• July 8 set for official target of last space shuttle launch, of Atlantis

    Updated: 2011-06-28 20:33:52
    As expected, NASA has set an 11:26 a.m. July 8 launch attempt for the finale of the space shuttle program, the blast off of Atlantis for the STS-135 mission. NASA announced the official time and date following a lengthy flight readiness review meeting of managers other officials at Kennedy Space Center Tuesday. They concluded that all [...]

  • NASA managers confirm launch date

    Updated: 2011-06-28 14:44:49
    NASA managers have voted to officially set the STS-135 launch date for July 8 at 11:26 a.m. EST. The vote was unanimous and followed extensive tests and briefings. This will be the final mission for the space-shuttle program. According to Assistant Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier, “(They) had a very thorough review. This flight is [...]

  • Out of This World (Literally): Week One

    Updated: 2011-06-25 00:36:42
    By Andrew Crawford He’s already been a classical violinist and a professional snowboarder. Now mechanical/aerospace engineering student and Montana-native Andrew Crawford is learning what it’s like to be an intern at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This summer, he’ll share his experiences working in the Deep Space Network’s Antenna Mechanical group. Read his full blog on the [...]

  • Dawn Sets its Sights, and Lens, on Vesta

    Updated: 2011-06-24 23:59:55
    By Marc Rayman NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is less than one month away from getting into orbit around its first target, the giant asteroid Vesta. Each month, Marc Rayman, Dawn’s chief engineer, shares an update on the mission’s progress. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft obtained this image on its approach to the protoplanet Vesta, the second-most massive object in the [...]

  • Astronaut Kelly to leave NASA

    Updated: 2011-06-22 14:34:17
    WASHINGTON — Mark Kelly, one of the best-known astronauts at NASA and husband to wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, announced on Tuesday that he’ll leave the agency in October. The veteran of four shuttle missions had this to say about his departure: “This was not an easy decision. Public service has been more than a job for [...]

  • Video: Shuttle launch and landing

    Updated: 2011-06-16 19:13:44
    NASA posted this video today showing a shuttle launch, dock at the International Space Station and final landing from various cameras and views. While not informational (the only audio, besides a countdown, is music), the video does show some interesting views of the shuttle that I, at least, had never seen. And, most importantly, it [...]

  • Slice of History: Anechoic Chamber

    Updated: 2011-06-08 19:50:52
    By Julie Cooper Each month in “Slice of History” we’ll be featuring a historical photo from the JPL Archives. See more historical photos and explore the JPL Archives at https://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov/. Anechoic Chamber — Photograph Number 383-5765Ac This aerodynamic noise facility, also called an anechoic chamber, was used to study the noise generating mechanisms in supersonic and subsonic jets [...]

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