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<description><![CDATA[NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to and from the International Space Station. Launch of the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 12:25 p.m. EDT Saturday, […]]]></description>
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<p>NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will carry NASA astronauts <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/people/barry-butch-e-wilmore/">Butch Wilmore</a> and <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/people/sunita-l-williams/">Suni Williams</a> to and from the International Space Station.</p>
<p>Launch of the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Boeing Starliner spacecraft is targeted for 12:25 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 1, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Starliner will dock to the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at approximately 1:50 p.m., Sunday, June 2.</p>
<p>Wilmore and Williams will remain at the space station for about a week to test the Starliner spacecraft and its subsystems before NASA works to complete final certification of the transportation system for rotational missions to the orbiting laboratory as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.</p>
<p>NASA, Boeing, and ULA scrubbed the previous launch opportunity on May 6 due to a suspect oxygen relief valve on the Atlas V rocket’s Centaur second stage. Since, teams have removed and replaced the valve, and completed an assessment of Starliner’s performance and redundancy after discovering a small helium leak in the spacecraft’s service module.</p>
<p>As part of the helium leak investigation, NASA and Boeing conducted a follow-on <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/05/22/nasa-mission-partners-assessing-launch-opportunities-for-crew-flight-test/" rel="noopener">propulsion system assessment</a> to understand potential helium system impacts to some Starliner return scenarios. NASA also completed a Delta-Agency Flight Test Readiness Review on May 29 to evaluate all work performed and flight rationale before proceeding toward launch.</p>
<p>The deadline for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch has passed. The agency’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/nasa-agencywide-media-accreditation-policy">media credentialing policy</a> is available online. For questions about media accreditation, please email: <a href="mailto:ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov">ksc-media-accreditat@mail.nasa.gov</a>.</p>
<p>NASA’s mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):</p>
<p><strong>Friday, May 31</strong></p>
<p>1 p.m. – Prelaunch briefing with the following participants:</p>
<ul>
<li>NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free</li>
<li>Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program</li>
<li>Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program</li>
<li>NASA astronaut Mike Fincke</li>
<li>Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Commercial Crew Program, Boeing</li>
<li>Gary Wentz, vice president, Government and Commercial Programs, ULA</li>
<li>Mark Burger, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station</li>
</ul>
<p>Coverage of the briefing will stream live on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-boeing-crew-flight-test-prelaunch-news-conference/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, NASA Television, the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/apps/">NASA app</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NASA" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>, and the <a>agency’s</a> <a href="http://nasa.gov/nasatv" rel="noopener">website</a>.</p>
<p>Media may ask questions in person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, media should contact the newsroom at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no later than one hour before the start of the event at <a href="mailto:ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov">ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Saturday, June 1</strong></p>
<p>8:15 a.m. – Launch coverage begins on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-boeing-crew-flight-test-launch/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, NASA Television, the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/apps/">NASA app</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NASA" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>, and the <a>agency’s</a> <a href="http://nasa.gov/nasatv" rel="noopener">website</a>.</p>
<p>12:25 p.m. – Launch</p>
<p>Launch coverage on NASA+ will end shortly after Starliner orbital insertion. NASA Television will provide <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/">continuous coverage</a> leading up to docking and through hatch opening and welcome remarks.</p>
<p>2 p.m. – Postlaunch news conference with the following participants:</p>
<ul>
<li>NASA Administrator Bill Nelson</li>
<li>Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate</li>
<li>Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program</li>
<li>Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program</li>
<li>Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Commercial Crew Program, Boeing</li>
<li>Tory Bruno, president and CEO, ULA</li>
</ul>
<p>Coverage of the postlaunch news conference will air live on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-boeing-crew-flight-test-postlaunch-news-conference/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, NASA Television, the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/apps/">NASA app</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NASA" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>, and the <a>agency’s</a> <a href="http://nasa.gov/nasatv" rel="noopener">website</a>.</p>
<p>Media may ask questions in person and via phone. Limited auditorium space will be available for in-person participation. For the dial-in number and passcode, media should contact the Kennedy newsroom no later than three hours before the start of the event at <a href="mailto:ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov">ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov</a>.</p>
<p>NASA+ will resume coverage and NASA Television’s public channel will break from in-orbit coverage to carry the postlaunch news conference. Mission operational coverage will continue on NASA Television’s media channel and the agency’s website. Once the postlaunch news conference is complete, NASA+ coverage will end, and mission coverage will continue on both NASA channels.</p>
<p><strong>Sunday, June 2</strong></p>
<p>11:15 a.m. – Arrival coverage resumes on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-boeing-crew-flight-test-rendezvous-and-docking/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/apps/">NASA app</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NASA" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>, and continues on NASA Television and the <a>agency’s</a> <a href="http://nasa.gov/nasatv" rel="noopener">website</a>.</p>
<p>1:50 p.m. – Targeted docking to the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module</p>
<p>3:35 p.m. – Hatch opening</p>
<p>3:55 p.m. – Welcome remarks</p>
<p>5 p.m. – Post-docking news conference at NASA’s Johnson Space Center with the following participants:</p>
<ul>
<li>NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free</li>
<li>Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program</li>
<li>Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program</li>
<li>Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Commercial Crew Program, Boeing</li>
</ul>
<p>Coverage of the post-docking news conference will air live on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasas-boeing-crew-flight-test-post-docking-news-conference/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, NASA Television, the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/apps/">NASA app</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@NASA" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>, and the agency’s <a href="http://nasa.gov/nasatv" rel="noopener">website</a>.</p>
<p>All times are estimates and could be adjusted based on operations after launch. Follow the <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/" rel="noopener">space station blog</a> for the most up-to-date operations information.</p>
<p><strong>Audio Only Coverage</strong></p>
<p>Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA “V” circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240 or -7135. On launch day, “mission audio,” countdown activities without NASA Television launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135.</p>
<p>Launch audio also will be available on Launch Information Service and Amateur Television System’s VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz and KSC Amateur Radio Club’s UHF radio frequency 444.925 MHz, FM mode, heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast.</p>
<p><strong>Live Video Coverage Prior to Launch</strong></p>
<p>NASA will provide a live video feed of Space Launch Complex-41 approximately 48 hours prior to the planned liftoff of the mission. Pending unlikely technical issues, the feed will be uninterrupted until the prelaunch broadcast begins on NASA Television, approximately four hours prior to launch. Once the feed is live, find it on NASA Kennedy’s YouTube: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Fkscnewsroom&data=04%7C01%7Ckathleen.h.ellis%40nasa.gov%7C0436fee226b24aadc60308d8fa9b5415%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637534892316187560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=oKooc4Zo4Tm7LGM1rPkcn5TG%2B34D16lPDBfc0u9hjd8%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener">http://youtube.com/kscnewsroom</a>.</p>
<p><strong>NASA Website Launch Coverage</strong></p>
<p>Launch day coverage of the mission will be available on the <a>agency’s</a> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv">website</a>. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning no earlier than 8:15 a.m., June 1, as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff.</p>
<p>For questions about countdown coverage, contact the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468. Follow countdown coverage on the <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/" rel="noopener">commercial crew</a> or the <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/boeing-crew-flight-test/" rel="noopener">Crew Flight Test</a> blog.</p>
<p><strong>Attend Launch Virtually</strong></p>
<p>Members of the public can <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nasas-boeing-starliner-crew-flight-test-registration-523750591117?aff=guestsite" rel="noopener">register</a> to attend this launch virtually. NASA’s virtual guest program for this mission also includes curated launch resources, notifications about related opportunities or changes, and a stamp for the NASA virtual guest passport following launch.</p>
<p><strong>Watch, Engage on Social Media</strong></p>
<p>Let people know you’re following the mission on X, Facebook, and Instagram by using the hashtags #Starliner and #NASASocial. You can also stay connected by following and tagging these accounts:</p>
<p><strong>X:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA" rel="noopener">@NASA</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy" rel="noopener">@NASAKennedy</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/NASASocial" rel="noopener">@NASASocial</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Space_Station" rel="noopener">@Space_Station</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ISS_Research" rel="noopener">@ISS_Research</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ISS_CASIS" rel="noopener">@ISS National Lab</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace" rel="noopener">@BoeingSpace</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Commercial_Crew" rel="noopener">@Commercial_Crew</a></p>
<p><strong>Facebook: </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NASA" rel="noopener">NASA</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NASAKennedy" rel="noopener">NASAKennedy</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ISS/" rel="noopener">ISS</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ISSNATIONALLAB" rel="noopener">ISS National Lab</a></p>
<p><strong>Instagram:</strong> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nasa/" rel="noopener">@NASA</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nasakennedy/" rel="noopener">@NASAKennedy</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/iss/" rel="noopener">@ISS</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/issnationallab/" rel="noopener">@ISSNationalLab</a></p>
<p><strong>Coverage en Espanol</strong></p>
<p>Did you know NASA has a Spanish section called NASA en Espanol? Check out NASA en Espanol on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for additional mission coverage.</p>
<p><em>Para obtener información sobre cobertura en español en el Centro Espacial Kennedy o si desea solicitar entrevistas en español, comuníquese con Antonia </em>Jaramillo: 321-501-8425;<a href="mailto:antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov">antonia.jaramillobotero@nasa.gov</a><a href="mailto:messod.c.bendayan@nasa.gov."><em>.</em></a><em></em></p>
<p>NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has delivered on its goal of safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation to and from the International Space Station from the United States through a partnership with American private industry. This partnership is changing the arc of human spaceflight history by opening access to low-Earth orbit and the International Space Station to more people, science, and commercial opportunities. The space station remains the springboard to NASA’s next great leap in space exploration, including future missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars.</p>
<p>For NASA’s launch blog and more information about the mission, visit:</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew">https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew</a></p>
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<p>Jimi Russell / Claire O’Shea<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href="mailto:james.j.russell@nasa.gov">james.j.russell@nasa.gov</a> / <a href="mailto:claire.a.o’shea@nasa.gov">claire.a.o’shea@nasa.gov</a></p>
<p>Steven Siceloff / Danielle Sempsrott / Stephanie Plucinsky<br>Kennedy Space Center, Florida<br>321-867-2468<br><a href="mailto:steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov">steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov</a> / <a href="mailto:danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov">danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov</a> / <a href="mailto:stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov">stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov</a></p>
<p>Leah Cheshier<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href="mailto:leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov">leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov</a></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 17:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 71 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 88 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 5:43 a.m. EDT (2:43 p.m. Baikonur time) Thursday, May 30, on a Soyuz […]]]></description>
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<p>NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 71 crew aboard the International Space Station.</p>
<p>The unpiloted Progress 88 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 5:43 a.m. EDT (2:43 p.m. Baikonur time) Thursday, May 30, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.</p>
<p>Live launch coverage will begin at 5:15 a.m. on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/launch-of-the-iss-progress-87-cargo-ship" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, NASA Television, the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/apps/">NASA app</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/nasa" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>, and the <a>agency’s</a> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/">website</a>. Learn how to <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/general/how-to-stream-nasa-tv/">stream NASA TV</a> through a variety of platforms including social media.</p>
<p>After a two-day in-orbit journey to the station, the spacecraft will automatically dock to the space-facing port of orbiting laboratory’s Poisk module at 7:47 a.m., Saturday, June 1. NASA coverage of rendezvous and docking will begin at 7 a.m. on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/progress-88-cargo-ship-docks-to-international-space-station/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, NASA Television, the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/apps/">NASA app</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/nasa" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>, and the <a>agency’s</a> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/">website</a>.<br>The spacecraft will remain docked at the station for almost six months before departing in late November for a re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew.</p>
<p>The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology, and human innovation that enables research not possible on Earth. For more than 23 years, NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the orbiting laboratory, through which astronauts have learned to live and work in space for extended periods of time. The space station is a springboard for the development of a low Earth economy and NASA’s next great leaps in exploration, including missions to the Moon under Artemis and ultimately, human exploration of Mars.</p>
<p>Learn more about the space station, its research, and crew, at:</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/station">https://www.nasa.gov/station</a></p>
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<p>Julian Coltre<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href="mailto:julian.n.coltre@nasa.gov">julian.n.coltre@nasa.gov</a></p>
<p>Sandra Jones<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href="mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov</a></p>
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<link>https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-mission-partners-to-discuss-starliner-crew-flight-test-progress/</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abbey A. Donaldson]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 15:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) continue to evaluate a path toward launching the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, they will host a joint media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, May 24. The agency is working toward a launch at 12:25 p.m., Saturday, June 1, for the first crewed flight of Boeing’s […]]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1920" height="1280" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg?w=1920" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 6%; object-position: 50% 6%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg 1920w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nhq202405040014large.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p>As NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) continue to evaluate a path toward launching the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, they will host a joint media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, May 24.</p>
<p>The agency is working toward a launch at 12:25 p.m., Saturday, June 1, for the first crewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Other launch opportunities are available on Sunday, June 2, Wednesday, June 5, and Thursday, June 6.</p>
<p>Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website at:</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/">https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv/</a></p>
<p>Participants in the briefing include:</p>
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<li>NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free</li>
<li>Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate</li>
<li>Steve Stich, manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program</li>
<li>Dana Weigel, manager, NASA’s International Space Station Program</li>
<li>Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager, Commercial Crew Program, Boeing</li>
<li>Gary Wentz, vice president, Government and Commercial Programs, ULA</li>
</ul>
<p>Media may ask questions via phone only. For the dial-in number and passcode, media should contact the newsroom at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no later than 10 a.m., Friday, May 24, at <a href="mailto:ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov">ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov</a>.</p>
<p>Teams <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2024/05/22/nasa-mission-partners-assessing-launch-opportunities-for-crew-flight-test/" rel="noopener">continue to assess</a> Starliner’s performance and redundancy after discovering a small but stable helium leak in the spacecraft’s service module. The agency announced May 22 that as part of this work, and unrelated to the current leak, NASA and Boeing are completing a follow-on propulsion system assessment to understand potential helium system impacts on some Starliner return scenarios. NASA also will conduct a Delta-Agency Flight Test Readiness Review closer to launch to evaluate the work performed since the last crew flight test launch attempt on May 6.</p>
<p>NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be the first to launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft and ULA’s Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Following launch, Starliner will dock to the space station before returning to Earth about a week later for a parachute and airbag-assisted landing in the southwestern United States.<br>Learn more about NASA’s Commercial Crew Program at:</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew"><strong>https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew</strong></a></p>
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<p>Jimi Russell / Claire O’Shea<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href="mailto:james.j.russell@nasa.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">james.j.russell@nasa.gov</a> / <a href="mailto:claire.a.o’shea@nasa.gov">claire.a.o’shea@nasa.gov<br></a></p>
<p>Steven Siceloff / Danielle Sempsrott / Stephanie Plucinsky<br>Kennedy Space Center, Florida<br>321-867-2468<br><a href="mailto:steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov">steven.p.siceloff@nasa.gov</a> / <a href="mailto:danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov">danielle.c.sempsrott@nasa.gov</a> / <a href="mailto:stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov">stephanie.n.plucinsky@nasa.gov<br><br></a>Leah Cheshier / Anna Schneider<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href="mailto:leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov /">leah.d.cheshier@nasa.gov /</a> <a href="mailto:anna.c.schneider@nasa.gov">anna.c.schneider@nasa.gov</a></p>
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<title>NASA’s Compact Infrared Cameras Enable New Science</title>
<link>https://www.nasa.gov/technology/goddard-tech/compact-infrared-cameras/</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl B. Hille]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 18:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A new, higher-resolution infrared camera outfitted with a variety of lightweight filters could probe sunlight reflected off Earth’s upper atmosphere and surface, improve forest fire warnings, and reveal the molecular composition of other planets. The cameras use sensitive, high-resolution strained-layer superlattice sensors, initially developed at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, using IRAD, […]]]></description>
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<p>A new, higher-resolution infrared camera outfitted with a variety of lightweight filters could probe sunlight reflected off Earth’s upper atmosphere and surface, improve forest fire warnings, and reveal the molecular composition of other planets.</p>
<p>The cameras use sensitive, high-resolution strained-layer superlattice sensors, initially developed at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, using <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/goddard/technology/">IRAD, Internal Research and Development</a> funding. </p>
<p>Their compact construction, low mass, and adaptability enable engineers like Tilak Hewagama to adapt them to the needs of a variety of sciences.</p>
<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="a hand holding a silicon chip in front of a camera" style="transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 64% 63%; object-position: 64% 63%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg 8256w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sls-sensor.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">Goddard engineer Murzy Jhabvala holds the heart of his Compact Thermal Imager camera technology – a high-resolution, high-spectral range infrared sensor suitable for small satellites and missions to other solar-system objects.</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p>“Attaching filters directly to the detector eliminates the substantial mass of traditional lens and filter systems,” Hewagama said. “This allows a low-mass instrument with a compact focal plane which can now be chilled for infrared detection using smaller, more efficient coolers. Smaller satellites and missions can benefit from their resolution and accuracy.”</p>
<p>Engineer Murzy Jhabvala led the initial sensor development at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, as well as leading today’s filter integration efforts.</p>
<p>Jhabvala also led the <a href="https://issuu.com/nasagsfc/docs/summer_2021_final_high/s/12940050" rel="noopener">Compact Thermal Imager experiment</a> on the International Space Station that demonstrated how the new sensor technology could survive in space while proving a major success for Earth science. More than 15 million images captured in two infrared bands earned inventors, Jhabvala, and NASA Goddard colleagues Don Jennings and Compton Tucker an agency Invention of the Year award for 2021.</p>
<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="satellite view of forested mountains with red and yellow pixellated data" style="transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 35% 48%; object-position: 35% 48%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg 3044w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ctifires.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">The Compact Thermal Imager captured unusually severe fires in Australia from its perch on the International Space Station in 2019 and 2020. With its high resolution, detected the shape and location of fire fronts and how far they were from settled areas — information critically important to first responders.
</div><div class="hds-credits">Credit: NASA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p>Data from the test provided <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146547/taking-temperatures-from-iss" rel="noopener">detailed information about wildfires</a>, better understanding of the vertical structure of Earth’s clouds and atmosphere, and captured an updraft caused by wind lifting off Earth’s land features called a gravity wave.</p>
<p>The groundbreaking infrared sensors use layers of repeating molecular structures to interact with individual photons, or units of light. The sensors resolve more wavelengths of infrared at a higher resolution: 260 feet (80 meters) per pixel from orbit compared to 1,000 to 3,000 feet (375 to 1,000 meters) possible with current thermal cameras.</p>
<p>The success of these heat-measuring cameras has drawn investments from NASA’s <a href="https://esto.nasa.gov/" rel="noopener">Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO),</a> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/sbir_sttr/">Small Business Innovation and Research</a>, and other programs to further customize their reach and applications.</p>
<p>Jhabvala and NASA’s Advanced Land Imaging Thermal IR Sensor (ALTIRS) team are developing a six-band version for this year’s <a href="https://earth.gsfc.nasa.gov/bio/instruments/g-liht" rel="noopener">LiDAR, Hyperspectral, & Thermal Imager (G-LiHT)</a> airborne project. This first-of-its-kind camera will measure surface heat and enable pollution monitoring and fire observations at high frame rates, he said.</p>
<p>NASA Goddard Earth scientist Doug Morton leads an ESTO project developing a Compact Fire Imager for wildfire detection and prediction.</p>
<p>“We’re not going to see fewer fires, so we’re trying to understand how fires release energy over their life cycle,” Morton said. “This will help us better understand the new nature of fires in an increasingly flammable world.”</p>
<p>CFI will monitor both the hottest fires which release more greenhouse gases and cooler, smoldering coals and ashes which produce more carbon monoxide and airborne particles like smoke and ash.</p>
<p>“Those are key ingredients when it comes to safety and understanding the greenhouse gases released by burning,” Morton said.</p>
<p>After they test the fire imager on airborne campaigns, Morton’s team envisions outfitting a fleet of 10 small satellites to provide global information about fires with more images per day.</p>
<p>Combined with next generation computer models, he said, “this information can help the forest service and other firefighting agencies prevent fires, improve safety for firefighters on the front lines, and protect the life and property of those living in the path of fires.”</p>
<p><strong>Probing Clouds on Earth and Beyond</strong></p>
<p>Outfitted with polarization filters, the sensor could measure how ice particles in Earth’s upper atmosphere clouds scatter and polarize light, NASA Goddard Earth scientist Dong Wu said.</p>
<p>This applications would complement NASA’s PACE — Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem — mission, Wu said, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/earth/nasas-pace-data-on-ocean-atmosphere-climate-now-available/">which revealed its first light images earlier this month</a>. Both measure the polarization of light wave’s orientation in relation to the direction of travel from different parts of the infrared spectrum.</p>
<p>“The PACE polarimeters monitor visible and shortwave-infrared light,” he explained. “The mission will focus on aerosol and ocean color sciences from daytime observations. At mid- and long-infrared wavelengths, the new Infrared polarimeter would capture cloud and surface properties from both day and night observations.”</p>
<p>In another effort, Hewagama is working Jhabvala and Jennings to incorporate linear variable filters which provide even greater detail within the infrared spectrum. The filters reveal atmospheric molecules’ rotation and vibration as well as Earth’s surface composition.</p>
<p>That technology could also benefit missions to rocky planets, comets, and asteroids, planetary scientist Carrie Anderson said. She said they could identify ice and volatile compounds emitted in enormous plumes from Saturn’s moon Enceladus. </p>
<p>“They are essentially geysers of ice,” she said, “which of course are cold, but emit light within the new infrared sensor’s detection limits. Looking at the plumes against the backdrop of the Sun would allow us to identify their composition and vertical distribution very clearly.”</p>
<p><strong>By </strong><a href="mailto:karl.b.hille@nasa.gov"><strong>Karl B. Hille</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.</strong></p>
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<link>https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/welcome-back-to-planet-earth-expedition-70-crew/</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sumer Loggins]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 15:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[On May 16, 2024, a crowd of more than 500 people gathered at Space Center Houston’s IMAX theater for the Expedition 70 crew debrief and awards ceremony. Crew members from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 and Soyuz MS-24 missions shared reflections from their voyage aboard the International Space Station and bestowed well-deserved recognition upon Johnson Space Center employees and partners […]]]></description>
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<p>On May 16, 2024, a crowd of more than 500 people gathered at Space Center Houston’s IMAX theater for the Expedition 70 crew debrief and awards ceremony. Crew members from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 and Soyuz MS-24 missions shared reflections from their voyage aboard the International Space Station and bestowed well-deserved recognition upon Johnson Space Center employees and partners whose dedication and support contributed to the expedition’s success. </p>
<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="A large group photo taken indoors. The background features three large insignias: one for the International Space Station, the NASA logo in the center, and a mission patch on the right." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 20% 95%; object-position: 20% 95%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg 6586w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jsc2024e035849.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">A group photo of participants from the Expedition 70 crew debrief and awards ceremony on May 16, 2024, at Space Center Houston’s IMAX theater. </div><div class="hds-credits">Credit: NASA/David DeHoyos </div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p>The special event featured four Expedition 70 astronauts: </p>
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<li>Jasmin Moghbeli, Crew-7 commander and Expedition 70 flight engineer, NASA </li>
<li>Loral O’Hara, Soyuz MS-24 and Expedition 70 flight engineer, NASA </li>
<li>Andreas Mogensen, Crew-7 pilot and Expedition 70 commander, ESA (European Space Agency) </li>
<li>Satoshi Furukawa, Crew-7 mission specialist and Expedition 70 flight engineer, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) </li>
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<p>NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen kicked off the event by striking the ceremonial bell to complete the 70th voyage to the orbiting laboratory. </p>
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<p>Johnson Deputy Director Stephen Koerner honored the crew’s achievements. “Through the Johnson Space Center’s Dare | Unite | Explore initiatives, we are called to unite with our partners to complete these bold missions,” said Koerner. “Tonight, we are celebrating the completion of one of those such missions.” </p>
<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg 5568w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss070e106164.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 crew inside the vestibule in between the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft and the International Space Station’s Harmony module. From left are Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. </div><div class="hds-credits">Credit: NASA </div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p>The Crew-7 mission was the first in the history of the Commercial Crew Program to have each seat in the Dragon spacecraft occupied by a different international partner. </p>
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<p>The Expedition 70 crew successfully conducted 286 experiments and received five cargo resupply missions that delivered thousands of pounds of scientific research, supplies, and hardware to the orbital outpost.  </p>
<p>The astronauts performed numerous science experiments and technology demonstrations, including the first robotic surgery (on simulated tissue) in space. The crew also encountered several other notable firsts. O’Hara and Moghbeli undertook their inaugural spacewalk together, while ESA astronaut Andy Mogensen became the first non-US pilot to fulfill that role on the Dragon vehicle. The crew also welcomed the third private astronaut mission, Ax-3, aboard the orbiting laboratory, along with Marina Vasilevskaya, the first female Belarusian in space as a spaceflight participant. </p>
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<p>“Even after more than 25 years of operations, we continue to experience exciting firsts aboard station,” said Dana Weigel, program manager for the International Space Station Program. “On behalf of the ISS Program, I want to thank the crew and the ground teams around the world for your passion and commitment to the International Space Station mission. The incredible advancements we make that benefit life here on Earth and inspire future generations are a direct result of your work.” </p>
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<p><em>Watch below to recap the Expedition 70 crew members’ unique journey aboard the International Space Station and to celebrate those who helped make the mission a success.</em> </p>
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<title>NASA, Sierra Space Deliver Dream Chaser to Florida for Launch Preparation</title>
<link>https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/nasa-sierra-space-deliver-dream-chaser-to-florida-for-launch-preparation/</link>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Groh]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 19:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As part of NASA’s efforts to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, Sierra Space’s uncrewed spaceplane arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of its first flight to the International Space Station.  The Dream Chaser spaceplane, named Tenacity, arrived at Kennedy on May 18 inside a climate-controlled transportation container from NASA’s Neil Armstrong […]]]></description>
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<p>As part of NASA’s efforts to expand commercial resupply in low Earth orbit, Sierra Space’s uncrewed spaceplane arrived at NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kennedy Space Center</a> in Florida ahead of its first flight to the International Space Station. <br> <br>The Dream Chaser spaceplane, named Tenacity, arrived at Kennedy on May 18 inside a climate-controlled transportation container from NASA’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/neil-armstrong-test-facility/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Neil Armstrong Test Facility</a> in Sandusky, Ohio, and joined its companion Shooting Star cargo module, which arrived on May 11. <br> <br>Before arriving at Kennedy, the spaceplane and its cargo module underwent vibration testing atop the world’s highest capacity and most powerful <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/first-look-spaceplane-stacked-and-shaken-at-nasa-test-facility/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">spacecraft shaker system</a> inside the agency’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/setmo/facilities/space-environments-complex/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Space Environments Complex,</a> exposing the stack to vibrations like those it will experience during launch and re-entry to the Earth’s atmosphere. Following vibration testing, the duo moved to <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/space-operations/rpt/propulsion-test-capabilities/test-capabilities-grc-isp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NASA’s In-Space Propulsion Facility</a> and was exposed to low ambient pressures and temperatures ranging from -150 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. </p>
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<p>Upon arrival at Kennedy, teams moved Dream Chaser Tenacity to the high bay inside the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/nasa-facility-builds-on-space-station-legacy-at-kennedy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Space Systems Processing Facility,</a> where it will undergo final testing and prelaunch processing ahead of its launch scheduled for later this year. </p>
<p>The spaceplane will lift off aboard a ULA (United Launch Alliance) Vulcan rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and is set to deliver 7,800 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory. <br> <br>The remaining pre-flight activities at Kennedy include acoustic and electromagnetic interference and compatibility testing, completion of work on the spaceplane’s thermal protection system, and final payload integration. <br> <br>Dream Chaser is a lifting body design spaceplane that measures 30 feet long by 15 feet wide. The unique winged design allows it to transport cargo to and from low Earth orbit and maintain the ability to land on a runway in the style of NASA’s space shuttle. The 15-foot Shooting Star module can carry up to 7,000 pounds of cargo internally and features three unpressurized external payload mounts. <br> <br>The partially reusable transportation system will perform at least seven cargo missions to the space station as part of the agency’s efforts to expand <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/commercial-resupply/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">commercial resupply services</a> in low Earth orbit. Future missions may last as long as 75 days and deliver as much as 11,500 pounds of cargo. <br> <br>While the Dream Chaser spacecraft is reusable and can return up to 3,500 pounds of cargo to Earth, the Shooting Star module is designed to be jettisoned and burn up during reentry, creating the opportunity to dispose of up to 8,500 pounds of trash with each mission. <br> <br>Dream Chaser Tenacity is the first in a planned fleet of Sierra Space spaceplanes to help carry out these missions. <br> <br>As part of the process to certify the vehicle system for future agency resupply missions, NASA and Sierra Space will put the spaceplane through its paces once in-orbit. As Dream Chaser Tenacity approaches the space station, it will conduct a series of demonstrations to prove attitude control, translational maneuvers, and abort capabilities. After completing the maneuverability demonstration, space station astronauts will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to grapple the spacecraft and dock it to an Earth-facing port. <br> <br>After remaining at the orbiting laboratory for about 45 days, the spaceplane will be released from the station and return for a landing at Kennedy’s Launch and Landing Facility. After landing, Dream Chaser is powered down, and the Sierra Space team will transfer it back to the processing facility to perform necessary inspections, offload remaining NASA cargo, and begin the process of preparing it for its next mission. <br> <br>For updates on NASA’s commercial resupply services, visit: </p>
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<description><![CDATA[Science in Space: May 2024 Future missions to the Moon and Mars must address many challenges, including preventing loss of bone and muscle tissue in astronauts. Research on the International Space Station is helping to address this challenge. Without Earth’s gravity, both bone and muscle atrophy, or become smaller and weaker. Early on, scientists realized […]]]></description>
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<p>Future missions to the Moon and Mars must address many challenges, including preventing loss of bone and muscle tissue in astronauts. Research on the International Space Station is helping to address this challenge.</p>
<p>Without Earth’s gravity, both bone and muscle atrophy, or become smaller and weaker. Early on, scientists realized that exercise is a critical part of maintaining healthy bones and muscles in space, just as it is on Earth. From simple elastic bands on early missions, exercise hardware has become increasingly advanced. Current equipment includes the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (<strong>ARED</strong>) weight-lifting system, a second generation-treadmill called <strong>T2</strong>, and the Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation and Stabilization System (<strong>CEVIS</strong>) cycling machine. Studies continue to refine this equipment as well as the intensity and duration of how astronauts use it, with crew members now averaging two hours of exercise per day.</p>
<div id="" class="width-full maxw-full margin-left-auto margin-right-auto hds-media-align-inline hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-video"><div class="hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full flex-column"><div class="hds-video-container width-full embed-container"><video title="Advanced Resistive Exercise Device" id="nasa-plus-EDgbj" class="video-js video-player vjs-fluid width-full" data-setup='{"controls":true,"preload":"auto","plugins":{"mux":{"debug":false,"data":{"env_key":"91nns8oppqdfqc44lgo4b1gni","player_name":"www.nasa.gov Player","video_name":"Advanced Resistive Exercise Device"}}}}' poster="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/hines-lindgren-ared-thumbnail.png?w=640" ><source src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/bob-hines-kjell-lindgren-ared.mp4" type="video/mp4"><p class="vjs-no-js">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that
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<p>Installed in 2008, ARED uses a piston and flywheel system to provide loading that essentially mimics weightlifting in weightlessness. A current investigation from ESA (European Space Agency), <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=1562"><strong>ARED Kinematics</strong></a> analyzes the effect of this type of exercise on the body in microgravity to help determine optimal workout programs before, during, and after spaceflight. Results have shown that preflight exercise training improves an individual’s performance while on the space station just as pre-season training helps athletes in later competition.<sup>1</sup></p>
<p>From 2001 to 2011, crew members used the Interim Resistive Exercise Device (<strong>IRED</strong>), which could be configured for at least 18 different exercises using both upper and lower body muscles with up to 300 pounds of resistive force. A retrospective evaluation showed some correlation between preflight strength and postflight changes, and analysis suggested that a resistance device that provides higher loads and improved exercise prescriptions could provide greater benefits.<sup>2</sup></p>
<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Furukawa wears a black shirt, shorts, and shoes. He holds on to a bar behind him and has his feet on the pedals on CEVIS, a teal boxy device about the size of a sofa cushion. Three pairs of shoes hang from bars to his right and the walls around him are covered in equipment, laptops, cords, hoses, and storage bags." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 58% 65%; object-position: 58% 65%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg 5568w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/iss070e070028.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa pedals on the upgraded CEVIS system.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p>CEVIS, installed in 2001 and upgraded in 2023, uses friction and resistance and is computer-controlled to maintain an accurate workload. The system displays parameters such as cycling speed, heart rate, elapsed time, and exercise prescription details. A study using the data collected by CEVIS concluded that up to 17% of astronauts could experience loss of muscle performance, bone health, and cardiorespiratory fitness if future missions continue to use current exercise countermeasures. The researchers note that this highlights the need to further refine current regimens, add other interventions, or enhance conditioning preflight.<sup>3</sup></p>
<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/iss051e037012_0.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="720" height="479" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/iss051e037012_0.jpg?w=720" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Fisher is wearing a gray shirt, black shorts, and white socks, with his feet tucked into straps, and is holding on to a bar with his left hand. Whitson, wearing a red sweatshirt and green pants, applies strips of red tape to Fisher’s leg that are used to guide an ultrasound of his muscles. There is a multi-colored control panel in front of Fisher and an inflatable Earth ball behind it, and the wall behind them has multiple laptops, equipment, and coiled cords. " style="transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 11% 49%; object-position: 11% 49%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/iss051e037012_0.jpg 720w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/iss051e037012_0.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/iss051e037012_0.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/iss051e037012_0.jpg?resize=600,399 600w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson prepare for a session of the Sprint study.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p>Appropriate equipment is important, but so is the way it is used. Early exercise regimens included running on a treadmill at low velocity and conducting resistance exercise at low loads for long periods of time. Despite spending up to 10 hours per week exercising, astronauts continued to lose muscle mass and bone density. Growing evidence showed that high-intensity, low-volume exercise was more effective at maintaining fitness on Earth. The Integrated Resistance and Aerobic Training Study (<strong>Sprint</strong>) compared results of low-intensity, high-volume with high-intensity, low-volume workouts in microgravity. The outcomes were similar, but shorter workouts save crew time – a valuable resource on missions – and reduce wear and tear on exercise equipment.<sup>4</sup> Future missions may be limited to a single device for both aerobic and resistance exercise, necessitating shorter workouts so each crew member gets a turn. Higher intensity exercise could compensate for these limits.</p>
<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1360" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Pettit is wearing a blue t-shirt and shorts, earbuds, a head band, and black running shoes, giving a thumbs up from the station’s cycling machine, a white suitcase-sized box with bicycle pedals. Pettit holds a blue mouthpiece in his mouth attached to a tube that measures his oxygen uptake. The walls of the station around him are covered with equipment, laptops, hoses, and cords." style="transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 54% 80%; object-position: 54% 80%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg 4288w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?resize=300,199 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?resize=768,510 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?resize=1024,680 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?resize=1536,1020 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?resize=2048,1360 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?resize=400,266 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?resize=600,399 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?resize=900,598 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?resize=1200,797 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/exercise-iss030e132542-image-2.jpeg?resize=2000,1328 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">NASA astronaut Don Pettit conducts the VO2max experiment using the CEVIS.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p>An investigation called <strong>VO2max</strong> documented changes in maximum oxygen uptake, which is considered a standard measure of a person’s aerobic and physical working capacity. Long-duration spaceflight caused a significant decrease in maximal oxygen uptake and aerobic exercise capacity.<sup>5</sup> These results have important implications for future long-duration space missions, adding to the evidence that current countermeasures may not be adequate.</p>
<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1363" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="Cristoforetti wears a hot pink shirt, black pants with white stripes on the side, and blue running shoes and is watching a laptop in front of her. A white harness on her torso connects her to the sides of the green treadmill. Her legs are slightly blurred from the motion of her running and the entire image is tilted to the left so that she seems to be running down a steep hill." style="transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 10% 63%; object-position: 10% 63%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg?resize=1200,799 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cristoforetti-on-treadmill.jpg?resize=2000,1331 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti runs on the station’s T2 treadmill. </div><div class="hds-credits">ESA/NASA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p><strong>Muscle Biopsy</strong>, an investigation from ESA (European Space Agency), analyzed molecular changes in skeletal muscle before and after spaceflight and identified an enzyme product that could be used as a possible indicator of muscle health. The findings suggest that current exercise protocols are effective in preventing muscle deconditioning and support improvements in countermeasures to protect crew health and performance on future deep space exploration missions.<sup>6</sup></p>
<p>While current exercise programs appear to moderate changes in musculoskeletal systems, individual results vary. In addition, current regimens likely cannot directly transfer to longer exploration missions due to space constraints, environmental issues such as removal of heat and moisture, device maintenance and repair needs, and the challenges of finding time for exercise and avoiding interference with the work of other crew members.<sup>7</sup></p>
<p>Planned missions to explore the Moon and deep space may last up to three years. Research continues to zero in on the combination of diet, exercise, and medication that could keep astronauts healthy during spaceflight, when they set foot on the Moon or Mars, and when they return to Earth. Because aging, sedentary lifestyles, and illnesses cause bone and muscle loss on Earth, this research also can benefit people on the ground.</p>
<p><em><strong>Melissa Gaskill<br>International Space Station Research Communications Team<br>NASA’s Johnson Space Center</strong></em></p>
<p>Search <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/">this database</a> of scientific experiments to learn more about those mentioned above.</p>
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<p><strong>Citations:</strong></p>
<p><sup>1</sup> Lambrecht G, Petersen N, Weerts G, Pruett CJ, Evetts SN, et al. The role of physiotherapy in the European Space Agency strategy for preparation and reconditioning of astronauts before and after long duration space flight. Musculoskeletal Science & Practice. 2017 January; 27 Suppl 1S15-S22. DOI: <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1356689X16307548?via%3Dihub" rel="noopener">10.1016/j.math.2016.10.009</a></p>
<p><sup>2</sup> English KL, Lee SM, Loehr JA, Ploutz-Snyder RJ, Ploutz-Snyder LL. Isokinetic strength changes following long-duration spaceflight on the ISS. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. 2015 December 1; 86(12): 68-77. DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.EC09.2015" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.3357/AMHP.EC09.2015.</a></p>
<p><sup>3</sup> Scott JM, Feiveson AH, English KL, Spector ER, Sibonga JD, et al. Effects of exercise countermeasures on multisystem function in long duration spaceflight astronauts. npj Microgravity. 2023 February 3; 9(1): 11. DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41526-023-00256-5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1038/s41526-023-00256-5.</a></p>
<p><sup>4</sup> English KL, Downs ME, Goetchius EL, Buxton RE, Ryder JW, et al. High intensity training during spaceflight: results from the NASA Sprint Study. npj Microgravity. 2020 August 18; 6(1): 21. DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41526-020-00111-x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1038/s41526-020-00111-x.</a></p>
<p><sup>5 </sup>Ade CJ, Broxterman RM, Moore Jr. AD, Barstow TJ. Decreases in maximal oxygen uptake following long-duration spaceflight: Role of convective and diffusive O2 transport mechanisms. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2017 April; 122(4): 968-975. DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00280.2016" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1152/japplphysiol.00280.2016.</a></p>
<p><sup>6 </sup>Blottner D, Moriggi M, Trautmann G, Furlan S, Block K, et al. Nitrosative Stress in Astronaut Skeletal Muscle in Spaceflight. Antioxidants. 2024 April; 13(4): 432. DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox13040432" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.3390/antiox13040432</a></p>
<p><sup>7 </sup>Scott JP, Weber T, Green DA. Introduction to the Frontiers Research Topic: Optimisation of Exercise Countermeasures for Human Space Flight – Lessons from Terrestrial Physiology and Operational Considerations. Frontiers in Physiology. 2019 10173. DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00173" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.3389/fphys.2019.00173.</a></p>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: This media advisory was updated May 20, 2024, to reflect the Earth-to-space call now is at 11:15 a.m. EDT May 21, 2024. Students of a volunteer service organization will have the opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will stream live at […]]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="" style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg 8256w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/epps-in-space.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">An image of NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps using the glovebox BioFabrication Facility in the Columbus European Laboratory during Expedition 71 on April 10, 2024. </div><div class="hds-credits">Credits: NASA/Michael Barratt</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p><strong><em>Editor’s note: This media advisory was updated May 20, 2024, to reflect the Earth-to-space call now is at 11:15 a.m. EDT May 21, 2024.</em></strong></p>
<p>Students of a volunteer service organization will have the opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps aboard the International Space Station.</p>
<p>The Earth-to-space call will stream live at 11:15 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 21, on <a href="https://plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-video/nasa-astronaut-jeanette-epps-talks-with-the-links-inc-washington-d-c/" rel="noopener">NASA+</a>, NASA Television, the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/connect/apps.html">NASA app</a>, and the agency’s <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv">website</a>.</p>
<p>Media interested in covering the event must RSVP no later than 5 p.m., Monday, May 20, by contacting Kimberly Sweet at <a href="mailto:knoelsweet@gmail.com">knoelsweet@gmail.com</a> or 601-260-1208.</p>
<p>Junior chapters of The Links, Incorporated, and the National Society of Black Engineers across the United States will ask pre-recorded questions and host a live viewing event. The Links is an international, not-for-profit, volunteer service organization focused on the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other people of African ancestry.</p>
<p>For more than 23 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA’s Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/index.html">SCaN</a> (Space Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network.</p>
<p>Important research and technology investigations taking place aboard the International Space station benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for other agency missions. As part of NASA’s <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/artemis">Artemis</a> campaign, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars. Inspiring Artemis Generation explorers and ensuring the United States will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery.</p>
<p>See videos and lesson plans highlighting space station research at:</p>
<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation">https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation</a></p>
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<p>Gerelle Dodson<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1600<br><a href="mailto:gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov">gerelle.q.dodson@nasa.gov</a></p>
<p>Sandra Jones <br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href="mailto:sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov">sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov</a></p>
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<title>Good Night, Moon</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Monika Luabeya]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 14:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The waning gibbous moon stands out against the dark backdrop of space in this April 26, 2024, image from the International Space Station. Waning gibbous is one of eight moon phases, occurring after the full moon. The Sun always illuminates half of the Moon while the other half remains dark, but how much we can […]]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2048" height="1150" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?w=2048" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="The silvery waning gibbous moon against the darkness of space, as seen from the International Space Station." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg 4928w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?resize=1536,863 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?resize=2048,1150 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?resize=1200,674 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss071e045749orig.jpg?resize=2000,1123 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">An illuminated waning gibbous moon contrasts the deep black of space as the International Space Station soared 270 miles over the Southern Ocean.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p>The waning gibbous moon stands out against the dark backdrop of space in this April 26, 2024, image from the International Space Station. Waning gibbous is one of eight moon phases, occurring after the full moon. The Sun always illuminates half of the Moon while the other half remains dark, but how much we can see of that illuminated half changes as the Moon travels through its orbit. As the Moon begins its journey back toward the Sun, the lighted side appears to shrink, but the Moon’s orbit is simply carrying it out of view from our perspective.</p>
<p><a href="https://moon.nasa.gov/moon-observation/daily-moon-guide/?intent=021" rel="noopener">See NASA’s interactive map for observing the Moon—from Earth—every day of the year.</a></p>
<p><em>Image Credit: NASA</em></p>
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<title>NASA Names Deputy Station Manager, Operations Integration Manager</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sumer Loggins]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 14:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
<category><![CDATA[Johnson Space Center]]></category>
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<description><![CDATA[NASA selected Dina Contella as the deputy program manager and Bill Spetch as the operations integration manager for the agency’s International Space Station Program, effective Sunday, June 2. “Dina’s depth of experience with the complex and dynamic aspects of the space station mission will be instrumental for leading through future challenges,” said Dana Weigel, program […]]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1280" height="720" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss.jpg?w=1280" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="This image is a split portrait. On the left, a woman with long brown hair smiles in a gray blazer over a red top, with the U.S. flag (left) and the NASA flag (right) behind her. On the right, a man with black hair, wearing glasses and a dark gray suit with a blue tie, also smiles at the camera. The background behind him features images of space and satellites." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 52% 63%; object-position: 52% 63%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss.jpg 1280w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/iss.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">NASA has selected Dina Contella, left, as the International Space Station Program deputy manager, based at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Contella succeeds Dana Weigel, who became the space station program manager in April. NASA has also selected Bill Spetch, right, as the space station operations integration manager, a role most recently held by Contella. </div><div class="hds-credits">Credits: NASA</div></figcaption></div></div></div>
<p>NASA selected Dina Contella as the deputy program manager and Bill Spetch as the operations integration manager for the agency’s International Space Station Program, effective Sunday, June 2.</p>
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<p>“Dina’s depth of experience with the complex and dynamic aspects of the space station mission will be instrumental for leading through future challenges,” said Dana Weigel, program manager for NASA’s International Space Station Program. “Bill’s extensive experience with space station hardware and transportation systems uniquely position him for the leadership role as the operations integration manager.” </p>
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<p>Contella succeeds Weigel, who became space station program manager in April, and the two will share overall management of the International Space Station, including development, integration, and operations, as well as its cargo and commercial missions. Spetch will oversee day-to-day operations, maintenance, and research aboard the orbiting laboratory, taking over the position held by Contella.</p>
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<p>Contella has more than 30 years of experience in various roles supporting the International Space Station, Artemis, and the space shuttle. For the past two-and-a-half years, she was the operations and integration manager, responsible for leading real-time aspects of the program, including chairing the International Space Station mission management team. Contella led about 40 dynamic station operations each year, managing day-to-day space station technical risk decisions and programmatic mission integration among the orbiting laboratory’s five international partner agencies.</p>
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<p>Prior to her work in the space station program, Contella held technical and management positions of increasing responsibility, including Gateway program mission integration and utilization manager, <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/aes-overview/">Advanced Exploration Systems</a> lead for utilization and logistics across multiple Moon-to-Mars programs, and lead for an industry study to enhance NASA’s understanding of commercialization of low Earth orbit. Before these positions, she served as a NASA flight director, the <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/extravehicular-activity-and-human-surface-mobility/">spacewalk</a> operations group lead, a spacewalk liaison stationed in Russia, a spacewalk flight control officer for space shuttle and space station missions, and a space shuttle navigation and computer instructor.</p>
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<p>Contella, from Austin, Texas, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station.</p>
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<p>Spetch has 27 years of experience supporting the space station throughout his career. He most recently was the office manager responsible for the health and integrity of the space station, including sustaining, sparing, and integrating commercial elements onto station and providing real-time engineering support. Before that, he was station transportation integration office manager, acting space station mission integration and operations manager, space station transportation integration office deputy manager, and station Vehicle Integrated Performance Environments and Resources team manager.</p>
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<p>The Maple Grove, Minnesota native graduated from the University of Minnesota Minneapolis with a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics.</p>
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<p>Learn more information about the International Space Station at:</p>
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<p class="has-text-align-center"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/station">https://www.nasa.gov/station</a></p>
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