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NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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NASA confirmed signal acquisition from the satellite about five minutes after launch, and the spacecraft is performing as expected.

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  • NASA confirmed signal acquisition from the satellite about five minutes after launch, and the spacecraft is performing as expected.
  • "Missions like this are supporting the Biden-Harris Administration's climate agenda and helping us answer urgent questions about our changing climate."
  • From hundreds of miles above Earth, the PACE mission will study the impact of tiny, often invisible things: microscopic life in water and microscopic particles in the air.
  • The PACE mission is managed by NASA Goddard, which also built and tested the spacecraft and the ocean color instrument.

Virtual Incision’s Miniaturized Surgical Robot En Route to the International Space Station for Testing of Long-Range Remote Capabilities

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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Virtual Incision Corporation, the developer of the MIRA Surgical System (MIRA), today announced that spaceMIRA is currently in transit to the International Space Station.

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  • Virtual Incision Corporation, the developer of the MIRA Surgical System (MIRA), today announced that spaceMIRA is currently in transit to the International Space Station.
  • Testing with spaceMIRA on the International Space Station will assess the impact of zero gravity when performing simulated surgical tasks.
  • Learnings about remote surgery could potentially impact healthcare in space and across the globe.
  • The testing with spaceMIRA will tell us more about the future potential of miniRAS as it might be applied to remote surgery applications.”

HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 Returns to the International Space Station

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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This configuration of the award-winningi HPE Spaceborne Computer, based on HPE Edgeline and ProLiant servers, has been updated with over 130 TB of flash-based storage from KIOXIA, the most storage to ever travel to the space station on a single mission.

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  • This configuration of the award-winningi HPE Spaceborne Computer, based on HPE Edgeline and ProLiant servers, has been updated with over 130 TB of flash-based storage from KIOXIA, the most storage to ever travel to the space station on a single mission.
  • Improvements to HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 also include an updated operating system, NASA space flight support software and new system security.
  • After installation of HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 is completed on the space station, the system will be used by researchers to advance innovation and save time.
  • HPE will once again invite the public to submit proposals to perform experiments on the HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 through the ISS National Laboratory.

NASA Science, Hardware on Northrop Grumman Mission En Route to Station

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA science investigations and cargo aboard a Northrop Grumman resupply spacecraft are on the way to the International Space Station.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA science investigations and cargo aboard a Northrop Grumman resupply spacecraft are on the way to the International Space Station.
  • Launch occurred at 12:07 p.m. EST Tuesday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
  • Live coverage of the spacecraft's arrival will begin at 2:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, on the NASA+ streaming service.
  • Learn more about NASA's commercial resupply mission at:
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Projects Flying to Space Station on NG-20 Will Include Tissue Chips, Artificial Retina Production, a New Supercomputer, and More

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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This will be the first mission in which a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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  • This will be the first mission in which a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
  • The mission, contracted through NASA, will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida no earlier than Monday, January 29, 2024.
  • If successful, this could help significantly reduce the mass of materials traveling to the space station, allowing more manufacturing at a lower cost.
  • An investigation from space robotics startup GITAI will evaluate how efficiently its dexterous robotic arm technology operates outside of the space station.

NASA Invites Media to First Intuitive Machines, SpaceX Moon Launch

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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The Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander carrying NASA science and commercial payloads will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

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  • The Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander carrying NASA science and commercial payloads will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
  • Liftoff is targeted for a multi-day launch window, which opens no earlier than mid-February, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • As the anchor customer of CLPS, NASA is investing in lower-cost methods of Moon deliveries and aims to be one of many customers.
  • Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at NASA Kennedy.

NASA, Partners to Welcome Private Crew Aboard Space Station

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 4:49 p.m. EST on Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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  • Axiom Space astronauts lifted off at 4:49 p.m. EST on Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  • The crew will spend about two weeks conducting microgravity research, educational outreach, and commercial activities aboard the space station.
  • Together with our commercial partners, NASA is supporting a growing commercial space economy and the future of space technology," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
  • As the first all-European commercial astronaut mission to the space station, the Ax-3 crew is proof that the possibility of space unites us all."

Redwire Roll-Out Solar Arrays Successfully Deployed on First Commercial GEO Satellite for Maxar’s Ovzon 3 Mission

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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Ovzon 3 represents the first-ever integration of Redwire’s ROSA technology with a commercial satellite following years of successful operations on the International Space Station (ISS) and on NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.

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  • Ovzon 3 represents the first-ever integration of Redwire’s ROSA technology with a commercial satellite following years of successful operations on the International Space Station (ISS) and on NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.
  • “Redwire is proud to support the Ovzon 3 mission with innovative ROSA technology, which will provide reliable, compact, and scalable solar power generation for the spacecraft,” said Adam Biskner, President, Space Systems at Redwire.
  • In June 2023, Redwire announced a follow-on contract to build two additional ROSAs for the ISS.
  • The PPE will be powered by a pair of 37-kW ROSA wings, some of the most powerful spacecraft solar arrays ever built.

NASA to Brief Media on Climate Mission to Study Ocean Life, Air

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 17, to discuss the upcoming launch and science objectives of the agency's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 17, to discuss the upcoming launch and science objectives of the agency's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) mission.
  • Once in orbit above Earth, the satellite will shed light on the impact of tiny things – microscopic life in water and microscopic particles in the air.
  • With new global insights, PACE will help answer questions about how our oceans and atmosphere interact in a changing climate.
  • Noosha Haghani, PACE deputy mission systems engineer, NASA Goddard
    To participate in the teleconference, media must RSVP by 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17, to Jacob Richmond at [email protected] or 301-286-6255.

NASA Invites Public to Send Names Aboard Artemis Robotic Moon Rover

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is inviting people to send their names to the surface of the Moon aboard the agency's first robotic lunar rover, VIPER – short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover.

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA is inviting people to send their names to the surface of the Moon aboard the agency's first robotic lunar rover, VIPER – short for Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover.
  • As part of the "Send Your Name with VIPER" campaign, NASA will accept names received before 11:59 p.m. EST, March 15.
  • Once collected, the agency will take the names and attach them to the rover.
  • In addition to managing the mission, NASA Ames leads the mission's science, systems engineering, real-time rover surface operations, and flight software.