars Transit Habitats. Burst pressure tests are needed to meet human security accreditation, and engineers utilize them to determine the capability of the habitat to hold up against internal pressure and the optimum internal pressure needed to trigger failure of the habitats woven, structural shell. The test, performed in cooperation with Sierra Space and ILC Dover, took location at NASAs Johnson Space Center as part of the NextSTEP-2 Habitat Systems agreement managed by NASAs Marshall Space Flight. Credit: NASAs Marshall Space Flight.
Inflatable Habitat Burst Pressure Test.
Believe it or not, these inflatable environments are being blown up to help make them safe for human beings. Habitats like these could be utilized to house astronauts on future long-term surface area exploration objectives to the Moon and, eventually Mars. Prior to then, NASA and industrial partners are performing burst pressure tests to determine the maximum internal pressure these environments can securely withstand before they fail.
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