The Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O), a laser interactions system for NASAs Artemis II objective, has actually been delivered to NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida for integration with the Orion spacecraft. This objective will see astronauts fly around the moon for the very first time considering that the Apollo missions, utilizing advanced innovations such as O2O. Credit: NASA
Equipping the spaceport station to produce more power …
NASAs most recent experimental X-plane …
And preparing to check a new laser interactions system …
A few of the stories to inform you about– This Week at NASA!
The Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System (O2O), a laser communications system for NASAs Artemis II mission, has been delivered to NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida for combination with the Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA
On June 15, NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg performed their 2nd spacewalk in a week to install an updated International Space Station Roll Out Solar Array, or IROSA. To develop the X-66A, Boeing will work with NASA to modify an MD-90 airplane, shortening the fuselage and replacing its wings and engines. The Orion spacecraft that will bring astronauts around the Moon on NASAs Artemis II mission will also test a brand-new laser communications terminal known as the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System, or O2O.
Equipping the Space Station to Produce More Power
On June 15, NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg performed their second spacewalk in a week to install an updated International Space Station Roll Out Solar Array, or IROSA. This was the last of six brand-new IROSAs presently prepared for the station. The brand-new varieties are developed to enhance the stations power system and make it possible for the orbiting laboratory to generate about 30% more power.
The X-66A is the X-plane specifically targeted at assisting the United States achieve the objective of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To develop the X-66A, Boeing will work with NASA to modify an MD-90 airplane, shortening the fuselage and replacing its engines and wings. The resulting demonstrator aircraft will have long, thin wings with engines installed underneath and a set of aerodynamic trusses for support. The design, which Boeing sent for NASAs Sustainable Flight Demonstrator job, is understood as a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing. Credit: NASA
Next Generation Experimental Aircraft is Newest X-Plane
During the AIAA Aviation forum the week of June 12 in San Diego, NASA and Boeing revealed that the speculative airplane produced through the agencys Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project has become NASAs latest X-plane– designated by the U.S. Air Force as the X-66A. Working with NASA, Boeing will build, test, and fly the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing principle airplane with the specific goal of assisting the U.S. achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The O2O payload at Kennedy Space Center going through unpacking and evaluation. Credit: NASA/ Isaac Watson
Orion to Test Laser Communications on Artemis II
The Orion spacecraft that will bring astronauts around the Moon on NASAs Artemis II objective will likewise check a new laser interactions terminal understood as the Orion Artemis II Optical Communications System, or O2O. Laser interactions systems provide increased data transfer rates that permit more information to be sent out in a single transmission than with traditional radio wave systems. More data could mean more discoveries.
Interests Postcard of Marker Band Valley: NASAs Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at 2 times of day on April 8, 2023. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Interest Captures Martian Morning, Afternoon in New “Postcard”.
NASAs Curiosity Mars rover just recently caught this composite picture of an area called “Marker Band Valley.” The image integrates a morning scene, an afternoon scene, and included color for artistic interpretation. The combined considerably different lighting conditions at those times of day make details in the scene stand apart. Marker Band Valley is in the region where the rover suddenly discovered indications of an ancient lake.
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