NASA Seeks High-Performance Spaceflight Computing Capabilities

NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., are requesting research and development proposals to define the type of spacecraft computing needed for future missions. Through a broad agency announcement, the Air Force Next Generation Space Processor Analysis Program is seeking two to four companies to perform a yearlong evaluation of advanced, space-based applications that would use spaceflight processors for the 2020-2030 time frame Continue reading

Keeping Skylab Legacy Alive — Long Duration Space Flight – Video




Keeping Skylab Legacy Alive mdash; Long Duration Space Flight The Skylab Legacy mdash; Long Duration Space Flight May 15, 2013 Skylab's May 14, 1973 launch into low-Earth orbit was the nation's first foray into significant s… By: MysteriesHunter Continue reading

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission goes to development

NASAs first asteroid sample return mission took a step closer to reality on Wednesday, as the OSIRIS-REx project was cleared for development and testing. Scheduled to launch in 2016, the mission passed a series of detailed project assessments and now goes on to the development phase Continue reading

Opportunity rover breaks 40-year-old NASA record for off-world driving

NASA / JPL-Caltech On May 15, the 3,309th Martian day of its Red Planet mission, NASA’s Opportunity rover drove 263 feet (80 meters) southward along the western rim of Endeavour Crater. By Mike Wall, Space.com NASA’s long-lived Opportunity Mars rover is the new American champion of off-planet driving, breaking a distance record set more than 40 years ago by an Apollo moon buggy Continue reading

NASA's asteroid sample return mission moves into development

May 16, 2013 NASA’s first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016. The Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) passed a confirmation review Wednesday called Key Decision Point (KDP)-C. Continue reading

Marshall Space Flight Center Wakes STS-135 Crew – Video




Marshall Space Flight Center Wakes STS-135 Crew The Flight Day 2 wakeup music was “Viva la Vida” performed by Coldplay, a song picked by STS-135 Pilot Doug Hurley. The song was accompanied by a special goo… Continue reading

737 Flight Simulator – Virtual Aerospace – Video




737 Flight Simulator – Virtual Aerospace My flight simulator experience with www.virtual-aerospace.com. Taking off and landing at Heathrow on Runway 27L, with my first officer being Paul, assisting with both of these. Absolutely amazing.. Continue reading

Spacewalks Needed To Repair Space Station Cooling System In 2010 | Video – Video




Spacewalks Needed To Repair Space Station Cooling System In 2010 | Video Three spacewalks were conducted by Expedition 24 Flight Engineers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson to remove and replace a failed ammonia pump that disabled one of the station's 2 cooling… By: VideoFromSpace Continue reading

NASA Internship at Goddard Space Flight Center: Infrared Flash Technique – Video




NASA Internship at Goddard Space Flight Center: Infrared Flash Technique A new method for Non Destructive Evaluation of materials is being used at the GSFC. The infrared flash thermography technique uses optoelectronic sensors to … Continue reading

NASA Commercial Partner Sierra Nevada Completes Safety Review

WASHINGTON — Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) Space Systems of Louisville, Colo., has completed its first major, comprehensive safety review of its Dream Chaser Space System. This is the company’s latest paid-for-performance milestone with NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP), which is working with commercial space partners to develop capabilities to launch U.S Continue reading