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NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly talks about his planned year-long stay at International Space Station. Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly NASA...
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NASA IYONG KAMAY by JASON T. PAHATI featuring BAND AIDE
Composed by: JASON T. PAHATI Performed by: BAND AIDE Vocals - Dexter "DEX" Salen Guitars - Limuel "EVOK" Santiago Drums - Michael "IKING" Cruz Bass - Albert "ABET" Barliso.
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NASA Womens History Month Profile Kate McMurtry (Armstrong Flight Research Center)
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HOT!Nasa, Bizar big Round hole Nasa zooms in, at 2.09 min with the hd cam april 2015
2.09 nasa zooms in, when the iss passes the perfect Round gab,it turns the camera to the back Amazing footage of this thing!! #WTFSatellitePictures.
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Miata Shark at LRP chasing the Z4 with NASA-NE
A quick one of the Shark Miata chasing Bill #39;s Z4 around Lime Rock Park last year with NASA-NE. Tapped that downhill curb on the last lap and she didn #39;t like it at all lol.
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NASA Womens History Month Profile Cynthia Spraul (Michoud Assembly Facility)
Cynthia Spraul serves as the Integration and Operations Lead at the Michoud Assembly Facility for the production of NASA #39;s Space Launch System rocket.
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NASA 360 Talks - From Ground to Space
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Story highlights The current drought is bad, but it's no megadrought NASA: If greenhouse gas emissions don't drastically drop, the nation's West faces droughts that could last decades
No precedent even in the past 1,000 years.
The feared droughts would cover most of the western half of the United States -- the Central Plains and the Southwest.
Those regions have suffered severe drought in recent years. But it doesn't compare in the slightest to the 'megadroughts' likely to hit them before the century is over due to global warming.
These will be epochal, worthy of a chapter in Earth's natural history.
Even if emissions drop moderately, droughts in those regions will get much worse than they are now, NASA said.
The space agency's study conjures visions of the sun scorching cracked earth that is baked dry of moisture for feet below the surface, across vast landscapes, for decades. Great lake reservoirs could dwindle to ponds, leaving cities to ration water to residents who haven't fled east.
"Our projections for what we are seeing is that, with climate change, many of these types of droughts will likely last for 20, 30, even 40 years," said NASA climate scientist Ben Cook.
That's worse and longer than the historic Dust Bowl of the 1930s, when "black blizzards" -- towering, blustery dust walls -- buried Southern Plains homes, buggies and barns in dirt dunes.
The Dust Bowl drought in the 1930s: Dust blows up dunes at Oklahoma farm.
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NASA has funded the development of a dozen new technologies that could help humanity extend its footprint out into the solar system.
The awards, which were granted via a program called Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP), set up NASA partnerships with 10 aerospace companies and one public university to develop tech in three different areas: advanced electric propulsion, human habitation and small satellites. (One of the companies, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, received awards for two different technologies.)
"Commercial partners were selected for their technical ability to mature key technologies and their commitment to the potential applications both for government and private-sector uses," William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations at NASA Headquarters, said in a statement. "This work ultimately will inform the strategy to move human presence further into the solar system." [Future Visions of Human Spaceflight (Gallery)]
The propulsion grants are worth $400,000 to $3.5 million per year per award for up to three years of work, NASA officials said. Three companies received awards: Texas-based Ad Astra Rocket Company; Aerojet Rocketdyne of Redmond, Washington; and MSNW LLC, which is also based in Redmond.
Ad Astra is probably best known for its VASIMR propulsion system, which is still in development. MNSW is working on a nuclear-fusion rocket in addition to its own electric-propulsion system.
The NextSTEP habitat projects aim to help develop modules to augment NASA's Orion space capsule, which is being designed to support a crew of four astronauts for three weeks in deep space. NASA wants these additional systems to boost that capability to 60 days in Earth-moon space, with the potential for scaling up for a mission to Mars.
Awardees in this field get $400,000 to $1 million for up to 12 months of work, NASA officials said. The selected companies are:
The small-satellite grants intend to encourage the development of cubesat missions for possible inclusion on the first flight of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in 2018. These contracts are worth $1.4 million to $7.9 million each, NASA officials said. Awardees are Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Morehead State University, which is located in Kentucky.
NASA is developing SLS to help get astronauts to deep-space destinations. The rocket's first flight, known as Exploration Mission-1, is slated to launch an unmanned Orion on a journey around the moon and back.
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Space Shuttle Thermal Protective Tiles Available for Educational UseNASA invites eligible U.S. educational institutions and museums to request space shuttle thermal protective tiles and other special items offered on a first-come, first-served basis while quantities last. Organizations previously allocated thermal protective tiles may request an additional three tiles.There will be a nominal shipping fee that must be paid online with a credit card. To make a request for special items online, visithttp://gsaxcess.gov/htm/nasa/userguide/Special_Item_Request_Procedure.pdf.Questions about this opportunity should be directed toGSAXcessHelp@gsa.gov._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Free Education Webinars From NASA Educator Professional DevelopmentNASA Educator Professional Development is presenting a series of free webinars open to all educators. Join NASA education specialists to learn about activities, lesson plans, educator guides and resources that bring NASA into your classroom. Registration is required to participate. Simply click on the provided link to register.Dawn at Ceres: Exploring Dwarf Planets in Your Classroom Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-8Event Date:April 2, 2015, at 5 p.m. EDTOn March 6, 2015, NASA's Dawn spacecraft became the first to orbit a dwarf planet. Dawn is currently orbiting and studying Ceres. This webinar will explore the Dawn mission, what has been learned so far and NASA education resources that can be integrated into your curriculum.https://www.etouches.com/121989MAVEN: Red Planet -- Read, Write, Explore Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 3-5Event Date:April 6, 2015, at 6 p.m. EDTParticipants will get an overview of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, or MAVEN, mission currently studying Mars and activities in the "Red Planet -- Read, Write, Explore" educator guide. This guide contains six activities focused on language arts, science and art. Discussion will include classroom modifications.https://www.etouches.com/122001MY NASA DATA and Project S'COOL Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades K-8Event Date:April 7, 2015, at 5 p.m. EDTParticipants will explore real-world data that NASA collects about Earth and experience how students can use scientific inquiry and mathematics skills as they access and display microsets of the Earth system.https://www.etouches.com/122006Mass Versus Weight: A Heavy Duty Concept Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-8Event Date:April 9, 2015, at 5 p.m. EDTMass and weight have different meanings and are often used incorrectly. Explore mass and weight using NASA curriculum that integrates education video filmed by astronauts aboard the space station. NASA online resources, Newtons Laws of Motion, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics inquiry activities will also be also be explored.https://www.etouches.com/122570Questions about this series of webinars should be directed to Steve Culivan atStephen.p.culivan@nasa.gov._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Earth Observatory's Tournament Earth 2015Thirty-two of the best Earth Observatory images will compete in Tournament Earth 3.0, but only one can be the winner! From March 2 throughApril 3, 2015, visitors to NASA's Earth Observatory website can vote for their favorite images from 2014, whittling them down each week in a tournament of remote-sensing science. The competition is divided into four categories: data, art, event and photograph.Voting takes place online, and a printable bracket is available to let you pick your favorites and track your selections as the competition progresses.To get started, visithttp://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/TournamentEarth/.Questions about this opportunity should be directed to Kevin Ward atkevin.a.ward@nasa.gov.
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Scholarships Available for 2015 U.S. Space & Rocket CenterSTEMcon Professional Development SessionsThe U.S. Space & Rocket Centeris offering scholarships to educators from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center's five-state region to attend a four-day professional development session featuring NASA-focused STEM content and resources.This is a terrific opportunity to learn new ways to bring science to life both inside and outside the classroom. STEMcon provides 32 hours of intensive classroom, laboratory and training time. During the program, educators participate in astronaut-style training and simulations, along with activities designed to promote lifelong learning. All lessons and activities are correlated to Next Generation Science Standards and other national standards and are ready to use in various educational settings.Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the NASA Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums. The scholarship includes tuition, meals, lodging, lesson materials and a stipend to help offset travel expenses.STEMcon sessions will take place June 4-7, 2015, (arrive June 3; depart June 7) and July 9-12, 2015, (arrive July 8; depart July 12).STEMcon applications are due by11:59 p.m. CST on April 3, 2015.To be considered for a 2015 STEMcon scholarship, educators must meet the following requirements:1. Must be ONE of the following:-- acertifiedcurrent or practicing educator who is teaching science, mathematics or technology to students ages 10-14 and will continue to teach these subject areas through 2016, OR-- aninformalcurrent or practicing educator who is teaching science, mathematics or technology to students ages 10-14 and will continue to teach these subject areas through 2016, OR-- apreserviceeducator who will be teaching science, mathematics or technology to students ages 10-14 and will continue to teach these subject areas through 2016.2. Have not previously attended a Space Academy for Educators program.3. Must live in the five-state Marshall Space Flight Center service area: Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee.
For more information and to access the online application, visithttps://spacecamp.fluidreview.com/.If you have questions about the 2015 STEMcon opportunity, please email your inquiries toeducation@spacecamp.com.
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Free "Hubble Space Telescope 25th Celebration" Education Webinar Series From NASA Educator Professional DevelopmentNASA Educator Professional Development is celebrating 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope with a series of free webinars open to all educators. Join NASA education specialists to learn about the Hubble Space Telescope mission, and discover activities, lesson plans, educator guides and resources that bring the Hubble Space Telescope and science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, into your classroom.Registration is required for these webinars. Simply go tohttps://www.etouches.com/121324and register.Through the Eyes of the Hubble Space Telescope Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 6-8Event Date:April 8, 2015, at 4 and 7 p.m. EDTWhats the view like from the "eyes" of the Hubble Space Telescope? Become an astronomer by analyzing images captured by Hubble. Explore the different types of telescopes and how they observe our universe. Also, in this interactive webinar, discover NASA STEM resources and learn how to build a make-and-take telescope with your students.Hubble Math Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-12Event Date:April 13, 2015, at 6 p.m. EDTParticipants will get an overview of resources for teaching mathematics using the Hubble Space Telescope. Discussion will include classroom modifications.Hubble Deep Field Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-8Event Date:April 20, 2015, at 4 and 7 p.m. EDTThe Hubble Deep Field represents a narrow view of the universe, covering a speck of sky. Essentially a narrow, deep "core sample" of sky, the field is similar to a geologic core sample of the Earth's crust. Just as a core sample represents a history of the evolution of the Earth's surface, the Hubble Deep Field image contains information about the universe at different stages in time. Discover what the images from Hubble are telling us about the universe. Also in this interactive webinar, discover NASA STEM resources to understand the vast size of our universe.Hubble, Sofia and Your Cosmic Connection to the Universe Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 9-12Event Date:April 21, 2015, at 4 and 7 p.m. EDTIn celebration of its 25th anniversary, Hubble has revisited the famous Pillars of Creation, providing astronomers images in near-infrared light. NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, is the world's largest airborne astronomical observatory and features a far-infrared telescope. Together, these observatories help us learn more about the structure and formation of our universe. Come experience a "Universe Trail Mix" activity that demonstrates the role of the Big Bang Theory, fusion in stars and supernovae creating all of the elements on the periodic table.NASA Space Telescopes -- Past, Present and Future of STEM Exploration Audience:Pre-service, In-service, Home School and Informal Educators of Grades 5-8Event Date:April 23, 2015, at 6 p.m. EDTExplore the history of NASA space telescopes that expand our understanding of the solar system and the universe beyond. The Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope will be the focus. NASA STEM curriculum, online resources, careers and the Next Generation Science Standards will be integrated in the "out of this world" webinar.Questions about this series of webinars should be directed to Brandon Hargis.brandon.m.hargis@nasa.gov._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Free Educator Workshop -- NASA Is With You When You Fly: Winging ItThe Educator Resource Center at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, is presenting a free educator workshop onApril 8, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. PDT.As they study some of the basic concepts of flight, participants will learn about motions and forces, transfer of energy, and the abilities of technological design. Discussion topics will include the three axes of flight and the control surfaces that guide an aircraft. Make real-world connections with NASA research and the airplanes that are flying today.For more information about the workshop and to register online to attend, visithttp://aeroi.org/ercRegister/index.html.Questions about this event should be directed to Sondra Geddes atsondra.l.geddes@nasa.gov._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Center for Astronomy Education Teaching Excellence Workshops -- Spring/Summer 2015
NASA's Center for Astronomy Education, or CAE, announces a series of educator workshops for astronomy and space science educators.These workshops provide participants with experiences needed to create effective and productive active-learning classroom environments. Workshop leaders model best practices in implementing many different classroom-tested instructional strategies. But more importantly, workshop participants will gain first-hand experience implementing these proven strategies. During many microteaching events, you will have the opportunity to role-play the parts of student and instructor. You will assess and critique each other's implementation in real time as part of a supportive learning community. You will have the opportunity to use unfamiliar teaching techniques in collaboration with mentors before using them with your students. CAE is funded through NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Exoplanet Exploration Program.April 10, 2015 -- Michigan State University in East Lansing, MichiganCAE Great Lakes Regional Teaching ExchangeMay 2, 2015 -- MiraCosta College in Oceanside, CaliforniaCAE Southwest Regional Teaching Exchange
June 13-14, 2015 -- South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina CAE Tier I Teaching Excellence Workshop for Current and Future Astronomy and Space Science InstructorsJune 22-25, 2015 -- American Center for Physics in College Park, MarylandNew Faculty Workshop for Physics and AstronomyAugust 4-6, 2015 --Honolulu Convention Center in Honolulu, HawaiiCAE Teaching Excellence Short-Courses on Active Learning in the STEM ClassroomAugust 2015 -- American Museum of Natural History in New York, New YorkCAE Northeast Regional Teaching ExchangeFor more information and to register for workshops online, visithttp://astronomy101.jpl.nasa.gov/workshops/index.cfm.Inquiries about this series of workshops should be directed to Gina Brissenden atgbrissenden@as.arizona.edu.
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NASA #39;s FAKE EARTH - SEEING IS BELIEVING - SMOKING GUN 2
Original NASA image from NASA #39;s own website: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/a16_h_118_18885.html Simply, change contrast to see it is 100% FAKE. Still believe they went...
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NASA FALSE FLAGS, ILLUMINATI RITUALS, SATURN AND REVELATION
NASA HOAXES, ILLUMINATI RITUALS, SATURN AND REVELATION BY MATTHEW NICHOLSON produced for Matthew Nicholson by jipseheart SONGS: WHAT #39;S NEXT TO THE MOON BY AC/DC ...
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NASA Astronaut NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly to Spend Record-breaking Year in Space
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has begun his adventure. Over the next year, he and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will live in the International Space Station, USAToday reports. The spacecraft...
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This artist's concept shows the test vehicle for NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), designed to test landing technologies for future Mars missions.(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
NASA has given the world another glimpse of its revolutionary flying saucer technology, which will play a crucial role in future Mars missions.
The 15-foot wide, 7,000-pound test vehicle underwent a spin test on a table at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. during a live broadcast Tuesday, ABC News reports.
The flying saucer is part of NASAs Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project, which aims to develop landing vehicles for future missions.
NASA says the project tests breakthrough technologies that will enable large payloads to be safely landed on the surface of Mars, or other planetary bodies with atmospheres, including Earth. According to the space agency, the technologies will also offer access to more of the red planets surface by enabling landings at higher-altitude sites.
As part of its LDSD research, NASA will fly a rocket-powered saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space from the Navys Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, in June.
Last year an LDSD test in Hawaii was deemed a success by engineers, despite the vehicles huge parachute apparently failing to deploy properly, according to Space.com.
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SenNASA is inviting the public to watch the next test flight of its innovative flying saucer-shaped vehicle designed to land heavy payloads on Mars.
The vehicle, officially known as the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD), measures 4.5 metres (15 feet) wide and weighs over three tons. Its innovative two-part braking system comprises a doughnut-shaped inflatable braking shield and a gigantic parachute.
The inflatable brake shield, called the supersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator (SIAD-R), is designed to unfold and inflate to increase a spacecrafts size and atmospheric drag.
After slowing down under the brake shield, the vehicle is designed to deploy the 33.5-metre wide Supersonic Ring Sail Parachute, the largest parachute ever flown.
The technology is not only being designed to enable heavy payloads to land on the surface of Mars, but also to allow landings at higher-altitude sites, giving access to much more of the planet's surface.
Up to now, the one ton Curiosity rover has been the heaviest craft to land on Mars, employing a complex landing system including a supersonic parachute and a "sky crane" which lowered the rover onto the Martian surface. Current Mars landing techniques date back to NASA's Viking mission, which put twin landers on Mars in 1976.
NASA is planning to land even bigger payloads, including vehicles, cargo, crew and human habitats. The agency is therefore developing the technology for a landing system which can place payloads of up to 40,000 kg on the surface of Mars, or other celestial bodies.
NASA is looking to use atmospheric drag as a solution, in a bid to save rocket engines and fuel. Such payloads will require much larger drag devices to slow them down and those devices will need to be deployed at higher supersonic speeds to land safely.
The LDSD had its first test flight in June 2014 when its was dropped from under a large helium balloon at 120,000 ft. The vehicle then fired its rocket motor, propelling it to 180,000 ft at a speed of Mach 4. During descent the vehicle's inflatable doughnut-shaped braking shield succeeded in slowing down the craft, but the second part of the landing systemthe enormous parachutefailed to open properly, causing the vehicle to crash land in the Ocean.
The next test flight is to be streamed live on March 31, from 1600 to 1700 UTC (9 am to 10 am PDT).
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NASA Administrator Greets the Agencys One-Year Crew Member to ISS
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA was welcomed for his year-long mission in a call to the complex March 30 by NASA Administrator Charles...
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ScienceCasts: Total Eclipse of the Moon
Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. On Saturday morning, April 4th, sky watchers in the USA can see a brief but beautiful total eclipse of the Moon.
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