In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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NASA Prepares To Send Artemis I Booster Segments to Kennedy for Stacking
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is powered by two solid rocket boosters. Critical parts of the booster will soon head to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the Artemis I launch. Specialized transporters move each of the 10 solid rocket motor segments from Northrop Grumman’s facility in Promontory Point, Utah, to a departure point where they will leave for Kennedy.
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High School Students Build Lockers for Trip to Space Station
Four lockers filled with supplies that launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight May 30 were built by high school students from around the country through a program called NASA HUNCH -- High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware. HUNCH’s goal is to empower and inspire students through a project-based learning program and by providing opportunities for students to play an active role in the space program. NASA HUNCH co-founder Bob Zeek is a project resource manager at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Parker Solar Probe Signals Successful Fifth Encounter of the Sun
On June 9, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe signaled the success of its fifth close pass by the Sun. The spacecraft flew within 11.6 million miles from the Sun’s surface, reaching a top speed of about 244,225 miles per hour, which matches the spacecraft’s own records for closest human-made object to the Sun and fastest human-made object. Marshall engineers helped develop a prototype of, and flight-tested, Parker’s Solar Probe Cup, which scoops up and examines solar wind.
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Space Station Buzzing With Science in Middle of Spacewalk Preps
The International Space Station was busy June 10 with a broad array of research to improve life for humans on and off Earth. The three NASA astronauts and two Roscosmos cosmonauts juggled a variety of experiments encompassing fluids, combustion, genetics and vision among others. Marshall manages science operations for the station.
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SERVIR: Streamflow Monitoring, Enhancing Flood Early Warning Services, High Impact Weather Assessment
To better monitor and understand the planet, NASA and USAID pool their expertise and resources through the SERVIR Global project to improve data access and disaster preparedness for communities around the world. This video -- featuring Marshall atmospheric scientist Patrick Gatlin -- profiles SERVIR's streamflow monitoring and enhanced flood early warning services.
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