NASA Grants Infrared Telescope Facility Operations Contract | Mirage News
30 Jun
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NASA Grants Infrared Telescope Facility Operations Contract | Mirage News

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NASA Space Technology Credits: NASANASA has selected the University of Hawaii in Honolulu to maintain and operate the agency's Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea in Hilo, Hawaii.The Management and Operations of NASA's IRTF is a hybrid firm-fixed-price contract with an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity provision. The contract has a maximum potential value of approximately $85.5 million, with a base period of performance from Monday, July 1 to June 30, 2025. Nine optional periods, if exercised, would extend the contract through Dec. 31, 2033.Under this contract, the University of Hawaii will provide maintenance and operation services for NASA at the telescope facility. The university will also develop and implement an operations strategy so that the facility can be used by the scientific community through peer-reviewed competition to assist NASA in achieving its goals in scientific discovery, mission...
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Nasa astronauts will stay at space station longer for more troubleshooting of Boeing capsule
30 Jun
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Nasa astronauts will stay at space station longer for more troubleshooting of Boeing capsule

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NASA Space Technology APJune 29, 2024 12:30 AM3 mins to readThe Starliner spacecraft docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Station, orbiting 421km above Egypt's Mediterranean coast. Photo / Nasa via APTwo Nasa astronauts will stay longer at the International Space Station as engineers troubleshoot problems on Boeing’s new space capsule that cropped up on the trip there.Nasa on Friday did not set a return date and is waiting until testing on the ground was complete. It said the astronauts were safe.“We’re not in any rush to come home,” said Nasa’s commercial crew programme manager Steve Stich.Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore (centre) pose with Expedition 71 flight engineers Mike Barratt (left) and Tracy Dyson, both Nasa astronauts, in their spacesuits aboard the International...
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Is Sunita Williams Stuck in Space?
30 Jun
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Is Sunita Williams Stuck in Space?

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NASA Space Technology Washington: Two NASA astronauts will stay longer at the International Space Station as engineers troubleshoot problems on Boeing’s new space capsule that cropped up on the trip there. NASA on Friday did not set a return date until testing on the ground was complete and said the astronauts were safe. ...
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More trouble for Sunita Williams? NASA fears astronauts may stay months in space: Here’s why
30 Jun
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More trouble for Sunita Williams? NASA fears astronauts may stay months in space: Here’s why

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NASA Space Technology India-origin Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are stranded in space with no exact date for return to Earth announced. The two astronauts were unable to board their flight home after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft malfunctioned during the journey to ISS. Launched on June 5, Starliner's first crewed test flight was projected to last only a few days. NASA has now scrapped the return three times after it failed to rectify the spacecraft's helium leaks and thruster outage issues. Watch! Follow @EconomicTimes
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