Kennedy Honors Gene Cernan in Wreath-laying Service
Members of the Kennedy Space Center community gathered Wednesday afternoon to remember astronaut Gene Cernan with a wreath-laying service at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Cernan died Monday in Houston at age 82. "One of the things that he was extremely passionate about was exploring beyond our home planet, developing Read full post
Crew Switches to Human Research after Spacewalks
Following a successful pair of spacewalks, the Expedition 50 crew has switched gears and is moving full-speed ahead with advanced space research. The orbital residents checked out science gear and studied the impacts of living in space. European astronaut Thomas Pesquet repressed the Japanese Kibo lab module airlock after a small Read full post
NASA Education "Science WOW!" Message -- Jan. 18, 2017
Check out the latest edition of NASA Education's "Science WOW!" -- your source for NASA opportunities in science education delivered "Weekly On Wednesday." Science Always Starts With a Question … This Week's Question: How Do I Complete a Science Fair Project? Do you need help getting started on a science fair project? In Read full post
Starliner STA Arrives in California for Testing
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will experience a variety of tremendous internal and external forces during missions to and from the International Space Station. When the Starliner launches in 2018, it won’t be the first time the spacecraft has encountered these forces. That is because Boeing built a Structural Test Article that Read full post
NASA, Contractor Workers Sign Final Platform in Vehicle Assembly Building
NASA Kennedy Space Center's Engineering Directorate coordinated a platform beam signing event to celebrate the NASA and contractor team's last several years of study, design, construction and installation of 20 new work platforms for NASA's Space Launch System in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Workers involved in the High Bay 3 Read full post
NASA, Contractor Workers Sign Final Platform in Vehicle Assembly Building
NASA Kennedy Space Center's Engineering Directorate coordinated a platform beam signing event to celebrate the NASA and contractor team's last several years of study, design, construction and installation of 20 new work platforms for NASA's Space Launch System in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Workers involved in the High Bay 3 Read full post
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/17/2017
Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Loop Scrub: Today, the crew configured EMUs 3006 and 3008 for loop scrubbing following last week’s EVA. They initiated ionic and particulate filtration (scrubbing) and conducted biocidal maintenance (iodination) on the suit and Airlock cooling water loops. Samples of the coolant water will be obtained before Read full post
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/16/2017
Japanese-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer-6 (J-SSOD-6) Deployment: Today four deployers, holding six satellites, were grappled by the JEM Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) and deployed. J-SSOD #6 is the first enhanced J-SSOD, which is able to launch twice the amount of satellites when compared to previous deployers. Photos of each satellite deployment Read full post
ISS Daily Summary Report – 1/13/2017
Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #39: Kimbrough and Pesquet opened the Joint Airlock external hatch at 5:22 am CST in order to perform US EVA #39 (Lithium Ion Battery Remove & Replace (R&R) EVA #2). The EVA installs adapter plates and relocates Channel 1A Nickel Hydride (NiH2) batteries to complete the installation Read full post
Final Work Platform Lifted into Place for NASA's Space Launch System
The final work platform, A north, was lifted, installed and secured on its rail beam on the north wall of High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 12. The installation of the final topmost level completes the 10 levels of Read full post
