Volunteer Crew to Exit NASA’s Simulated Mars Habitat After 378 Days
03 Jul
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Volunteer Crew to Exit NASA’s Simulated Mars Habitat After 378 Days

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NASA Space Technology Abbey A. DonaldsonJul 02, 2024The four volunteers who have been living and working inside NASA’s first simulated yearlong Mars habitat mission are set to exit their ground-based home on Saturday, July 6. NASA will provide live coverage of the crew’s exit from the habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston at 5 p.m. EDT.NASA will stream the activity, which will include a short welcome ceremony, onNASA+, NASA Televisionthe NASA appthe agency’s websiteand NASA Johnson’s X and Facebook accounts. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of platforms, including social media.The first Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) mission began in the 3D printed habitat on June 25, 2023, with crew members Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell, and Nathan Jones. For more than a year, the crew simulated...
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Space Telescope Mission
03 Jul
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Space Telescope Mission

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NASA Space Technology NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) mission.The firm-fixed-price contract has a value of approximately $69 million, which includes launch services and other mission related costs. The COSI mission currently is targeted to launch August 2027 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.This wide-field gamma-ray telescope will study energetic phenomena in the Milky Way and beyond, including the creation and destruction of matter and antimatter and the final stages of the lives of stars. NASA’s COSI mission will probe the origins of the Milky Way’s galactic positrons, uncover the sites of nucleosynthesis in our galaxy, perform studies of gamma-ray polarization, and find counterparts to multi-messenger sources. The compact Compton telescope combines improved...
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Esu Karu confers traditional titles on Wike, Abass, others
30 Jun
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Esu Karu confers traditional titles on Wike, Abass, others

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NASA Space Technology KARU (SUNDIATA POST)- The Esu Karu of Karu Chiefdom, Mr Luka Panya-Baba, on Saturday conferred the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, with the traditional title of Bakuku.Panya-Baba conferred the title in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, at the celebration of his 20th Anniversary on the throne as the traditional ruler of Karu Chiefdom.He also conferred on Rep. Tajudeen Abass, Speaker, House of Representatives, with the traditional title of Kpatta”, which means ‘Shield’ of Karu Traditional Council.He said that the recipients have exhibited exemplary leadership over the years and shown tremendous love and support to the Gbagyi ethnic group.Panya-Baba also conferred the traditional title of “Katah” which means ‘Shed’ on Sen. Phillip Aduda, while also awarding the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Mr Zaphaniah Jisalo, with an Award titled...
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