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Spacewalking repairmen replace space station's leaky pump
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – A pair of spacewalking astronauts wrapped up a hastily planned repair job on Saturday to replace a suspect coolant pump needed to keep the International Space Station at full power. NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn put on spacesuits and left the space station’s airlock shortly before 9 a.m. Continue reading
After Last-Minute Spacewalk Fix, It's Wait-and-See on Space Station
A spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (May 11) appeared to fix a leak of liquid ammonia, though astronauts and Mission Control will be in wait-and-see mode until they know for sure if the repairs succeeded. Two NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn ventured outside the football field-size orbital complex to investigate a leak that had sprung in the station’s cooling system, which uses liquid ammonia to transfer heat away from electronic power systems. Continue reading
NASA Asian American Pacific Islander History Month – Tu-Quynh Bui, Johnson Space Center – Video
NASA Asian American Pacific Islander History Month – Tu-Quynh Bui, Johnson Space Center Tu-Quynh Bui, is an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist or EEO Specialist at Johnson Space Center. Her work involves resolving people problems before the… By: NASAtelevision Continue reading
Hop aboard the space station in Houston — at NASA exhibit
Robert Z. Pearlman / collectSPACE.com The new International Space Station exhibition at Space Center Houston introduces visitors to the past, present and future of the outpost using artifacts, videos and a live show. By Robert Z. Continue reading
Space Station Lands in Houston in State-of-the-Art NASA Exhibit
NASA has a new “stage” to expose and educate the public about the work behind and on board the International Space Station. More than a year in the making, NASA and Space Center Houston, the visitor center for the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Texas, put the final touches on a new interactive exhibit and special effects live stage show that highlights how the orbiting outpost came to be, what life is like on board and how it is being used to conduct science. The 3000-square-foot (280 square meters) display was inspired by NASA’s traveling exhibit “Destination Station” (hosted currently at Atlanta’s Fernbank Science Center until May 18). Continue reading
NASA webcast for students
Sharon fifth-graders will participate in a live webcast with NASA personnel from the Johnson Space Center in Houston to mark the culmination of an annual space-themed physical fitness program called Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut. Continue reading
NASA And Lockheed Martin Launch Exploration Design Challenge For Students
DENVER, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –Students from kindergarten through 12th grade will have the opportunity to play a unique role in the future of human spaceflight through participation in NASA’s Exploration Design Challenge. Continue reading
So… Peter Gabriel Wows Space Station Crew – Video
So… Peter Gabriel Wows Space Station Crew Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford of NASA, Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency were treated to a late afternoon call from entertainer Peter Gabriel on Feb Continue reading
NASA briefly loses contact with international space station
NASA lost direct contact with the International Space Station Tuesday due to equipment failure, leaving the orbiting laboratory dependent on Russian ground stations for communications with Earth, space agency officials say. The communications loss occurred at 9:45 a.m. EST (1445 GMT) as flight controllers at NASA’s Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston were sending a software update to the space station Continue reading
Space Station astronauts temporarily lose all contact with NASA
The International Space Station in 2010 (NASA) NASA’s Mission Control lost contact with the International Space Station on Tuesday, temporarily leaving the $100 billion orbiting laboratory and its six astronauts without a means to communicate with Earth. At 9:45 a.m., flight controllers in Houston were updating the software onboard the stations flight computers when one of the stations data relay systems malfunctioned, NASA said in a statement. “The primary computer that controls critical station functions defaulted to a backup computer, but was not allowing the station to communicate with NASAs Tracking and Data Relay Satellites,” NASA explained Continue reading
NASA Solicitation: Opportunities for Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles and Payload Integration Services
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUBORBITAL REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES AND PAYLOAD INTEGRATION SERVICES FOR MATURING CROSSCUTTING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADVANCE MULTIPLE FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS TO FLIGHT READINESS STATUS Synopsis – Feb 15, 2013 General Information Solicitation Number: RFI-NND13466402L Posted Date: Feb 15, 2013 FedBizOpps Posted Date: Feb 15, 2013 Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No Original Response Date: Mar 08, 2013 Current Response Date: Mar 08, 2013 Classification Code: A — Research and Development NAICS Code: 541712 Contracting Office Address NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center, Code A, P.O. Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273 Description NASA/DFRC is hereby soliciting information and feedback from both current and potential flight service providers, as well as the technology payload providers and potential sources for Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicles And Payload Integration Services For Maturing Crosscutting Technologies That Advance Multiple Future Space Missions To Flight Readiness Status. 1.0 Background For the past two years, the Flight Opportunities Program (hereafter FOP or “the Program”), part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Technology organization, has worked towards maturing flight readiness of new crosscutting technologies that advance or enable multiple future space missions Continue reading
Last Moonwalker Calls Space Station, Compares Cosmic Elbow Room
HOUSTON The last man to walk on the moon made an unexpected call to the most recent men to live in space this week during a visit to NASA’s Mission Control room. Gene Cernan, who in December 1972 commanded Apollo 17, the sixth and final lunar landing mission, was touring the Johnson Space Center here with some friends when he was invited by flight controllers to talk live with Expedition 34 commander Kevin Ford and flight engineers Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn in the U.S. Continue reading
Astronauts aboard International Space Station to watch Super Bowl
Posted on: 4:40 pm, February 3, 2013, by Joe Borlik, updated on: 04:46pm, February 3, 2013 HOUSTON Six astronauts aboard the International Space Station may not have beer, chicken wings or even gravity but still plan to watch the Super Bowl. Space.com reported that NASAs Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston will beam the Super Bowl XLVII showdown live to the International Space Station. Yes they are going to watch it this weekend, NASA spokesman Josh Byerly told Space.com in an email Continue reading
NASA Seeks Ideas For Repurposing The International Space Station
January 29, 2013 Image Caption: Tracy Caldwell Dyson in the Cupola module of the International Space Station observing the Earth below during Expedition 24. Credit: NASA Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com Your Universe Online NASA is opening up the floor for suggestions, asking for proposals about how the International Space Station (ISS) can be used as a technological test tube Continue reading
NASA Solicits Ideas for International Space Station Research
WASHINGTON — NASA wants to know how you can improve the International Space Station as a technology test bed. NASA’s International Space Station National Laboratory and Technology Demonstration offices are asking for proposals on how the space station may be used to develop advanced or improved exploration technologies. NASA also is seeking proposals about how new approaches, technologies and capabilities could improve the unique laboratory environment of the orbiting outpost Continue reading
NASA | RRM Day One: Captured! – Video
NASA | RRM Day One: Captured! Day One of NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) wraps, and mission planners are giving it high marks. Designed to push the boundaries of what robots can do in space, the five-day RRM effort has ambitious goals. Operational managers at the Goddard Space Flight Center and the Johnson Space Center manipulate the Dextre robot arm on International Space Station, overcoming obstacles and successfully removing a mechanical cap without a human hand in sight Continue reading
STS-135: Solid Rocket Booster Left Intertank Camera Video – NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch – Video
STS-135: Solid Rocket Booster Left Intertank Camera Video – NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch STS-135 Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) – Left camera view looking towards the external fuel tank. Video commences shortly before SRB separation commences at 2 minutes into flight. Continue reading
How to Spot the Space Station – Video
How to Spot the Space Station SPOT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION – JSC. #ISS. A new NASA service will help sky watchers pinpoint where and when the International Space Station will make an appearance in the skies above them Continue reading
CU-Boulder students help create NASA's hit 'Gangnam Style' parody
A student co-op group at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center — which includes two University of Colorado students — made and starred in a parody video of Korean pop-star Psy's YouTube dance hit that has found its own viral success. Continue reading