John H. Glenn, 1921-2016 Time And Life Magazine Covers Circa 1962 And 1998. One Pair Covered The Flight

We’re studying a new method of water recycling and carbon dioxide removal that relies on specific geometric shapes and fluid dynamics, rather than complex machinery, in an effort to help build better life support systems for spacecraft. The research could also teach us more about the water processing approaches we take on Earth. Here, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer, is working with the Capillary Structures for Exploration Life Support (Capillary Structures) investigation capillary sorbent hardware that is made up of 3D printed contractors that are supported by tubing, valves and a pump.

Learn more about how this highly interactive investigation works, and what we could learn from the results HERE.

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Voyager 1 color-enhanced image of Saturn taken on October 18, 1980, 25 days before closest approach.

Inmarsat-5 F4 successfully launched from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center at 7:21pm EDT May 15. The Falcon 9 deployed the satellite into Geostationary Transfer Orbit 31 minutes and 48 seconds after liftoff.  Since the rocket was flying in its expandable configuration, following main engine cutoff the first stage fell into the Atlantic ocean and was not recovered.  The launch of the Inmarsat mission marked the first time SpaceX began testing countdown procedures for their next major upgrade of the Falcon 9 rocket, the Block IV. Normally, the rocket’s liquid oxygen propellant is loaded into the rocket 45 minutes before launch, ten minutes after RP-1.  For Inmarsat, the LOX was loaded 35 minutes before liftoff. The Block IV variant will see this procedure occur during every countdown. Check out or Inmarsat-5 F4 launch archive here.

P/c: SpaceX.

James Hall Nasmyth - Full Moon - 1874 - via Eastman Museum

IC1805 è una nebulosa diffusa in associazione ad un ammasso aperto, visibile nella costellazione di Cassiopea, verso il confine con la Giraffa. Fu scoperta nel 1787 da William Herschel ed è conosciuta come "Nebulosa Cuore".

View of Earth from Apollo 12 spacecraft window

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Ship Ready for Return (Unfinished) - Chesley Bonestell

“If we adopt the same collaborative mindset and practices that got to the moon and back, and that built the International Space Station, we can alleviate poverty—and do much more.”

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Ron Garan, The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles

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Graphic - Jeremy Geddes

A month of moons 🌘🌗🌕🌓🌒

Solar System: Things to Know This Week

Follow our Juno craft during a close flyby of Jupiter, learn about Cassini’s final mission during a Facebook live event (in case you missed it) and more!

1. Jupiter, Up Close

Our Juno mission completed a close flyby of Jupiter on Thursday, February 2, its latest science orbit of the mission. All of Juno’s science instruments and the spacecraft’s JunoCam were operating during the flyby to collect data that is now being returned to Earth. 

Want to know more? Using NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System and simulated data from the Juno flight team you can ride onboard the Juno spacecraft in real-time at any moment during the entire mission.

2. In Case You Missed It–Cassini Facebook Live

Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker and mission planner Molly Bittner take questions about the mission’s “Ring-Grazing” orbits during Facebook Live. Watch it now: www.facebook.com/NASA/videos/10154861046561772/

3. Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest 

The deadline is Friday, February 24 for U.S. student in grades 5 to 12. For international students, visit the page for more info! 

More: solarsystem.nasa.gov/educ/Scientist-For-a-Day/2016-17/videos/intro

4. Cassini Spies Dione

Dione’s lit hemisphere faces away from Cassini’s camera, yet the moon’s darkened surface are dimly illuminated in this image, due to the phenomenon of Saturnshine. Although direct sunlight provides the best illumination for imaging, light reflected off of Saturn can do the job as well. In this image, Dione (698 miles or 1,123 kilometers across) is above Saturn’s day side, and the moon’s night side is faintly illuminated by sunlight reflected off the planet’s disk.

Discover the full list of 10 things to know about our solar system this week HERE.

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