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Topic: Radiation
The mission is now able to complete hardware fabrication and testing, and move toward the assembly and testing of the spacecraft and its payload of sophisticated science instruments. ![]() NASA’s Europa Clipper, depicted in this illustration that was updated in December 2020. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
How APSU Detected the First Chinese Atomic BombAPSU alumnus Dr. Ronald Miller (’65) wrote this personal account of a historic moment in APSU history.
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NASA’s Lunar Gateway to be equipped with Instruments to Forecast Weather Forecast for Artemis Missions
For Artemis astronauts traveling on missions to the Moon, two space weather instrument suites, NASA’s HERMES and ESA’s ERSA, will provide an early forecast. Weather in this case means energized, subatomic particles and electromagnetic fields hurtling through the solar system. ![]() Artist’s concept of the Gateway Power and Propulsion Element, or PPE, and Habitation and Logistics Outpost, or HALO, in orbit around the Moon. The gold box on the right side of the image depicts the HERMES payload. The ERSA payload is the silver box just below it. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover sensors to provide Mars Weather Reports
But the rover will also provide key atmospheric data that will help enable future astronauts to the Red Planet to survive in a world with no breathable oxygen, freezing temperatures, planet wide dust storms, and intense radiation from the Sun. ![]() NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has two wind sensors just below its mast, or “head.” They’re part of MEDA, a weather science package that will provide vital data on the Martian surface, especially dust in the atmosphere. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA research shows Radiation gives Jupiter’s Moon Europa a GlowPasadena, CA – NASA says a New research from scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California details for the first time what the glow would look like, and what it could reveal about the composition of ice on Europa’s surface. ![]() This illustration of Jupiter’s moon Europa shows how the icy surface may glow on its nightside, the side facing away from the Sun. Variations in the glow and the color of the glow itself could reveal information about the composition of ice on Europa’s surface. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Politics | No Comments
NASA creates Galactic Cosmic Ray Simulator to assess Space Travel risks of Radiation
Based on new technology and an innovative design for creating a broad spectrum of galactic cosmic rays (GCRs), the new space radiation simulator was developed through collaborations with world-leading space radiation researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia and the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York. ![]() Scientists use beams of ions to simulate cosmic rays and assess the risks of space radiation to human space travelers and equipment. (Brookhaven National Lab) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover being put through Tough Tests before trip to Mars
Because hardware cannot be repaired once the rover is on Mars, the team has to build a vehicle that can survive for years on a planet with punishing temperature shifts, constant radiation and ever-present dust. ![]() This photo shows a successful test of the parachute that will be used to land NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars. The image were taken on Septe,ber 7th, 2018, during the third and final flight of the Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment (ASPIRE) project. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA SunRISE mission to use Six Spacecraft to study Giant Solar Particle Storms
Not only will such information improve understanding of how our solar system works, but it ultimately can help protect astronauts traveling to the Moon and Mars by providing better information on how the Sun’s radiation affects the space environment they must travel through. ![]() A new NASA mission called SunRISE will study what drives solar particle storms – giant surges of solar particles that erupt off of the Sun – as depicted in this illustration. Understanding how such storms affect interplanetary space can help protect spacecraft and astronauts. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA picks first two Science Instruments for Gateway
“Building the Gateway with our commercial and international partners is a critical component of sustainable lunar exploration and the Artemis program,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA astronaut Christina Koch set record for longest single Spaceflight by any Woman
Koch will return to Earth alongside ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov. She has been a crew member for three expeditions – 59, 60 and 61 – during her first spaceflight. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
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