The folks at NASA 360 have released another video – Episode 6. It’s all about lunar exploration, 21st century style. Check it out here.
NASA 360 examines NASA’s past, present and future to show how NASA has improved life on Earth.
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Another cool NASA 360
Published January 21, 2009 General Leave a CommentTags: langley, lunar exploration, nasa, nasa 360
They make it look easy
Published January 21, 2009 General Leave a CommentTags: crew capsule, langley, nasa, orion, time-lapse video, youtube
If only the job really went as quickly as it looks.
Langley photographer Sean Smith cut a time-lapse video of the Orion crew module mockup, using photos taken during construction of the vehicle.
Check it out here.
The flight test article pathfinder will be used for the first full-scale flight test of Orion’s launch abort system, Pad Abort-1. The pathfinder will be used for initial ground-based operations and testing procedures to mitigate risks to the actual Orion crew module flight test article. Continue reading ‘They make it look easy’
Langley Twittering
Published January 20, 2009 General Leave a CommentTags: apollo, langley, nasa, twitter, virginia air & space center
A new Twitter is available that provides updates about NASA Langley Research Center. It’s “NASA_Langley” and is so new that as of this post, nothing had been tweeted yet … so now’s your chance to get in on the ground floor! Check it out at http://twitter.com/NASA_Langley.
- Another Twitter tweets Yuri’s Night Hampton Roads 2009. Yuri’s Night will be held April 4 at the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton, Va. Check out the YNHR Twitter at http://twitter.com/YNHR2009.
- Update on Apollo Fortieth on Facebook: 468 friends and counting. Check it out. Continue reading ‘Langley Twittering’
President-elect Obama has released his official portrait via change.gov.
You can click on this image to download in the same resolution that appears on his web site.
A peek at Langley’s crew module sim
Published January 14, 2009 General Leave a CommentTags: ares i-x, crew module, kennedy, langley, launch abort system, nasa
The news media will flock to Langley on Jan. 22 for a look at spaceflight hardware before it’s flown to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida for a launch demo.
The “media day” will give reporters a chance to view a precisely-machined, full-scale simulator crew module and launch abort system, designed and fabricated at Langley to form the tip of NASA’s Ares I-X rocket. Continue reading ‘A peek at Langley’s crew module sim’
Art and science part deux
Published January 14, 2009 Uncategorized 2 CommentsTags: art, aviation, contest, nasa, space, students
Kids do have amazing imaginations and some have equally remarkable artistic skills. If you can’t make it to the Virginia Air & Space Center in downtown Hampton (Va.) to see the 2009 NASA Langley calendar art winners you can check them out here.
The grand prize winner was a picture (seen here) by ninth grader Tetyana Hollandsworth of Norfolk Collegiate School in Norfolk, Va.
Where science and art meet
Published January 13, 2009 General Leave a CommentTags: langley, nasa, student art, virginia air & space center
The next time you’re at the Virginia Air & Space Center, check out the student art on the second floor. The collection is the work of local kids who took part in Langley’s “NASA 2009/All Around Us: From A to Z” art contest. The art is also compiled in a calendar.
Read the news release here. This year’s winners were to be recognized at a ceremony at the VASC tonight Jan. 14, with Center Diretor Lesa Roe speaking and the local news media invited.
We started the contest last year to celebrate NASA’s 50th anniversary. It was so successful that we’re trying to make it a yearly event. We found not only does the calendar contest excite the students to learn more about how NASA uses inspiration, innovation and discovery to build a better world. It also excites a lot of adults to see NASA’s missions through the eyes of the youngsters. We had about 300 entries from around Hampton Roads. That’s more than triple the number we had last year.” – Contest organizer Katrina Young
‘Apollo Fortieth’ on Facebook
Published January 7, 2009 General Leave a CommentTags: apollo 11, apollo 40th, langley, moon, nasa
Check out the new Facebook page celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo landing on the moon: http://www.facebook.com/home.php
If you’re not a member of Facebook, join!
Continue reading ‘Is Jungle Out There. Be careful, plzkthnx’
Columbia’s last moments
Published December 30, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: columbia, nasa, space shuttle
All the news media outlets are carrying this story about the last moments aboard the shuttle Columbia.
“The graphic, 400-page report includes many recommendations to make things safer for future space travelers.” – CNN
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