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Co-principal investigator Steven Christe working on the targeting technology, called the Solar Aspect System. Developed at NASA Goddard, this sophisticated, new pointing technology will enable scientists to aim HEROES with a high degree of precision to target highly specific points on the sun.
Project HOPE and Phaeton Workshop Videos Released
November 22, 2013 // by

Early-career NASA employees from four hands-on development projects share their lessons learned in new online video modules.

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curriculum update: Skillsoft Launch
Academy Brief: Curriculum Update
November 18, 2013 // by

APPEL’s courses and virtual library get a boost with new online resources.

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The RACE team members in the lab at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. From left to right: Shannon Statham, I&T lead; Alex Kadesch, project manager; Joel Steinkraus, instrument cognizant engineer; and Max Bryk, electronics lead. Credit: NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
HOPE Brief: Alex Kadesch on CHARM
November 14, 2013 // by

A first-time project manager is leading a team of young engineers to launch an innovative CubeSat mission.

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A 115-foot Solar Array Wing extends from the International Space Station as it orbits 220 miles above Earth. This photo shows a portion of the wing's 32,800 solar cells that produce 32 kilowatts of electricity - enough to power 16 homes.
Lessons from Solar Array Structures and Mechanisms
November 7, 2013 // by

Langley Research Center systems engineer Kevin “Vip” Vipavetz shared a compilation of lessons from developing solar array structures and mechanisms—a high-risk component for many missions after launch and on orbit.

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The HEROES balloon has just been released. This happens just prior to the gondola release.
HEROES Takes Flight
November 4, 2013 // by

A September balloon launch by a young team of NASA engineers paves the way for higher resolution heliophysics and astrophysics observations.

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The first International Space Station crew, from left Soyuz Commander Yuri Gidzenko, Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev and International Space Station Commander Bill Shepherd, practice water survival skills in the Black Sea recently. The skills would be needed in the event a Soyuz spacecraft landed in the water rather than on land as is normal. The crew is scheduled to launch to the new station in January 1999 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
This Month in NASA History: The “Shake Down” Crew Launches
October 30, 2013 // by

On October 30, 2000, the first International Space Station crew launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, kicking off a 13-year streak of human presence in space that continues to this day. 

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Artist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spetctrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft'stt most prominent design feature is a nearly 7-foot (2.1-meter) dish antenna, through which it will communicate with Earth from as far as 4.7 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) away.
History Brief: Exploring New Horizons
October 23, 2013 // by

Like NASA’s Gravity Probe B and Kepler spacecraft, the New Horizons mission to Pluto was a long time in the making, overcoming many obstacles before ever leaving the launch pad.

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A technician instruments the NESC-developed composite crew module for testing.
The NESC: A Decade of Learning
October 17, 2013 // by

By Dawn Schaible and Tim Wilson  Memories fade, and with them so does the impact of lessons learned.  Ten years after the Columbia tragedy we need to remind ourselves of these lessons and continue to be vigilant as NASA develops its current and future missions.

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We’ll be back as soon as possible!
October 1, 2013 // by

We’re sorry, but we will not be posting updates to this site during the government shutdown. Also, all public NASA activities and events are cancelled or postponed until further notice. We’ll be back as soon as possible! Sorry for the inconvenience.

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