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NASA astronauts James D. A. “Ox” van Hoften, and George D. “Pinky” Nelson train to capture and repair the Solar Maximum Mission spacecraft at Marshall Space Flight Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Simulator. The training included using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU). Credit: NASA/MSFC
This Month in NASA History: Solar Maximum Mission
February 7, 2022 // by

Rescued spacecraft examined sunspots, solar flares and more.

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Figure 1 is showing an overview of the Lessons Learned Bot in Excel. One cell containing a paragraph is selected, and search results are displayed on a sidebar to the right. The sidebar is titled "Lessons Learned Bot Results." In this sidebar, you can see various titles and descriptions of relevant documents.
Lessons Learned Bot Excel Version
February 3, 2022 // by

In near real-time, the Lessons Learned Bot, or LLB, brings lessons learned (LL) documents to users through a Microsoft Excel add-in application locally installed to search for LL content relevant to the text within the selected Excel cell. The application will encompass a corpus of documents, a trained Machine Learning (ML) model, built-in ML tools to train user’s documents, and an easy-to-use user interface to allow for the streamlined discovery of LL content.

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Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Cable Harness Wiring and Connector Anomalies Caused by Induced Damage in Human Spaceflight Vehicles
January 31, 2022 // by

NASA has discovered wiring damage issues in every crewed vehicle system, but early indications suggest the new generation of vehicles appears to benefit from more simplified designs and lower technician traffic during integration.

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An orange zinnia floats in the International Space Station, part of a successful effort to grow flowers and lettuce in space. The project connects astronauts to home and augments their food supply. Credit: NASA
NASA Crowdsources Space Food Innovation
January 27, 2022 // by

Deep Space Food Challenge enters Phase 2 with demonstration projects.

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The surface of Venus is marked by hundreds of large volcanoes such as Maat Mons, shown here in this computer-generated three-dimensional image. Credit: NASA
NASA Missions to Shine New Light on Venus
January 21, 2022 // by

The closest planet to Earth has proven elusive to understand.

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The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF), after nearly six years orbiting Earth, is retrieved during space shuttle mission STS-32. LDEF gathered data about how high-performance spacecraft materials withstand long-term exposure to solar radiation, space debris, and the extreme temperatures of Low Earth Orbit. This information helped engineers select the best materials to build the International Space Station, Mars rovers, and other spacecraft. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Recovering LDEF
January 11, 2022 // by

NASA’s Long Duration Exposure Facility reveals hazards of Low Earth Orbit.

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This artist’s illustration shows NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration relaying a laser communication signal to a ground station on Earth. Optical communications systems promise dramatic increases in data transfer rates. Credit: NASA
Demonstration Mission to Test Laser Communications
December 27, 2021 // by

Bidirectional system offers significant increase in data transfer rates.

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Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Incorporating Human Factors from the Beginning of a Program/Project
December 22, 2021 // by

Employing qualified human factors personnel on a design team from the start of a program or project has proven to be successful and effective.

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This spiral galaxy, M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, has come into much sharper focus as centuries of innovation in telescopes has revealed increasing levels of detail. Credit: NASA
Flagship Telescopes Reveal the Unexpected
December 13, 2021 // by

Astronomers will use Webb to continue the long search for early galaxies.

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