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NASA Statement on Meeting with US Ambassador to Poland

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Monday, February 7, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on U.S.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on U.S.
  • Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski's visit Friday, Feb. 4, to NASA Headquarters in Washington:
    "It was a pleasure to welcome U.S.
  • Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski to NASA last week.
  • During the meeting, Brzezinski underscored the importance of diplomacy in maintaining relationships with Poland and the nearly 10 million Polish Americans across the country.

Blue Canyon Technologies Selected by Ball Aerospace to Provide Spacecraft Bus for NASA Solar Cruiser Program

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Monday, November 15, 2021
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Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC ("BCT" or "Blue Canyon"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX), was selected by Ball Aerospace to develop a standardized X-SAT Venus ESPA-class microsatellite bus and several custom components to enable an upcoming one-of-a-kind mission with NASA for the Solar Cruiser project.

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  • Small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider Blue Canyon Technologies LLC ("BCT" or "Blue Canyon"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corporation (NYSE: RTX), was selected by Ball Aerospace to develop a standardized X-SAT Venus ESPA-class microsatellite bus and several custom components to enable an upcoming one-of-a-kind mission with NASA for the Solar Cruiser project.
  • Ball Aerospace will perform several mission-critical functions, including the integration and test of the satellite bus with the solar sail system that will form the completed Sailcraft.
  • According to NASA, Solar Cruiser will mature solar sail propulsion technology to enable near-term, compelling space science missions for NASA and the nation.
  • "Our high-performing spacecraft, components and systems are designed to meet each missions specific needs," said Stephen Steg, CEO of Blue Canyon Technologies.

Public Invited to Join the Next NASA Virtual Getting to Know Goddard Session

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

GREENBELT, Md., Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA 's Goddard Space Flight Center will host the latest Getting to Know Goddard session "Space Weather" on Thursday, September 9, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT.

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  • GREENBELT, Md., Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA 's Goddard Space Flight Center will host the latest Getting to Know Goddard session "Space Weather" on Thursday, September 9, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT.
  • This session will cover what we know about energetic particles, what we don't know and some plans for the future.
  • The Getting to Know Goddard speaker series was created to introduce the work being done at Goddard to the public.
  • If you would like to join our mailing list to receive notifications about events like Getting to Know Goddard, please join our mailing list at https://nvite.jsc.nasa.gov/RSVP/?id=8gkce .

Ball Aerospace Selected to Integrate and Test "Sailcraft" for NASA Solar Propulsion Technology Demonstration

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ball Aerospace has been selected to support Solar Cruiser, a NASA small satellite technology demonstration on the use of solar photons for propulsion in space.

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  • BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ball Aerospace has been selected to support Solar Cruiser, a NASA small satellite technology demonstration on the use of solar photons for propulsion in space.
  • Ball will perform several mission-critical functions, including the integration and test of the satellite bus with the solar sail system that will form the completed "Sailcraft."
  • "Solar Cruiser will be an important step in the advancement of solar propulsion technology that could enable future missions studying the Sun, space weather and deep space," said Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, vice president and general manager, Civil Space, Ball Aerospace.
  • The Solar Cruiser will be one of four missions launching with the NASA Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), currently scheduled in 2025.

NASA Selects Heliophysics Missions of Opportunity for Space Science Research and Technology Demonstration

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
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The science selection was made competitively from proposals to help better understand the fundamental nature of space and the interaction between space and Earth's environment.

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  • The science selection was made competitively from proposals to help better understand the fundamental nature of space and the interaction between space and Earth's environment.
  • As the selected science mission, GLIDE will study variability in Earth's exosphere by tracking far ultraviolet light emitted from hydrogen.
  • "Launching several missions together helps us maximize science while keeping costs down," said Nicky Fox, Heliophysics Division director at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
  • Funding for these missions comes from the Heliophysics Solar Terrestrial Probes program, which is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for IMAP Mission

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Saturday, September 26, 2020
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, which includes four secondary payloads.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission, which includes four secondary payloads.
  • The total cost for NASA to launch IMAP and the secondary payloads is approximately $109.4 million, which includes the launch service and other mission related costs.
  • The IMAP mission is targeted to launch in October 2024 on a Falcon 9 Full Thrust rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
  • NASA's Launch Services Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will manage the SpaceX launch service.

NASA Spacecraft Launches on Mission to Explore Frontier of Space

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Friday, October 11, 2019
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In addition to interfering with communications signals, space weather in the ionosphere can also prematurely decay spacecraft orbits and expose astronauts to radiation-borne health risks.

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  • In addition to interfering with communications signals, space weather in the ionosphere can also prematurely decay spacecraft orbits and expose astronauts to radiation-borne health risks.
  • "ICON has an important job to do to help us understand the dynamic space environment near our home," said Nicola Fox, director for heliophysics at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
  • NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, manages the Explorer Program for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
  • The Mission Operations Center at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory is tasked with operating the ICON mission.

NASA Selects Proposals to Further Study the Fundamental Nature of Space

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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The proposals will advance NASA's heliophysics program and could lead to better protection for both technology and humans as we travel farther from home.

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  • The proposals will advance NASA's heliophysics program and could lead to better protection for both technology and humans as we travel farther from home.
  • The proposals were selected based on potential science value and feasibility of development plans.
  • Total cost of this Mission of Opportunity is capped at $75 million and is funded by NASA's Solar Terrestrial Probes program.
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