In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

	November 30, 2018  MEDIA ADVISORY In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Week of Nov. 26 - 30, 2018   NASA InSight Lander Arrives on Martian Surface to Learn What Lies Beneath NASA’s InSight lander, managed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. InSight’s two-year mission will study the deep interior of Mars to learn how all celestial bodies with rocky surfaces, including Earth and the Moon, formed.   NASA Announces New Partnerships for Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery Services NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced nine U.S. companies that are now eligible to bid on NASA delivery services to the lunar surface through Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contracts, as one of the first steps toward long-term scientific study and human exploration of the Moon and eventually Mars.   (VIDEO 1:00) Faces of Technology: Jonathan Jones Jonathan Jones an engineer at Marshall, is researching new technologies to enable low-cost access to space. By minimizing manufacturing turnaround time using 3D printing, engineers can test novel designs and systems faster.   NASA Discusses New Science Headed to the International Space Station NASA discussed select science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station. SpaceX is targeting Dec. 4 for launch of its Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.   Engineers Successfully Test Major Part of Orion Launch Abort System at Redstone Arsenal A motor designed by Aerojet Rocketdyne for the Launch Abort System on NASA's Orion spacecraft was successfully tested by engineers at the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. During the Orion Launch Abort System Jettison Motor Qualification Motor-1 Hot-Fire Test, the motor produced more than 40,000 pounds of thrust, enough to lift 26 elephants off the ground. For more information or to learn about other happenings at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, visit NASA Marshall. For past issues of the ICYMI newsletter, click here.
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