BeyondEarthlySights

This montage video shows highlights from the Apollo 11 mission, from liftoff in Florida to departure from the moon. #Apollo11 #NeilArmstron #BuzzAldrin #Moon #EarthsMoon #lunarlanding

From molecular biology to fluid physics, life sciences and robotics, 2017 was a robust year for research aboard Earth’s only microgravity laboratory. The International Space Station hosts more than 300 experiments during a given Expedition, each working to further space exploration and/or benefit life back on Earth. Here’s a look back at just some of the science that happened on the orbiting laboratory.

What are wind tunnels? And how do they help researchers design and test next-generation aircraft and spacecraft? This interactive 360° animation takes you inside the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. The facility is one of seven wind tunnels located at Ames for exploring the complex physics of flight. The video features a four percent scale model of NASA’s most powerful rocket, the Space Launch System, or SLS. Two SLS models--one silver and one pink--appear in the video. The latter is coated with a special paint to track surface pressure readings during testing. Once built, the SLS rocket will be capable of sending astronauts on bold new missions into deep space. How to watch 360 content in VR? YouTube and Google Cardboard 1. Open YouTube on your mobile device and select the video. 2. Click the Google Cardboard icon on the bottom right. 3. Insert the mobile device into the Google Cardboard device. 4. Watch through the headset. Samsung Gear VR 1. Download the 360 mp4 video file. 2. Create a folder in the root directory of your device or SD Card called “MilkVR” 3. Put the video file in that folder. 4. Open the Samsung VR application from the Oculus App 5. Insert the phone into the Gear VR 6. Put on the VR headset. 7. Navigate to the section called “Sideloaded” 8. Select the video from “Storage 1”. 9. The optimal viewing format is 360 x 360. Change the format by selecting thing format icon on the bottom right. PlayStation VR 1. Download the 360 mp4 video file from NASA.gov. 2. Create a folder on a USB drive, formatted in FAT32 or exFat. 3. Copy the video file into that folder. 4. Insert the USB drive in the PlayStation 4 5. Connect the PlayStation VR headset to the PlayStation 4 and turn on the power. 6. Put on the VR headset. 7. Open the PlayStation Media Player (updated to v2.50 or higher). 8. Be sure the Media Player is set to “VR Mode” by holding the “Option” button to enable it. 9. Open the video file and watch the video. #nasa #amesresearchcenter , #nasainsiliconvalley #unitaryplanwindtunnel #upwt #sls #rocket #spacelaunchsystem #pressuresensitivepaint #scalemodel #360 #VR #virtualreality

ISS Benefits for Humanity: ADVASC

We once thought oceans made our planet unique, but we’re now coming to realize that ‘ocean worlds’ are all around us.

This two-minute video montage shows highlights of the Apollo 11 moonwalk.

On February 24, 1987, astronomers in the southern hemisphere saw a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This new object was dubbed “Supernova 1987A” and was the brightest stellar explosion seen in over four centuries. Chandra has observed Supernova 1987A many times and the X-ray data reveal important information about this object. X-rays from Chandra have shown the expanding blast wave from the original explosion slamming into a ring of material expelled by the star before it exploded. The latest Chandra data reveal the blast wave has moved beyond the ring into a region that astronomers do not know much about.

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 70 Commander Andy Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) discussed living and working in space Youth Conference attendees in Denmark during an in-flight interview Nov. 8. Mogensen is in the midst of a long-duration mission on the microgravity laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. #Expedition70 , #AndyMogensen , #ESA , #EuropeanSpaceAgency , #DenmarkYouthConference

NASA's Super Guppy arrives in Alabama on Nov. 6, 2023, carrying the heat shield that protected Orion’s crew module during its flight on Artemis I. The one-of-a-kind, turboprop-powered aircraft ferried the heat shield from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Huntsville Regional Airport for transport to the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center. Technicians at Marshall will use the center’s specialized milling tool to remove the heat shield’s outer layer of ablative material, a protective coating called Avcoat, as part of routine post-flight analysis.

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will use highly sensitive cameras to allow scientists to see a metal-rich asteroid that’s never been imaged up close before. Planetary scientist and Psyche mission co-investigator Jim Bell of Arizona State University, along with his instrument team, developed this critical technology in collaboration with Main Space Science Systems. Psyche’s multispectral imager consists of a pair of identical cameras with filters and telescopic lenses that will photograph the surface of the asteroid in different wavelengths of light. It will provide the data needed to build a digital terrain model of the asteroid’s surface, contribute to revealing Psyche’s geochemistry and composition, and help with navigation. Whether the asteroid Psyche is the partial core of a planetesimal (a building block of the rocky planets in our solar system) or primordial material that never melted, scientists expect the mission to help answer fundamental questions about Earth’s own metal core and the formation of our solar system. #nasa #jetpropulsionlaboratory #jpl #psyche #asteroid #asteroidbelt #mainasteroidbelt #ironnickel #metalrichasteroid #Mclass #metal #spacecraft #space #core #planetesimal #earlyplanet #primordialsolarsystemobject #solarsystem #engineers #scientists #launch #JimBell #DavidWilliams #LindyElkinsTanton #ErnestCisneros #planetaryscience #outdoor #adventure #MaxarTechnologies #MalinSpaceSystems #solarelectricpropulsion #hardware #TrueStoryFilms

The boosters for the Artemis II mission arrive at KSC Center: KSC #JohnFKennedySpaceCenter #Kennedy #kennedyspacecenter #KSC #Spaceport #capecanaveral #NASA #rocketranch #Florida #multi-user #spaceport #premierspaceport #spacecoast #cape #RPSF #Artemis2 #Artemis2ResourceReel #boosters #Artemis2boosterprocessing

How might lasers revolutionize deep space communications? NASA will test high-bandwidth laser (or optical) communications for the first time beyond the Moon with a pioneering technology demonstration called Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC). If successful, this kind of laser communications technology could be used to transmit large volumes of data – such as streaming video and higher-resolution science observations – from robotic spacecraft and from future astronauts exploring Mars. DSOC is attached to NASA’s Psyche spacecraft and will send and receive signals during the first two years of Psyche’s six-year journey to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name. During its demonstration period, DSOC will not be transmitting Psyche data, but rather its own set of data. The experiment involves a transceiver on the spacecraft along with two ground stations – one at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Table Mountain facility and the other at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory. Psyche and DSOC are expected to launch in October 2023. The DSOC experiment is sponsored by the Technology Demonstration Missions program within NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate and the Space Communications and Navigation program within the agency’s Space Operations Mission Directorate. The agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the DSOC project for NASA. #nasa #jetpropulsionlaboratory #JetPropulsionLaboratory #jpl #lasers #communication #spacelasers #lasercommunication #opticalcommunication #DSOC #DeepSpaceOpticalCommunications #deepspace #technologydemonstration #technologyexperiment #Caltech #PalomarObservatory #TableMountainTransmitter #psyche #asteroid #asteroidbelt #mars #datatransmission #spacecraft #BillKlipstein #AbiBiswas #tdm #STMD #SCaN #somdechuva

What are some skywatching highlights in October 2023? A "ring of fire" solar eclipse across the Americas on Oct-14 is this month's top highlight! Plus the Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus strike some lovely poses for stargazers and planet watchers to enjoy. 0:00 Intro 0:12 Moon & planet highlights 1:29 Psyche mission launch 2:17 Annular solar eclipse 3:41 October Moon phases Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What's Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/home. Center: JPL #solareclipse #partialeclipse #annulareclipse #Jupiter #venus #saturn #aldebaran #radiowaves #Regulus #pleiades #Psyche #nasa #jpl #jetpropulsionlaboratory #WhatsUp #planets #moonphases #moon #observing #stargazing #skywatching #skywatchingforbeginners #skychart #starchart #starparty #binoculars #telescope #space #astronomy #stars #amateurastronomy

here are millions of asteroids in our solar system, so why is NASA going to the asteroid Psyche? Scientists hypothesize that this particular asteroid, which orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter, could be part of the metal-rich interior of a planetesimal, a building block of the rocky planets in our solar system. Visiting Psyche and studying it up close could help us understand how planets like Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars came to be. Join us on the journey to the first metal-rich asteroid humankind has ever visited. #nasa #ASU #arizonastateuniversity #JPL #jetpropulsionlaboratory #asteroids #asteroidbelt #planets #earthscore #deepspace #psyche #Caltech #spaceexploration #TrueStoryFilms #journeytoametalworld #launch #planetary #solarsystem

NASA’s Psyche mission will use gravity to study the interior structure of its asteroid target, also named Psyche. By measuring subtle changes in the X-band radio waves bouncing back and forth between the spacecraft and Earth, the team can precisely determine the asteroid’s mass, gravity field, rotation, orientation, and wobble. These measurements will help scientists learn more about how Psyche, as well as other bodies in our solar system, formed. The gravity science investigation team is led by Maria Zuber of MIT. The Psyche mission is the first to a metal-rich asteroid. It is expected to launch in October 2023. The spacecraft will begin orbiting the asteroid Psyche in 2029. #asteroid #asteroidbelt #NASA #JetPropulsionLaboratory #JPL #arizonastateuniversity #ASU #MIT #Psychemission #gravityscience #gravity #radiowaves #highbandantenna #lowbandantannae #launch #earlyplanet #protoplanet #planetarycore #space #spaceexploration #spacecraft #CarolPolansky #MariaZuber #RyanPark #KrisBruvold