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NASA's advisory panel makes safety recommendations to agency and congress WASHINGTON - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) released its reports to Congress and NASA, which examines the agency's safety performance, accomplishments, and challenges over the past year. Much of the ASAP report focused on the transition to commercial low-Earth orbit (LEO), commercial space flight - including to a commercial space station - and the Moon to Mars program. ASAP notes that plans for a commercial space station may be too optimistic. https://lnkd.in/eaSCxy-i 

The moon is just the first step into space for humanity! At ASCENDxTexas, Nujoud Merancy, Deputy Associate Administrator - Strategy and Architecture Office at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, detailed their Moon-to-Mars strategy. Today, we saw how NASA strategy is well on the way to developing functional pathways: not just to get humans to Mars, but to have an ecosystem to go back and forth between Earth, the moon, and Mars. We will get to Mars, but we need to work together to get there! #AIAA #ascendspace

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Thanks to the team at NASA Ames Research Center for a great visit. Did you know our #aeronautics team is leaning forward to transform the future of airspace operations? Researchers presented the long-running efforts in aeronautics at Ames that have helped lay the foundation for NASA’s work related to #wildfire response. These include a project to help integrate #drones into the airspace with Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management, their application to disaster response with the Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations project, and how those informed NASA’s newest effort to make wildfire response more targeted and adaptable. The research and models the team are building today are enabling that future. #nasa #research #technology #unmannedaircraft

Then, we had the exciting intervention of Carlos Garcia-Galan from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, who spoke about the objectives of the 'Moon to Mars' program and about how inspirational it can be for children, the future scientists 💻🧪🔭🛰 #SSSIF2024

This spring, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration identified technology areas that require further development to ensure future space exploration. To rate the importance of these technology gaps, NASA asked the aerospace community. AstroSpArch was more than happy to comply. The result has been published by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD). The document, the 2024 Civil Space Shortfall ranking can be found on the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dpBSaUry

She was a great launch on a great day! Two payloads - two orbits! NEONSAT-1 will perform Earth-observation of the Korean Peninsula for KAIST, which will then pair the satellite’s data with artificial intelligence to monitor for natural disasters in the region. NEONSAT-1 is the first of 11 satellites for KAIST’s planned constellation to image the Korean Peninsula several times daily. NASA’s ACS3 technology demonstration uses composite materials - or a combination of materials with different properties, in its novel, lightweight booms that deploy from a CubeSat to support a solar sail. Just as a sailboat is powered by wind in a sail, solar sails employ the pressure of sunlight for propulsion, eliminating the need for conventional rocket propellant. Data obtained from the ACS3 demonstration will guide the design of future larger-scale composite solar sail systems that could be used for space weather early warning satellites, near-Earth asteroid reconnaissance missions, or communications relays for crewed exploration missions.

why is it that China can rover and sample return while @NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration cancels as such? the simple reason is that @NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration seeks guidance direction and inspiration from the wrong NASA Administrator.

 The Goldilocks Zone Variability: The habitable zone, often referred to as the Goldilocks Zone, is the region around a star where conditions are just right for liquid water to exist on the surface of an orbiting planet. However, the size of this zone can vary depending on the type of star. For cooler stars, the habitable zone is closer, while for hotter stars, it's farther away. Image credit: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration.