In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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Life Support Upgrades Arrive at Space Station, Improve Reliability for Moon, Mars Missions
The Environmental Control and Life Support System team at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, completed critical updates to the International Space Station’s water recovery system. NASA delivered the upgraded hardware to the station March 9 aboard SpaceX’s 20th resupply mission. Improving life support with reliable systems will help enable human exploration to the Moon and Mars.
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Bennu’s Boulders Shine as Beacons for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx
This summer, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will undertake NASA’s first-ever attempt to touch the surface of an asteroid, collect a sample of it and safely back away. But since OSIRIS-REx arrived at asteroid Bennu more than a year ago, the mission team has been tackling an unexpected challenge: how to accomplish this feat at an asteroid whose surface is blanketed in building-sized boulders. OSIRIS-REx is the third mission in NASA’s New Frontiers Program, which Marshall manages.
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Women Lead the Way for NASA’s Space Launch System Rocket Program
Four women – two from NASA and two from Boeing -- manage the entire scope of design, development, testing and production of the complex Space Launch System core stage that will power the super heavy-lift rocket and the agency’s Artemis lunar missions. Combined, the women have 90 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industries.
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Plant Growth on the International Space Station has Global Impacts on Earth
Understanding the effects of gravity on plant life is essential in preparing for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit. The ability to produce high-energy, low-mass food sources during spaceflight will enable the maintenance of crew health during long-duration missions while having a reduced impact on resources necessary for long-distance travel. Marshall manages science operations for the International Space Station.
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NASA Selects Universities for Collaborative Development of Small Spacecraft Technologies
Nine university teams will collaborate with NASA to advance small spacecraft technologies that will help pave the way for human and robotic lunar exploration. Among the selections is a collaboration between Marshall and Utah State University in Logan, on 3D-printed hybrid propulsion solutions.
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