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November 2016 APPEL News Digest
November 2016 APPEL News Digest Now Available
November 30, 2016 // by

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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A CYGNSS satellite under construction in the lab. Photo Credit: University of Michigan
CYGNSS is Poised to Revolutionize Hurricane Prediction Capabilities
November 28, 2016 // by

On December 12, 2016, NASA will launch a novel mission featuring a constellation of eight microsatellites to deliver unprecedented insight into the inner core of hurricanes.

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This image of Buzz Aldrin was taken by the astronaut himself during the first of three Gemini XII spacewalks. Photo Credit: NASA/Buzz Aldrin
This Month in NASA History: Gemini XII Made a Spacewalk Look Like a Cakewalk
November 21, 2016 // by

Half a century ago this month, the final flight of the Gemini program answered a lingering question—and introduced a training technique that remains invaluable today.

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An engineer at KSC works on NASA’s Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) III instrument inside a super-clean “tent” designed to prevent damage to SAGE’s optics. The tent, which provides an environment that’s about 150 times cleaner than the air in an average living room, is an example of an innovative solution employed at NASA. Photo Credit: NASA/Charles Babir
APPEL Supports KSC Efforts to Foster Innovation
November 17, 2016 // by

At Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Innovation Expo 2016 (IE), APPEL sponsored a keynote speech and workshop to promote creative problem solving in the workplace.

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The RAVAN satellite, which weighs 9 pounds, measures about 4 x 4 x 13 inches and is roughly the size of a loaf of bread. It will demonstrate technology to measure imbalances in Earth’s energy that will contribute to a better understanding of greenhouse gas effects on climate. Photo Credit: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
At NASA, Small Satellites Advance Innovation
November 15, 2016 // by

Following dramatic advances in the technology and science capabilities of small spacecraft, NASA is harnessing their unique capabilities across diverse missions.

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Engineers shoot carbon dioxide snow at a test version of a James Webb Space Telescope mirror to clean it without the risk of scratching it. Photo Credit: Chris Gunn
James Webb Space Telescope Prepares for 2018
November 8, 2016 // by

Less than two years away from liftoff, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is undergoing critical tests to ensure it is ready to unlock secrets of the universe, past and present.

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n 2018, NASA will launch the Solar Probe Plus, shown in this artist’s impression. The Solar Probe Plus will fly closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has to examine a previously unexplored region of the solar system. Image Credit: JHU/APL
NASA Missions Keep Close Watch on Space Weather
November 3, 2016 // by

NASA and the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum convened a panel of experts to discuss the impact of solar weather on space exploration as well as Earth-based activities.

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October 2016 APPEL News Digest Now Available
October 31, 2016 // by

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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The Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) camera, one of the instruments on the Juno spacecraft, captured this novel view of Jupiter’s southern aurora during the mission’s first flyby of the gas giant on August 27, 2016. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM
Juno Provides Glimpses of Jupiter’s Mysteries
October 26, 2016 // by

Despite facing challenges, the Juno mission has already returned unprecedented science data revealing new information about Jupiter.

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