In Case You Missed It: A Weekly Summary of Top Content from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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More Hands Make Light Work: Crew Dragon Duo Increases Science Tempo on Space Station
With the arrival on station of two new sets of hands – NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, whose May 30 launch from U.S. soil on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight was the first for American astronauts on American rockets to the space station since the space shuttle era ended – the Expedition 63 crew swelled to five. As a result, more crew time is available for research activities.
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Alabama Native Combines Birding, Boosters to Help Launch Artemis I
For Bruce Tiller, bird watching and rocket launching are more alike than most would think. A lifelong bird watcher, Tiller has spent decades appreciating the effortless flight of warblers and finches while simultaneously working to advance the hard-fought flight of humankind. It’s only fitting that Tiller is manager of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket Boosters Office at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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NASA Invites Competitors to Shoot for the Moon and Beyond
NASA is inviting additional teams to compete in the Cube Quest Challenge – which has a $4.5 million prize purse. The challenge, NASA’s first in-space competition, incentivizes teams to design, build and deliver small satellites capable of advanced operations near and beyond the Moon. The Cube Quest Challenge is part of NASA’s Centennial Challenges, based at Marshall.
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X-rays From Newborn Star Hint at Sun's Earliest Days
By detecting an X-ray flare from a very young star using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers have reset the timeline for when stars like the Sun begin blasting high-energy radiation into space. This is significant because it may help answer some questions about the Sun's earliest days as well as some about the solar system today. Marshall manages the Chandra program.
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Rocket Science in 60 Seconds: How and Why Are the SLS Rocket Boosters Insulated?
The solid rocket boosters for NASA’s Space Launch System will help launch the SLS when it takes off on Artemis missions to the Moon. In this episode, Chelsea Walker, a Northrop Grumman materials and process design engineer, explains why the two solid rocket boosters are insulated to protect them from the extreme heat they’ll experience during launch and flight, and how that insulation is produced.
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