In search of cleaner fuel for air travel …
A clinical balloon project in Antarctica …
And a crucial engine test for < period class ="glossaryLink" aria-describedby ="tt" data-cmtooltip ="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). It is responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. Its vision is "To discover and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity." Its core values are "safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence, and inclusion." NASA conducts research, develops technology and launches missions to explore and study Earth, the solar system, and the universe beyond. It also works to advance the state of knowledge in a wide range of scientific fields, including Earth and space science, planetary science, astrophysics, and heliophysics, and it collaborates with private companies and international partners to achieve its goals.</div>" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]" > NASA‘sArtemis Moon rocket …
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Exploring theEffects ofSustainableAviationFuel
NASA andBoeing partnered just recently to perform a contrail research study project.During the project, NASA’s DC-8 flying science lab determined emissions and contrail ice development from a(******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* )ecoDemonstrator airplane, as the Boeing aircraft changed in between 100% sustainable air travel fuel and a low-sulfur variation of standard jet fuel.
Data gathered will assist identify whether sustainable air travel fuels help in reducing the development of contrails, which might trap heat in the environment.
A clinical balloon payload is being gotten ready for launch in McMurdo Station,Antarctica Credit: NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility
NASA Scientific Balloons Rady for Flights Over Antarctica
The clinical balloon flights, prepared throughout NASA’s yearly Antarctic Long Duration Balloon Campaign consist of the GUSTO objective. This Astrophysics objective is going for a record 55- plus day flight in the skies above the southernmost hemisphere.
It will map a big part of the < period class ="glossaryLink" aria-describedby ="tt" data-cmtooltip ="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Milky Way</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System and is part of the Local Group of galaxies. It is a barred spiral galaxy that contains an estimated 100-400 billion stars and has a diameter between 150,000 and 200,000 light-years. The name "Milky Way" comes from the appearance of the galaxy from Earth as a faint band of light that stretches across the night sky, resembling spilled milk.</div>" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]" >MilkyWay galaxy, consisting of the stellar center, and the neighboring LargeMagellanicCloudLearn more about NASA’sScientific(********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* )Program at nasa.gov/ scientificballoons.
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NASA finished a complete period,650- 2nd hot fire of the RS-25 accreditation engine onNovember29, continuing a vital test series to support future SLS(SpaceLaunch(***************************************************************************************************************************** )) objectives to deep area as NASA checks out the tricks of deep space for the advantage of all.Credit:DannyNowlin, NASA
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NASAContinues RS-25EngineCertificationTestFireSeries
OnNovember29, NASA’sStennisSpaceCenter performed a hot fire test of an RS-25 engine.(****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** )gimbaled, or rotated, the RS-(*********************************************************************************************************** )around a main point throughout the test. Gimbaling is a crucial ability for the engine that is utilized to support the Space Launch System, or < period class =(********************************** )aria-describedby ="tt" data-cmtooltip ="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>SLS</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) will be the most powerful rocket they've ever built. As part of NASA's deep space exploration plans, it will launch astronauts on missions to an asteroid and eventually to Mars. As the SLS evolves, the launch vehicle will to be upgraded with more powerful versions. Eventually, the SLS will have the lift capability of 130 metric tons, opening new possibilities for missions to places like Saturn and Jupiter.</div>" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]" > SLS rocket, throughout flight onArtemis objectives to theMoon and beyond.
This was the 3rd hot fire in the existing12- test accreditation series.
Student groups and guests of NASA’s 2023StudentLaunch competitors observe a rocket fly near NASA’sMarshallSpaceFlightCenter inHuntsville,Alabama, inApril2023Credit: NASA
TeamsCompeting in2024StudentLaunchChallenge
Seventy groups representing24 states andPuerto(******************************************************************************************************************************************* )were chosen to contend in the 2024 Student LaunchChallenge The nine-month-long competitors, which needs trainees to develop, construct, and fly a high-powered amateur rocket and clinical payload, culminates with last occasions April 10-14, 2024 near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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