Prévia da missão Artemis I à lua…
uma Nova imagem de nós[{” attribute=””>James Webb Space Telescope …
And an anniversary for one of our explorers on Mars … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!
NASA apresenta a missão Artemis I à Lua
Nós visualizamos a missão não tripulada Artemis I à Lua durante dois briefings. Em 3 de agosto, funcionários da agência na sede da NASA e em outros centros da NASA apresentaram “Visão geral do quadro geral” da tarefa.
“Artemis I mostra que podemos fazer grandes coisas. Coisas que unem as pessoas, coisas que beneficiam a humanidade. Coisas como Apollo inspiram o mundo.” – Bill Nelson, administrador da NASA
Ele seguiu isso dois dias depois com um arquivo Mergulhe mais fundo na linha do tempo e nas operações da missão Do Centro Espacial Johnson. A agência está atualmente mirando, o mais tardar na segunda-feira, 29 de agosto, o lançamento de um foguete do Sistema de Lançamento Espacial para enviar a espaçonave Orion ao redor da lua e de volta à Terra. O Artemis I ocorrerá ao longo de cerca de seis semanas para verificar os sistemas antes que os astronautas voem na espaçonave no Artemis II.
Webb tira uma nova foto do Cartwheel Galaxy
Telescópio Espacial James Webb da NASA Produza esta nova imagem detalhada da Galáxia Cartwheel e duas galáxias menores. A Galáxia Cartwheel, localizada a cerca de 500 milhões de anos-luz de distância de nós, é um tipo raro de galáxia que os astrônomos chamam de “galáxia em anel”. Acredita-se que a galáxia estrelada tenha sido uma galáxia espiral comum como a nossa[{” attribute=””>Milky Way before a collision with another galaxy affected the Cartwheel Galaxy’s shape and structure.
After 10 years on Mars, Curiosity Still Has Drive
NASA’s Curiosity rover is celebrating 10 years on Mars. The rover landed on the Red Planet at 10:32 p.m. PDT on August 5, 2012. Since then, it has driven about 18 miles and climbed more than 2,000 feet while exploring Gale Crater and the foothills of Mount Sharp. Most importantly, Curiosity determined that liquid water and the chemical building blocks needed for life were indeed present in this region of Mars for at least tens of millions of years. The Curiosity team now plans to have the rover spend the next few years exploring a new region, one thought to have formed as water was drying out, leaving behind salty minerals called sulfates.
The Next Commercial Crew Launch to the Space Station
The launch of our SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station is currently targeted for no earlier than September 29 from our Kennedy Space Center. NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina discussed their upcoming mission during an Aug. 4 briefing at our Johnson Space Center.
“We are coming together as a human race. And our mission onboard the International Space Station of developing this technology and research to benefit all of humankind is really what brings us together.” — Nicole Mann, NASA Astronaut
This is NASA’s fifth crew rotation flight to the space station with a U.S. commercial spacecraft.
NASA Pays Tribute to Nichelle Nichols
NASA is remembering actor Nichelle Nichols, who passed away on July 30. She broke new ground on “Star Trek” in her role as Lieutenant Uhura, one of the first leading recurring Black female characters on U.S. television. Years later, NASA officials enlisted her help to recruit the first women and minority astronauts for the Space Shuttle Program. In a statement, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson noted that as we prepare to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon under Artemis, NASA is guided by the legacy of Nichelle Nichols.
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