From gabe at educatemotivate.com Fri Oct 8 09:30:15 2021 From: gabe at educatemotivate.com (Gabe Gabrielle) Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2021 10:30:15 -0400 Subject: [Spacetalk] https://www.nasa.gov/index.html; https://spaceflightnow.com Message-ID: Good morning all, Into October?it is simply amazing?I received my first post pandemic international invitation to visit schools, in Norway, Oslo area, 17-24 November?I?m also trying to go to Haugesund, Bodo, and Kirkenes if anyone in Norway can help to contact schools in these areas?I?m running out of time as I have to book the international flights very soon? Kennedy Space Center has been closed to the public since the pandemic began?it is still closed but volunteers, like me, are able to support launches?the launch schedule is pretty full the rest of this year so there will be opportunities to get on KSC to see launches? We have to stay positive and always be thankful? remembering to do our best, enjoy everything we do, believe in ourselves, and let those we care about most know (I always say this, we all need to take it to heart) ?hugs? STAY SAFE, TAKE CARE, Love ya, Gabe NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Lucy Launch Artist?s illustration of the Lucy concept. Credits: Southwest Research Institute NASA will provide coverage of upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for Lucy , the agency?s first mission to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Lucy is scheduled to launch no earlier than 5:34 a.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 16, on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Live launch coverage will begin at 5 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency?s website . NASA will hold a prelaunch briefing Wednesday, Oct. 13, and science and engineering briefings Oct. 14. Over its 12-year primary mission, Lucy will explore a record-breaking number of asteroids. The spacecraft will fly by one asteroid in the solar system?s main belt and seven Trojan asteroids. Lucy?s path will circle back to Earth three times for gravity assists, which will make it the first spacecraft ever to return to our planet?s vicinity from the outer solar system. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, all media participation in news conferences will be remote dial-in only. A phone bridge will be provided for each briefing. Full mission coverage is as follows. Information is subject to change: Wednesday, Oct. 13 1 p.m.: Lucy prelaunch news conference with the following participants: Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator, NASA?s Science Mission Directorate at the agency?s Headquarters in Washington. Hal Levison, Lucy principal investigator, Southwest Research Institute. Donya Douglas-Bradshaw, Lucy Project Manager at NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. John Elbon, Chief Operating Officer, United Launch Alliance. Launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Space Launch Delta 45, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Omar Baez, Lucy Launch Director, NASA?s Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom at: ksc-newsroom at mail.nasa.gov no later than noon, Wednesday, Oct. 13. Members of the public may also ask questions online by using #LucyMission on social media. Thursday, Oct. 14 10 a.m.: NASA EDGE: Live Lucy Rollout Show. 1 p.m.: Lucy science briefing with the following participants: Adriana Ocampo, Lucy program executive, NASA Headquarters. Cathy Olkin, Lucy deputy principal investigator, Southwest Research Institute. Keith Noll, Lucy project scientist, Goddard. Hal Weaver, principal investigator for Lucy?s L'LORRI instrument, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Phil Christensen, principal investigator for Lucy?s L'TES instrument, Arizona State University. Dennis Reuter, principal investigator for Lucy?s L?Ralph instrument, Goddard. 3 p.m.: Lucy engineering briefing with the following participants: Joan Salute, associate director for flight programs, Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters. Jessica Lounsbury, Lucy project systems engineer, Goddard. Katie Oakman, Lucy structures and mechanisms lead, Lockheed Martin Space. Coralie Adam, deputy navigation team chief, KinetX Aerospace. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom at: ksc-newsroom at mail.nasa.gov by Thursday, Oct. 14 no later than noon for the Science Briefing and 2 p.m. for the Engineering Briefing. Members of the public may also ask questions, which may be answered in real-time during the segment, by using #LucyMission on social media. Friday, Oct. 15 3:30 p.m.: NASA Science Live with the following participants: Carly Howett, assistant director of the Department of Space Studies, Southwest Research Institute. Wil Santiago, deep space exploration engineer, Lockheed Martin Space. Donya Douglas-Bradshaw, Lucy project manager, Goddard. Brittine Young, mentor for the NASA Lucy L?SPACE academy. Wilbert Ruperto, ambassador for the NASA Lucy L?SPACE academy. This episode will air live on NASA Television and stream live on the agency?s Facebook , Twitter and YouTube channels. Members of the public can participate live by sending questions using #askNASA or posting a comment in the live video chat stream. NASA TV Launch Coverage NASA TV live coverage will begin at 5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules, and links to streaming video, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/live NASA Employees Invited to Share Excitement of the Lucy Launch NASA employees, friends and family are invited to be virtual guests for the launch of Lucy, the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids. The launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket is targeted for 5:34 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Oct.16, from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Register for email updates or RSVP to the <>Facebook event for mission information and interaction opportunities. Live coverage and countdown commentary of the launch will begin at 5 a.m. EDT and air on NASA Television, the agency?s website , the NASA app and NASA social media. The Trojan asteroids are remnants of our early solar system trapped in stable orbits, clustered in two ?swarms? leading and following Jupiter in its path around the Sun. No other space mission in history has been launched to as many different destinations in independent orbits around our Sun. The Lucy mission promises to revolutionize our knowledge of planetary origins and the formation of the solar system. NASA?s virtual guest program for the mission includes curated launch resources, notifications about interaction opportunities, and a virtual guest passport stamp following a successful launch. NASA employees and members of the public can also share in the journey through a variety of activities, including: Lucy Time Capsules The public is invited to join Lucy on this 12-year journey by making their own Lucy time capsule. Inspired by the fact that Lucy will be visiting time capsules of our early solar system, as well as the fact that Lucy will carry a plaque to serve as a time capsule from our present era, the Lucy team invites the public to create their own time capsule as they follow along on Lucy?s epic voyage . Lucy Soundscape Are you a musician ? composer, performer, music educator, or student ? inspired by exploration and discovery? Share your inspiration in your unique voice, and join with others to create the Lucy Soundscape , a public collection of original music inspired by the launch of NASA?s Lucy mission. Virtual Launch Passport Print, fold, and get ready to fill your <>virtual passport . Following launches, stamps will be emailed to those who register through Eventbrite. Virtual Guest Program Website NASA?s new virtual guest program website brings the space launch experience, along with the excitement and hope of these critical moments, to anyone with a connected device. Sign up now. And, if you?ve already enjoyed the virtual guest program, consider sharing this opportunity with friends and colleagues. Watch and Engage on Social Media Stay connected with the mission on social media, and let people know you're following it on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Follow and tag these accounts: Twitter:? <>@NASA , @NASASolarSystem Facebook: NASA , NASA Solar System Exploration Instagram: NASA , @NASASolarSystem For more information about Lucy, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/lucy and http://lucy.swri.edu/ Perseverance rover confirms existence of ancient Mars lake and river delta (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LPG) Look up! The moon and 3 planets will gather after sundown this week By Joe Rao? about 1 hour ago The moon, Jupiter and Saturn will form a fetching triangle in the night sky in October 2021. (Image credit: Starry Night) Between Saturday and Thursday evenings (Oct. 9 to Oct. 14), the moon will visit not one but three bright planets: Venus, Saturn and Jupiter. Venus will pair off with a slender crescent moon, while Saturn and Jupiter will join with a waxing gibbous moon the following Thursday. Here are the specifics of each gathering. Related: The brightest planets in October's night sky: How to see them (and when) Crew-3 astronauts are ready and excited for 6-month SpaceX mission By Chelsea Gohd? about 15 hours ago Crew-3 is scheduled to launch on Oct. 30. The official crew portrait of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission: (from left) Commander Raja Chari and pilot Thomas Mashburn, both NASA astronauts; mission specialist Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency; mission specialist Kayla Barron of NASA. (Image credit: NASA) Four astronauts are about to spend six months living in Earth orbit, and they cannot wait. Early in the morning on Oct. 30, NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron and the European Space Agency's Matthias Maurer will launch aboard SpaceX's newly named Crew Dragon capsule Endurance , kicking off the company's Crew-3 mission. The quartet will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a six-month stay aboard the?International Space Station . "It's hard to express adequately how excited we are as a crew," mission specialist Barron said during a news briefing today (Oct. 7). "We're definitely feeling ready to launch in just over three weeks Related: SpaceX's Crew-3 is ready for a Halloween weekend launch A Jupiter-Like Rogue Planet Wanders Alone in Space This artist's conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star. This artist's conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star. This artist's conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star.This artist's conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star. This artist's conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star. This artist's conception illustrates a Jupiter-like planet alone in the dark of space, floating freely without a parent star. NASA chose the landing site of its life-hunting Perseverance Mars rover wisely. Perseverance touched down in February on the floor of the 28-mile-wide (45 kilometers) Jezero Crater, which was picked primarily because previous observations by Mars orbiters suggested that it hosted a big lake and a river delta in the ancient past. Photos snapped by Perseverance early in its mission, before the car-sized robot even started roving, confirm this interpretation, a new study reports. Full Story: Space (10/7 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: final_lucy_high-end-render_pira_0.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 124487 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We have to stay positive and always be thankful? remembering to do our best, enjoy everything we do, believe in ourselves, and let those we care about most know (I always say this, we all need to take it to heart) ?hugs? STAY SAFE, TAKE CARE, Love ya, Gabe . Crew-3 Astronauts Launch to Space Station Alongside Microgravity Research NASA Employees Invited to #LaunchAmerica, Virtually for NASA?s SpaceX Crew-3 Mission NASA employees, friends, and family are invited to be virtual guests for the launch of NASA?s SpaceX Crew-3 mission. The Crew-3 mission?will carry to the International Space Station NASA astronauts Raja Chari, mission commander, Tom Marshburn, pilot, and Kayla Barron, mission specialist, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, who also will serve as a mission specialist. This is the first spaceflight for Chari, Barron, and Maurer, and the third for Marshburn. The launch of the Dragon crew capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for 2:21 a.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 31, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA?s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Live coverage and countdown commentary of the launch will begin at 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, on NASA Television, as well as the agency?s website , NASA app , and social media accounts. Register for email updates or RSVP for the <>Facebook event for behind-the-scenes videos, mission updates and curated mission content. NASA employees and members of the public can also share in the journey through a variety of activities, including: Virtual Launch Passport Print, fold, and get ready to fill your virtual passport. We?re releasing our second edition passport for the Crew-3 mission. It?s possible to customize the passport with your name, nationality and the date you first use it. Those who register through Eventbrite will receive a virtual guest stamp for the mission and the new passport after launch. STEM Mission Toolkit Engage kids and students in virtual and hands-on activities that are both family-friendly and educational through Next Gen STEM Commercial Crew at: https://go.nasa.gov/3l2Pq9v Watch and Engage on Social Media Stay connected with the mission on social media and let people know you're following it on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the hashtag #Crew3. Follow and tag these accounts: Twitter: @NASA , @Commercial_Crew , @Space_Station Facebook: NASA , NASACommercialCrew , ISS Facebook Instagram: NASA , ISS Instagram For NASA's launch blog and more information about the mission, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew How to watch NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut launch events this week SpaceX SpaceX's next Crew Dragon launch for NASA is set for the spooky date of Halloween (Oct. 31) to ferry four new astronauts to the International Space Station and you can follow the mission's countdown and launch live online.Full Story: Space (10/25) NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory To ?explore space in pursuit of scientific discoveries that benefit humanity,? we will: Pursue a diverse and bold portfolio of science missions. Create the Laboratory of the future, defined by a talented and inclusive workforce, rapid information sharing, and a culture of innovation. https://www.facebook.com/NASAJPL/ Mars Sample Return Artist's Concept This illustration shows a concept for a set of future robots working together to ferry back samples from the surface of Mars collected by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover . NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are solidifying concepts for a Mars sample return mission that would seek to take the samples of Martian rocks and other materials being collected and stored in sealed tubes by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover and return the sealed tubes to Earth. Image Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech According to the current concept, NASA would deliver a Mars lander in the vicinity of Jezero Crater, where Perseverance (left) will have collected and cached samples. The Sample Retrieval Lander (right) would carry a NASA rocket (the Mars Ascent Vehicle), along with ESA's Sample Fetch Rover (center) that is roughly the size of the Opportunity Mars rover. The fetch rover would gather the cached samples and carry them back to the lander for transfer to the ascent vehicle; additional samples could also be delivered directly by Perseverance. The ascent vehicle would then launch a special container holding the samples into Mars orbit. ESA would put a spacecraft in orbit around Mars before the ascent vehicle launches. This spacecraft would rendezvous with and capture the orbiting samples before returning them to Earth. NASA would provide the capture and containment payload module for the orbiter. Behold an Aurora Over the Southern Skies A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbits 274 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between Australia and Antarctica. Image Credit: NASA The station orbits the Earth in about 90 minutes. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets. 1st exoplanet outside the Milky Way possibly discovered (NASA/CXC/M. Weiss) For the first time in history, scientists may have just discovered a planet in another galaxy. The potential exoplanet, called M51-ULS-1b, lies 28 million light-years away in the spiral galaxy Messier 51 (M51), also known as the Whirlpool galaxy. This discovery could be just the tip of the iceberg, revealing many other exoplanets outside the Milky Way. "We are trying to open up a whole new arena for finding other worlds," Rosanne Di Stefano, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics who led the study which found this object, said in a statement. Full Story: Live Science (10/26) NASA to Host Briefing to Reveal New Findings from Jupiter?s Atmosphere This view of Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere from NASA's Juno spacecraft includes several of the planet's southern jet streams. Citizen scientist Tanya Oleksuik created this color-enhanced image using data from the JunoCam camera. The original image was taken on Dec. 30, 2020. Credits: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing by Tanya Oleksuik ? CC NC SA NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 28, to discuss the latest results from the agency?s Juno spacecraft. The science team will reveal new findings that provide the first 3D look at how the planet?s roiling atmosphere operates underneath the top layers of clouds, and how these revelations offer insight into the atmospheres of giant planets elsewhere in the universe. The event will take place from NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, which manages the Juno mission. It will be livestreamed on NASA Television , the NASA app , the agency?s website , NASA YouTube and Twitter . .Juno has been orbiting and monitoring Jupiter since 2016. The spacecraft is now in an extended mission designed to expand on discoveries it already has made about Jupiter?s interior structure, internal magnetic field, atmosphere, and magnetosphere. It will also involve close passes of Jupiter?s north polar cyclones, future flybys of the moons Europa and Io, and the first exploration of the faint rings encircling the planet. JPL, a division of Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages the Juno mission. Juno is part of NASA?s New Frontiers Program, which is managed at NASA?s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for the agency?s Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Lockheed Martin Space in Denver built and operates the spacecraft. 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