Squids and Other Research Heading to the Station. Yes, Squids!
In just over a week, these tiny squids will head to space along with many other scientific experiments aboard SpaceX’s 22nd cargo resupply mission to the station.
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NASA to Brief President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Request for Agency
NASA to Brief President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Request for Agency
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and acting Chief Financial Officer Steve Shinn will host a media briefing at 3 p.m. EDT Friday, May 28, to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s fiscal year 2022 funding request for the agency following the White House’s release of the full funding request.
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Ultrasound Scans, Emergency Drill amid Spacewalk Preps Today
Ultrasound Scans, Emergency Drill amid Spacewalk Preps Today
Tuesday aboard the International Space Station was packed with human research activities helping doctors understand how the Expedition 65 crew is adapting to microgravity. Meanwhile, preparations are ramping up for a Russian spacewalk scheduled for next week.
Four astronauts took turns during the afternoon using the Ultrasound 2 device for artery scans. NASA Flight Engineer Megan McArthur kicked off the biomedical investigation today and scanned Commander Akihiko Hoshide’s neck, clavicle, shoulder and leg arteries in the Columbus laboratory module. Next up, astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough took turns as they participated in the ultrasound scanning activities.
McArthur started her day swapping fuel bottles inside the Combustion Integrated Rack before readying a science freezer for a new animal-microbe study due to be delivered on the next SpaceX Cargo Dragon mission. Kimbrough also spent some time setting up Plant Water Management hardware inside the Harmony module for ongoing botany research.
The Celestial Immunity study is still under way aboard the orbital lab as researchers compare donor cells recently launched to the station with those harvested on Earth. NASA Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei serviced the cell samples inside the Life Science Glovebox possibly helping scientists develop new vaccines and drugs for diseases on Earth.
Four members of the Expedition 65 crew, who rode to the station aboard the Space Crew Dragon Endeavour, also joined up for an emergency drill before lunch today. Kimbrough, McArthur, Pesquet and Hoshide practiced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), reviewed medical hardware, and rehearsed communication and coordination procedures.
The sixth spacewalk of the year is set for June 2. Cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov will open the hatch to the Poisk module at 1:20 a.m. EDT and exit into the vacuum of space wearing their Orlan spacesuits. NASA TV will begin its live coverage at 1 a.m. of the six-and-a-half hour spacewalk for Russian hardware maintenance and science experiment installations.
Mark Garcia
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Mars Perseverance Surface Operations Manager Pauline Hwang
Mars Perseverance Surface Operations Manager Pauline Hwang
Pauline Hwang is currently the Strategic Mission Manager for Mars 2020 Surface Operations.
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El nuevo reto estudiantil de la NASA ofrece un desarrollo tecnológico práctico
El nuevo reto estudiantil de la NASA ofrece un desarrollo tecnológico práctico
La NASA comenzará un nuevo concurso para el año escolar 2021-22, dando a los equipos de estudiantes la oportunidad de diseñar, construir y lanzar experimentos en cohetes suborbitales y vuelos en globo de gran altitud.
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