It's YOUR space agency. posing behind cathedral towers after sunset. Thursday: January 13, 2021: The filter wheel on the James Webb Space Telescope's instrument MIRI will reveal the universe at 18 different wavelengths. Then #NASA put sit back together. One Major Road Block To Bridenstine's Advertising Ideas, ICYMI: Webb Made A Big Splash In New York City, ASAP: NASA Really Needs To Fix Its Human Spaceflight Program Management, NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel Releases 2021 Annual Report, OIG: NASA's Astronaut Office May Not Have The Right Stuff In The Future, NASA OIG: NASA's Management Of Its Astronaut Corps, NASA Chief Scientist And Senior Climate Advisor Announced, Artemis Generation Wants To Go To The Moon. pic.twitter.com/cJbBlggm72. Thursday, January 20, 2022: NASA's Space Launch System rocket that will test technologies for an upcoming manned trip to the moon is being prepared for its launch pad roll-out. After all, they rented child actors when no actual human children could be found for a photo op with the VP. #AdAstra pic.twitter.com/AjdtFjHKRz, Majority of Americans don't want to travel to the Moon, Axios, "The new poll found 61% of adults surveyed wouldn't be interested in taking a trip to the Moon even if money weren't a factor.".

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this year's events across the agency will be limited to invited guests and closed to media.". Its shape reflects that of James Webb Space Telescope's main mirror. Jupiter and the Great Red Spot NASA Needs a Lead Program Office for Artemis, Applied Physics Laboratory Memo: Appointment of Space Exploration Sector Head, Space Team Biden Report Card At Mission Day 365, NASA Advisory Council Human Exploration and Operations Committee, The Only 2 Powerpoint Charts You Need To See Today, SpaceRef/NASAWatch Interview on Asteroid 7482 Flyby, That Immense Event On Earth That @NASA Missed, It Takes More Than Logos On T-shirts For NASA To Fully Realize Its Branding Potential, Sometimes it seems that everyone on Earth is wearing a NASA T-shirt, Yet Another Example Of The Global Reach Of The NASA Brand, NASA's Global Branding Reach Is Often Under Appreciated, OSTP Director Speaks About America's Potential Soft Power, NASA Builds A Global Soft Power Capability And Then Ignores It, Space Apps: NASA Soft Power With An Under Appreciated - Untapped Global Potential. In comparison, Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, weighs more than 4 million suns. As a result, the Agency may not have a sufficient number of additional astronauts available for unanticipated attrition and crew reassignments or ground roles such as engaging in program development, staffing Astronaut Office leadership and liaison positions, and serving as spokespeople for the Agency. This is not a NASA Website. In development since the early 2010s, Ariane 6 will replace the reliable Ariane 5, which on Dec 25. However, the astronaut corps is projected to fall below its targeted size or minimum manifest requirement in fiscal year (FY) 2022 and FY 2023 due to attrition and additional space flight manifest needs. 2022 SETI Institute. Last year, Ulrich said, the agency received 11,000 merchandising requests from companies that wanted to use the logo on some sort of object. Am I missing something? Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). ""There is a real thirst out there for a better understanding of what (NASA) is doing. Moreover, NASA PAO recycles the same tired talking points about the value of the space station that I put on Powerpoint charts at NASA 30 years ago. @waynehale: NASA's apparent lack of transparency in public statements "bothers me a lot. ", Applied Physics Laboratory Memo: Appointment of Space Exploration Sector Head, JHU APL, "Bobby will be succeeding Mike Ryschkewitsch, who announced in October his intention to retire. Elephant Foot Glacier, Greenland Space Team Biden seems to have no idea how to roll out its own good news these days via NASA or anywhere else. Although the comet's nucleus was 27.7 miles (44.5 million km) away from Solar Orbiter, close to the planet Venus, its giant tail stretched all the way to Earth's orbit and beyond, ESA said. Anyone who has been there knows that this is a vast open space. Newsflash: the only people paying attention to Webb right now are a dozen or so space reporters. Thus, behavior that was instantiated as a coping mechanism for unstable political guidance has become institutionalized--as has the embedded uncertainty in risk management. The remnants of these two islands are now again separated by the ocean.

I could just walk in - except the last time I did that several years ago the cemetery cops stopped me and detained me for 30 minutes claiming that the NASA memorial event was a "private" memorial event and that I needed an actual invitation and car pass to proceed. conjunction, the inner planet will be positioned Both Mr. McDaniel and Mr. Hale were saying that was a good presentation back in '05 and perhaps another such event might be in order to underscore just how tough some of this spaceflight stuff really is. It sure is. Anything but perfect execution would prevent the sunshield from correctly performing its task: reflecting heat from the sun and Earth so well that it cools the mirrors and instruments down to minus 400 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 235 degrees Celsius). The sheer pressure of the zillion-ton ice has broken through the mountain and spilled into the sea in a near symmetric, fan-shaped lobe. Privacy Policy and Important Notices. Keith's update: I heard from a back channel at NASA PAO that the Arlington National Cemetery event starts at 1:00 pm and that the public can attend. One Year into the Biden Administration, NASA Looks to Future, "Since President Biden and Vice President Harris were sworn in one year ago, their administration has made generational progress for Americans - and made NASA a priority. Black holes in such small galaxies are usually difficult to detect. Heres why you can trust us. ", NASA OIG: NASA's Management Of Its Astronaut Corps, OIG. Mr Biden, meanwhile, told Mr Putin that the US and its allies would respond decisively to any invasion of Ukraine.".

And yes, I think another event is long overdue. They tested the rover's wheels in a high-tech sandpit fitted with cameras and sensors to monitor the wheels' behaviour in detail. [it] would be great to fund a couple of aerospace physiology graduate school scholarships in his name. Maybe space can do that. Tuesday, January 18, 2022: Destruction on one of the Polynesian islands near the Hunga-Tonga volcano, which erupted on Saturday (Jan. 15), can be seen in this before and after image captured by the European Sentinel-2 Earth observation satellite. The group of ten astronaut candidates was announced in December, 2021, after a year and a half long selection process that kicked off in March 2020. - NASA's Pervasive Brand Recognition, earlier post U. NASA Web FYI Wayne Hale ordered a box of the event's proceedings to use as a textbook when he was at JSC. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is I first met John in 1987 during what was the first week or two working for NASA when I made a trip to JSC. Mountain View, CA 94043, United States. Or both. This view is a close-up of the Tianwen 1 orbiter, with its solar arrays, gold body and silver antennas clearly visible in the frame. Wow! NY 10036. So what happens if/when the bullets start to fly? The National Space Council still exists. Satellites still provide the main monitoring tool as the entire archipelago remains isolated. Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC), Astronomy Fact of the Day: January 6, 2022. @NASA splits this function. ", Wayne Hale from NASA Advisory Council notes he is bothered by an "apparent lack of transparency" from NASA. You can see more photos from Tianwen 1's selfie session at Mars in our full story here, which also includes an update on the Zhurong rover as it begins 2022 on the Martian surface. NATO is fortifying its borders. By With everything in perpetual and instantly-accelerated crazy mode these days, these throwaway buzz words by Nelson, Rogozin et al could be eclipsed in a moment by events spiraling out of control in Ukraine. ", Selection Statement For Commercial LEO Destinations (Announcement Number 80JSC021CLD), NASA (PDF), "In order to cost-effectively meet U.S. long-term research and technology development needs in LEO, a robust commercial human spaceflight economy must be established including commercial destinations and new markets to allow various customers access to a broad portfolio of commercial products and services. 339 Bernardo Ave, Suite 200 Credit : NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Thomas Thomopoulos. A service of: Make it work - for YOU. @NASA is saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. John B. Charles. Welcome to our weekly recap of our Planetary Picture of the Day (PPOD)! It was already the tenth flight for the reusable booster that can be seen in this video sitting comfortably on the landing pad, proving that SpaceX has reliably mastered the ground-breaking rocket landing technology. You might learn something. In essence, it appears that the cancellation of the Constellation program has led to a cautious stance among NASA leaders driven by the assumption that having an Apollo-like program now is a problematic political optic, and like Constellation, a possible target for cancellation by a future Administration. More concerning, the Astronaut Office calculated that the corps size would exactly equal the number of flight manifest seats NASA will need in FY 2022.

", - NASA's Global Branding Reach Is Often Under Appreciated, earlier post, "This is a perfect example of so-called "soft power". All rights reserved.

- For The Artemis Generation Living Off World Is Natural, earlier post The camera will be able to spot the most distant galaxies, detect newly formed stars and find faint comets at the edges of the solar system. "Rocks of various sizes are scattered everywhere on the moons surface. - NASA Culture, earlier posts, International Space Station Operations Formally Extended Through 2030, "NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced today the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to extend International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, and to work with our international partners in Europe (ESA, European Space Agency), Japan (JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Canada (CSA, Canadian Space Agency), and Russia (State Space Corporation Roscosmos) ", Amid tension with Russia, Biden administration wants to extend the life of the International Space Station, Washington Post, "Earlier this year, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Russian space agency, told CNN that it was committed to the station. The image consists of data from two of Hubble's instruments: the Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Wide Field Camera 3. The European Space Agency shared the image on Twitter on Friday (Jan. 21). The new rocket will be able to launch payloads of up to 11.5 metric tonnes to geosynchronous orbit and up to 21.5 tonnes into low Earth orbit. In a phone call late on Thursday, the Russian president said such sanctions would be a "colossal mistake". Comet Leonard was first discovered a year ago today by astronomer Greg Leonard.