NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann is imagined in her Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, throughout her very first spacewalk. She and fellow spacewalker Koichi Wakata (out of frame) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency set up an adjustment set on the International Space Stations starboard truss structure that will allow the future installation of the orbiting labs next roll-out solar selection. Credit: NASA
Work to do outside the area station …
Honoring a set of previous astronauts …
And a turning point on Mars …
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Spacewalk Positions the Space Station for More Power
On February 2, NASA astronaut Nicole Mann and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata carried out a spacewalk to complete installing hardware needed for the International Space Stations next roll-out solar selections. The varieties– to be installed on a future spacewalk– are an upgrade to the stations power system.
Previous NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley, right, are seen after being awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by Vice President Kamala Harris during an event in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 in Washington. Former astronauts Behnken and Hurley were awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for their bravery in NASAs SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 to the International Space Station in 2020, the first crewed flight as part of the companys Commercial Crew Program. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky
Previous Astronauts Receive Congressional Honor
On behalf of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris awarded former NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on January 31. In 2020, Hurley and Behnken became the first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station as part of NASAs Commercial Crew Program.
Determinations Three Forks Sample Depot Selfie: NASAs Perseverance Mars rover took a selfie with several of the 10 sample tubes it transferred at a sample depot it is developing within an area of Jezero Crater nicknamed “Three Forks.” Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Perseverance Completes Mars Sample Depot
On January 29, NASAs Perseverance Mars rover successfully deposited the last of 10 planned sample tubes onto the Martian surface area– completing the very first sample depot on another world. To find out about strategies to return the samples to Earth for study one day go to mars.nasa.gov/ msr.
NASA Spinoff 2023 Cover. Credit: NASA
NASAs 2023 Spinoff Publication
The newest edition of NASAs Spinoff publication features more than 40 companies that have utilized NASA technology, research, and funding for commercial items that benefit individuals around the world. Spinoff 2023 is offered to download and read at spinoff.nasa.gov.
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NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann is envisioned in her Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, throughout her first spacewalk. Credit: NASA
Previous NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley, right, are seen after being awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor by Vice President Kamala Harris throughout an event in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 in Washington. Previous astronauts Behnken and Hurley were awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor for their bravery in NASAs SpaceX Demonstration Mission-2 to the International Space Station in 2020, the first crewed flight as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program.