viernes, 26 de diciembre de 2014

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 42

Merry Christmas from the International Space Station! ‪#‎AstroButch‬
Photo credit: NASA/Barry Wilmore

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Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA offered their thoughts and best wishes to ...

Big on social media and love science? Apply now for a NASA Social event at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Jan. 15 to meet Astronaut Scott Kelly and go behind-the-scenes of his one-year mission to the space station and all the science that entails. Deadline is tomorrow at noon ET tomorrow. Apply at www.nasa.gov/iss1year-social.
On Thursday, Jan. 15, 20 of NASA's social media followers will have the unique opportunity to meet Astronaut Scott Kelly who will be launching to the...
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It’s beginning to look like Christmas on the International Space Station. The stockings are out, the tree is up and the station residents continue advanced space research to benefit life on Earth and in space.
Scientists on the ground worked in conjunction with the astronaut lab assistants exploring life science in space.
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It's great to be home for the holidays! The ‪#‎ISS‬ becomes home for visiting astronauts and is home for Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts this holiday. Watch '93 Million Miles' set to music from Jason Mraz: http://go.nasa.gov/1AWLCJT


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A Christmas greeting from low Earth orbit! Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts wish a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the men and women in the armed ...

The six Expedition 42 crew members started Christmas week with a replanned schedule after SpaceX postponed its Dragon launch until Jan. 6. The crew would have been unloading new science and cargo from Dragon had it arrived Sunday but instead turned its attention to ongoing science and maintenance.
Terry Virts continued preparing for the arrival of Dragon collecting gear to be stowed for return to Earth.
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Love Science? Meet Astronaut Scott Kelly and Learn About the Research Planned for his One-Year Mission to the International Space Station
On Thursday, Jan. 15, 20 of NASA's social media followers will have the unique opportunity to meet Astronaut Scott Kelly who will be launching to the International Space Station for a one year mission, the longest space mission ever assigned to a NASA astronaut.
Participants will also have a chance to speak with space station scientists and...
On Thursday, Jan. 15, 20 of NASA's social media followers will have the unique opportunity to meet Astronaut Scott Kelly who will be launching to the...
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Watch as a childhood fascination for deep space and exploration is rekindled at the NASA Social for the first flight test of NASA’s Orion Spacecraft.
We are moving forward in NASA's Journey to Mars and have entered a new era of American space exploration.
VIdeo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6zNCM6Z5Ps&feature=youtu.be


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What will astronauts see as they return from Mars?
New video recorded during NASA’s Orion return through Earth’s atmosphere provides viewers a taste of what the...
‪#‎TBT‬ to NASA Johnson Style! 2 years ago, the NASA JSC Students created a video to show their excitement for our missions. If you have not seen this, watch now! https://www.youtube.com/watch…
Learn more about NASA: http://www.nasa.gov Learn more about the International Space Station: http://www.nasa.gov/station Sign up to get space station sightin...
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NASA and SpaceX announced Thursday the launch of the Dragon commercial cargo craft is now scheduled for no earlier than Jan. 6. The six-member Expedition 42 crew postponed its Dragon mission preparations and focused on eye exams and station maintenance.
Astronaut Terry Virts worked on the Sabatier system which produces water on the space station.
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NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and SpaceX announced today the launch of SpaceX's fifth commercial resupply services mission to the Interna...
 

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TIME highlights NASA's first-ever 1-year mission to the space station. See TIME's new cover: The Year Ahead featuring Astronaut Scott Kelly. http://ti.me/1w25Qgo
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NASA astronaut Terry Virts unpacked Robonaut 2 so that payload controllers from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama could power up its new legs for the first time.
Crew members trained earlier in the week for the planned Sunday capture of Dragon using the Canadarm2.
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Undergraduate students, apply now for Micro-g NExT for a chance to design, build and test a tool to advance space exploration. Find out more here: https://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/index.cfm

This year, research was in

This year, research was in high gear on the International Space Station. See why on ‪#‎SpaceToGround‬: http://youtu.be/_Oo9Hm6p3cI

Tonight...is that Santa or the ‪#‎ISS‬?


Tonight...is that Santa or the ‪#‎ISS‬?

TONIGHT and TOMORROW -- It's an ‪#‎ISS‬ holiday flyover for ‪#‎NASA_Marshall‬ and U.S. Space & Rocket Center, so Geek Out Huntsville.

Meet ‪#‎NASA‬ Astronaut Scott Kelly to learn about ‪#‎ISS365‬ during a ‪#‎NASAsocial‬.
On Thursday, Jan. 15, 20 of NASA's social media followers will have the unique opportunity to meet Astronaut Scott Kelly who will be launching to the...
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The International Space Station is decorated for the holidays as the ‪#‎ISS‬ crew studies life in space: http://1.usa.gov/1GURUgv

Expedition 41 is hard at work 200-plus miles above us! Catch this week's research highlights here.
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Space Station astronauts Capt. Barry Wilmore and Col. Terry Virts send a message to the troops...
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Cool...‪#‎3Dprinting‬ from an uploaded file to ‪#‎ISS‬.
All earlier prints were pre-programmed
The tool will not be used but returned to Marshall for testing. The next phase of operations will build tools that may be tested in space.
The International Space Station's 3-D printer completed the first phase of a NASA technology demonstration by printing a ratchet wrench.
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Victoria Garcia says being deaf can be a challenge at work, but she says the experiences she's had have been worth the extra effort.
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How did you spend the SHORTEST day of the year???
Feel free to let us know.

Today's Winter Solstice officially started the winter season in the northern hemisphere, marking the shortest day and the longest night of 2014.
Foto de NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.


 
 
 

 
Foto de NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.NASA's Wallops Flight Facility agregó 2 fotos nuevas.
Santa came early to Wallops and recently delivered this C-130 to support NASA's Airborne Science Program. The aircraft came from the United States Coast Guard. Dubbed NASA 436, the aircraft will support the Atmospheric Carbon Transport - America project in thefall 2015