NASA Invites Media to Discuss Europa Clipper Mission
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NASA Invites Media to Discuss Europa Clipper Mission

NASA Space Technology Lauren E. LowSep 06, 2024NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Monday, Sept. 9, to provide an update on Europa Clipper, a mission that will study whether Jupiter’s moon Europa could be hospitable to life. The teleconference will occur after a key decision point meeting earlier that day regarding next steps for the mission.Audio of the teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website at:https://www.nasa.gov/live Participants in the teleconference include:Nicola Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA HeadquartersLaurie Leshin, center director, NASA’s Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCurt Niebur, Europa Clipper program scientist, NASA HeadquartersJordan Evans, Europa Clipper project manager, NASA’s Jet Propulsion LaboratoryTo ask questions during the teleconference, media must RSVP no later than two hours before the event to Molly Wasser at: molly.l.wasser@nasa.gov. NASA’s media accreditation policy is available online.Europa...
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NASA Summer Camp Inspires Future Climate Leaders
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NASA Summer Camp Inspires Future Climate Leaders

NASA Space Technology From July 15-19, 2024, the Coastal Equity and Resilience Hub at the Georgia Institute of Technology collaborated with the University of Georgia (UGA) Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant to host a week-long NASA Sea Level Changemakers Summer Camp. The camp introduced 14 rising 7th-8th graders to how coastal areas are changing due to sea level rise. Set at the UGA Marine Education Center and Aquarium on Skidaway Island, the camp offered students hands-on activities and outdoor educational experiences, where they analyzed real data collected by NASA scientists and learned about community adaptations to flooding. Students interacted with experts from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, UGA, and Georgia Tech, gaining insights into satellite observations, green infrastructure, environmental sensors, and careers related to sea level rise. The camp also included a visit to the...
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OSAM-1 Partnership Opportunity: Request for Information
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OSAM-1 Partnership Opportunity: Request for Information

NASA Space Technology 1 min readNASA Space Technology OSAM-1 Partnership Opportunity: Request for InformationLoura HallSep 06, 2024NASA is exploring potential partnerships for alternate use cases for the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) flight hardware, test facilities, and experienced personnel. Through a Request for Information for OSAM-1 Partnerships released Sept. 5, 2024, NASA seeks interest from U.S. organizations that will benefit commercial, civil, and national objectives, thereby advancing domestic leadership in In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) capabilities.A comprehensive list of OSAM-1 resources and technologies organizations can consider using are outlined in the full Request for Information for OSAM-1 Partnerships available at www.sam.gov. Responses are due Sept. 30, 2024, by 11:59 p.m. EDT.Keep ExploringNASA Space Technology Discover More Space Tech TopicsNASA Space Technology ShareNASA Space Technology Details
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NASA astronauts can’t wear Boeing Starliner spacesuits in SpaceX’s Dragon. Here’s why
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NASA astronauts can’t wear Boeing Starliner spacesuits in SpaceX’s Dragon. Here’s why

NASA Space Technology NASA astronauts Suni Williams (foreground) and Butch Wilmore wearing Boeing spacesuits in the Starliner spacecraft simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center during emergency training on Nov. 3, 2022.(Image credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz)In the unlikely event a space emergency arises on the space station in the near future, two astronauts will have to ride home without spacesuits.Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station (ISS) empty no earlier than tomorrow (Sept. 6). It carried NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams up to the ISS and was expected to bring them home in Boeing-made spacesuits. But after Starliner's propulsion system acted up during docking with the ISS June 6, NASA eventually concluded that putting the astronauts on board for a return would be too much of a risk.For a few weeks,...
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