Industry Supported Battery Passivation Techniques – Request for Information
23 Oct
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Industry Supported Battery Passivation Techniques – Request for Information

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NASA Space Technology Sonja CaldwellOct 21, 2024The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC) on behalf of the Space Technology Mission Directorate’s (STMD) Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) Program and is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for inputs on industry, academia, or government adopted battery passivation techniques. As part of a continual process improvement effort and potential requirement revisions, the NASA Small Spacecraft community, Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, and Orbital Debris Program Office are seeking inputs from industry on battery passivation techniques that are used by industry to satisfy the Orbital Debris Mitigation Standard Practices (ODMSP) requirements 2-2. Limiting the risk to other space systems from accidental explosions and associated orbital debris after completion of mission operations: All on-board sources of stored energy of a spacecraft or upper stage should be depleted...
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NASA Invites Media to Chile Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
23 Oct
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NASA Invites Media to Chile Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

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NASA Space Technology Chile will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 25, at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington.NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will host Aisén Etcheverry, Chile’s minister of science, technology, knowledge and innovation, and Juan Gabriel Valdés, ambassador of Chile to the United States, along with other officials from Chile and the U.S. Department of State.This event is in-person only. U.S. media and U.S. citizens representing international media organizations interested in attending must RSVP no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, to hq-media@mail.nasa.gov. NASA’s media accreditation policy is online.The signing ceremony will take place at the agency’s Glennan Assembly Room inside NASA Headquarters located at 300 E St. SW Washington.NASA, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and seven other initial signatory nations, established the Artemis Accords in...
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On the Road Again…
23 Oct
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On the Road Again…

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NASA Space Technology Monika LuabeyaOct 21, 2024In this image from Oct. 3, 2024, NASA’s mobile launcher 1 makes its way back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after undergoing upgrades and tests in preparation for the agency’s Artemis II mission.Artemis II is the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. Artemis II will send four astronauts around the Moon, testing NASA’s foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the SLS rocket, and Orion spacecraft.Image credit: NASA/Jamie Peer
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Aurora alert! Everything you need to know about experiencing the Northern Lights in Ireland
23 Oct
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Aurora alert! Everything you need to know about experiencing the Northern Lights in Ireland

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NASA Space Technology It was 10.30pm, I was in bed and my phone beeped. An incoming text message: “Go look at the night sky, the lights are visible, don’t forget to make a wish”.I went outside but couldn’t see anything. From photos of the Northern Lights, I had naively expected to be blinded by the sky pulsing with colour.It’s a far more subtle affair than I’d imagined, all I could see was a grey patch. That changed when I took a photo. Then, I saw magic. I wasn’t alone. Thousands of people in Ireland enjoyed the awe-inspiring Northern Lights on October 10.Unlike me, most night-sky enthusiasts were aware of the increased chance of witnessing the Northern Lights.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had predicted a “major aurora” and stargazers were mesmerised by the spectacular display...
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