#nasa
Gizmodo: Watch Live as NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Returns Asteroid Samples to Earth https://gizmodo.com/watch-nasa-osiris-rex-return-asteroid-samples-bennu-1850866330 #daniellamendozadellagiustina #newfrontiersprogram #planetarysurface #planetarydefense #nearearthobject #environment #101955bennu #osirisrex #asteroid #tagsam #bennu #nasa
Human civilization could end on September 24, 2182.
OSIRIS-REx probe will bring pristine asteroid samples to Earth on Sept. 24
The $1 billion OSIRIS-REx mission launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in September 2016.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdwyqctp908
https://www.space.com/osiris-rex-asteroid-delivery-earth-webcast
#space #asteroid #nasa #science
Another #NASA GISS visitor this week (high profile person w/o a social media presence) in town for #UGA UN General Assembly stopped by to chat about communicating #ClimateChange
And asked me if I’d watched Extrapolations on AppleTV,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrapolations_(TV_series)
A dystopian #SciFi of what happens if we continue growing income inequality & carry on, business as usual warming ‘til 2050
1st episode left me questioning how to balance dystopian realism against my colleagues’ emphasis on hope & agency
Zonnestelselfoto van de dag: Orange Is the New Blue. Fotoinfo: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19421 Credits: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington #sterrenkunde #astronomie #nasa #zonnestelsel #ruimte #universum #heelal #wetenschap
Artemis IIのクルーが月に送られる動力源を訪れた際、私たちは彼らに月の写真をプレゼントしました。これは我々の人工衛星PléiadesNeoによって撮影された珍しいショットです。 #OrionESM #SpaceMatters #FurtherToTheMoon #NASA #CSA
https://x.com/AirbusSpace/status/1705613769420816786
Cassini Foto van de dag: Spotlight on Mimas. Fotoinfo: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06572 Credits: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute #saturnus #cassini #huygens #sterrenkunde #astronomie #nasa #zonnestelsel
Lots of interesting #climate folks in #nyc for the #UGA UN General Assembly.
Yesterday, Eric Guilyardi, IPCC AR6 Lead Author and AR5 Contributing author stopped by #NASA GISS to tell us about his new job as president of the Office of Climate Education (based in Sorbonne #IPSL ) working on implementing Article 12 of the Paris Agreements.
Did you know: only 2% of kids have a 'moderate' #education in #climatechange
Tons of free and amazing resources for kids 9-14.
#außerirdische #nasa hat unabhängige #UFO / #uap -Studie veröffentlicht
Un Boeing 747 pas tout à fait comme les autres. à lire sur : https://www.avionslegendaires.net/2023/09/actu/un-boeing-747-pas-tout-a-fait-comme-les-autres — #boeing747 #nasa #shuttlecarrieraircraft #sca #photodelasemaine
#NASA’s live coverage of the #OSIRISREx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) capsule landing starts Sept 24 at 10 a.m. EDT (8 a.m. MDT) and will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Watch online at: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
OSIRIS-REx探査機が9月24日に地球に帰還し、未開封の小惑星サンプルをもたらす予定です。ライブで視聴してください。
https://www.space.com/osiris-rex-asteroid-delivery-earth-webcast
NASAのOSIRIS-REx探査機が小惑星ベンヌのサンプルを持ち帰る予定です。サンプルはユタ州で着陸し、ジョンソン宇宙センターで保管・研究されます。探査機は今後も活動を続け、別の小惑星に向かう予定もあるようです。 #NASA #小惑星 #OSIRIS-REx
NASAのOSIRIS-RExミッションは、2182年に地球に接近する小惑星ベンヌを追跡し、地球を保護する役割を果たす。 #NASA #OSIRIS_REx #小惑星ベンヌ #地球保護
https://www.space.com/asteroid-bennu-most-likely-to-hit-earth-2182
NASAのOSIRIS-RExがアステロイドベンヌに着陸し、サンプルを地球に持ち帰る任務を遂行している。ベンヌは地球衝突の可能性が高い宇宙岩石であり、その対策の知見を提供する。また、ベンヌは炭素物質が豊富で、
太陽系初期の化学物質を含んでいると考えられている。衝突の確率は非常に低く、2182年に起こる可能性があり、その確率は2,700分の1。OSIRIS-RExのデータは衝突回避ミッションの計画に役立つ。ベンヌの着陸では予想外の反応があり、
ベンヌの表面は低密度で少ないクレーターがあることがわかった。
NASAのOSIRIS-REx小惑星探査機が今夜地球に接近し、無料の望遠鏡ライブストリームで観察する。 #NASA #OSIRIS-REx #小惑星探査機 #望遠鏡
https://www.space.com/osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-return-telescope-livestream
NASAのOSIRIS-REx宇宙船が小惑星ベンヌからサンプルを持ち帰るため地球を通過します。ジャンルカ・マージとVirtual Telescope Projectがライブで共有する予定です。OSIRIS-RExは2029年までにアポフィスに到達予定。
#NASA #OSIRISREx #小惑星ベンヌ #ジャンルカマージ #VirtualTelescopeProject
HiRISE Mars Foto van de dag: Blade-Like Martian Walls Outline Polygons. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona #mars #hirise #sterrenkunde #astronomie #nasa #ruimtevaart
NASAの忙しい週で、OSIRISRExの小惑星サンプルリターン、Frank Rubioさんの宇宙ステーションでの1年、LunarLoralが軌道実験室に到着することを追跡しています。 #NASA #OSIRISREx #FrankRubio #SpaceStation #LunarLoral
https://x.com/NASA/status/1705580443469230585
#NASA #OSIRIS-REx #spacecraft is about to return to #Earth tomorrow carrying a sample of #asteroid #Bennu (around 1400 GMT)
https://www.space.com/news/live/nasa-osiris-rex-asteroid-bennu-sample-return-updates
If that's cool not enough, you can try to watch it with this free telescope livestream!
https://www.space.com/osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-return-telescope-livestream
#space
The weather in Jezero, Mars, according to the MEDA instrument aboard #Perseverance.
NO REPORT
The JSON feed that carries the latest weather data appears to have stopped updating 10 days ago. Whether that's because the rover stopped sending data, or because of a bug in the software that creates the feed, I can't tell.
Hopefully the problem will be resolved and we'll start getting new data soon.
明日、NASAのOSIRIS-REx宇宙船が古代の小惑星Bennuからサンプルを回収する予定です。 #宇宙 #NASA
https://x.com/esa/status/1705567699420483674
Asteroid Bennu je vesmírný kámen, u kterého je největší pravděpodobnost, že v příštích 200 letech narazí do Země. Mise NASA OSIRIS-REx nám pomůže chránit se.
https://www.space.com/asteroid-bennu-most-likely-to-hit-earth-2182
De Zon van vandaag. Met dank aan de NASA/SDO, AIA, EVE & HMI science teams #nasa #sdo #aia304 #sterrenkunde #astronomie
Mise NASA OSIRIS-REx má v neděli ráno (24. září) dopravit na Zemi vzorek asteroidu a vy můžete tuto historickou akci sledovat v přímém přenosu.
https://www.space.com/osiris-rex-asteroid-delivery-earth-webcast
Storm Clouds Over Jupiter
Credits: The Galileo Project, #JPL, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography
OSIRIS-REx bringt Gestein von Asteroid Bennu zur Erde
Nach sieben Jahren im All bringt die NASA-Sonde OSIRIS-Rex eine Bodenprobe des Asteroiden Bennu zur Erde. Davon versprechen sich Forschende wichtige Erkenntnisse über die Entstehungsgeschichte des Sonnensystems.
🚀 Random Curiosity Image. Chemistry and Camera Complex. Sol: 2063. Earth date: 2018-05-26. Credits: NASA. #NASA #Mars #Curiosity
🔭 NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day. Date: 2023-09-23. Afternoon Analemma. Author: Ian Griffin. #NASA #PictureOfTheDay
“And here is one of the most interesting exchanges I've ever witnessed in a design presentation:
Fletcher: "I'm simply not comfortable with those letters, something is missing."
Low: "Well yes, the cross stroke is gone from the letter A."
Fletcher: "Yes, and that bothers me."
Low: "Why?"
Fletcher: (long pause) "I just don't feel we are getting our money's worth!"
#nasa #logo #design https://kottke.org/15/08/nasas-logo-the-worm-vs-the-meatball
Live feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAieE-QtOeM
Current location: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-49.0359&mlon=71.7245&zoom=2
"Parker Probe's path through solar blast yields unparalleled space weather insights" by @physorg_com / @jrehm_sci - Data published from #NASA #ParkerSolarProbe🛰️ traversal of a large Coronal Mass Ejection #CME solar storm in 2022. https://phys.org/news/2023-09-parker-probe-path-solar-blast.html #astronomy (h/t @stjets)
Ars Technica: NASA’s asteroid sampling mission is on course for landing this weekend https://arstechnica.com/?p=1970566 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #planetaryscience #LockheedMartin #samplereturn #solarsystem #osirisrex #asteroid #Space #bennu #NASA
"NASA’s asteroid sampling mission is on course for landing this weekend" by @arstechnica / @StephenClark1 - #NASA #OSIRISREx sample return capsule from #asteroid Bennu on course to land in Utah desert on Sunday morning local time https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/nasas-asteroid-sampling-mission-is-on-course-for-landing-this-weekend/ #LowFlyingRocks #astronomy
NASA’s asteroid sampling mission is on course for landing this weekend - Enlarge / Scientists created this mosaic of asteroid Bennu using imager... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1970566 #planetaryscience #lockheedmartin #samplereturn #solarsystem #osirisrex #asteroid #space #bennu #nasa
#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AD337B Tail: #N95NA Flt: #NASA5
Owner: #NASA
Aircraft: #Gulfstream G500
2023/09/23 03:17:20
#GLF5 #SceToAux #AirborneScience #Testbed https://www.nasa.gov
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=AD337B&showTrace=2023-09-23&zoom=7&lat=51.921844&lon=9.258423×tamp=1695431840
Someone at work stuck the big "Critical Space Item" on me yesterday, which makes me feel special ~ Definitely had to keep it and put it with my other sticker!
This also means I have both a worm and meatball logo sticker.
“Astronomers using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified carbon dioxide in a specific region on the icy surface of Europa […] This discovery has important implications for the potential habitability of Europa’s ocean.” #nasa #space https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-webb-finds-carbon-source-on-surface-of-jupiter-s-moon-europa
Slashdot: NASA's Webb Finds Carbon Source on Surface of Jupiter's Moon Europa https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1926243/nasas-webb-finds-carbon-source-on-surface-of-jupiters-moon-europa?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #Tech #slashdot #Technology #nasa
#Curiosity had a hangover and lost its orientation for a couple of sols, but it's recovering and will resume normal operation soon.
Also: Solar conjunction is coming in November. 😎
NASA's Webb Finds Carbon Source on Surface of Jupiter's Moon Europa - NASA, in a press release: Jupiter's moon Europa is one of a handful of worlds in o... - https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/09/22/1926243/nasas-webb-finds-carbon-source-on-surface-of-jupiters-moon-europa?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #nasa
Live feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAieE-QtOeM
Current location: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.9798&mlon=-13.4986&zoom=2
Via @spcplcyonline
#space #nasa briefing on #OSIRIS-Rex, which will land on Sunday, is starting.
Asked what happens if #govt shuts down, Lori Glaze says sample will remain protected and safe. Disruptive to plans, but samples have waited 4 billion yrs to be analyzed & can wait!
Bottom line: everything's looking great. Go/no-go decision early Sunday morning for capsule separation based on assuring landing accuracy.
James Webb Space Telescope captures supersonic outflow of young star
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-16/james-webb-telescope-reveals-young-star/102864628 #space #nasa #universe #astronomy #art #science #galaxy #moon #stars
Seeing New Zealand From a New Perspective https://liederba.ch/3LukZZd #NASA #IOTD #Space
NASA Scientists to Discuss Oct. 14 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-scientists-to-discuss-oct-14-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse #NASA
Because of the #Soyuz leak, #Rubio has now become the #NASA #astronaut 👨🚀 with the longest continuous period of time in #space 🌌 https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/a-nasa-astronaut-will-finally-spend-a-full-year-in-space
Return : 📆 Wednesday, Sept. 27 https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/record-setting-nasa-astronaut-soon-returns-to-earth-watch-live
Zonnestelselfoto van de dag: Mercury Complex Cratering History. Fotoinfo: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10178 Credits: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington #sterrenkunde #astronomie #nasa #zonnestelsel #ruimte #universum #heelal #wetenschap
Pretty cool to see carbon detected on Europa. I can’t wait to see what NASA’s Europa Clipper and the ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer discover in the coming years.
https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2023/news-2023-113
IC 4406: A Seemingly Square Nebula
Credits: Vanderbilt U., et al., Hubble Heritage Team, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography
"Independent reviewers find #NASA #Mars Sample Return plans are seriously flawed" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - Reviewers found problems with MSR plans likely to break budget and schedule. Overruns would kill other NASA projects with budget cuts. https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/independent-review-finds-mars-sample-return-mission-important-but-broken/ #space
Cassini Foto van de dag: Distant Moons. Fotoinfo: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA20493 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute #saturnus #cassini #huygens #sterrenkunde #astronomie #nasa #zonnestelsel
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is set to pass by Earth and deposit samples from asteroid Bennu in the Utah desert on 24th September. This will mark a significant milestone in asteroid research and exploration.
- By Leah Crane
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2393584-osiris-rex-is-about-to-fling-samples-of-the-asteroid-bennu-at-earth/
More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/osiris-rex-is-about-to-fling-samples-of-the-asteroid-bennu-at-earth/128688/
#nasa #space
Record-Setting NASA Astronaut Soon Returns to Earth; Watch Live http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/record-setting-nasa-astronaut-soon-returns-to-earth-watch-live #NASA
In space, his journey long
Frank set a record, so strong
He resisted the draw of gravity
And ventured to infinity
He's an ambassador of human will
His journey an amazing thrill
Wired: NASA's OSIRIS-REx Is About to Bring Asteroid Pieces Back to Earth https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-osiris-rex-is-about-to-bring-asteroid-pieces-back-to-earth/ #Tech #wired #TechNews #IT #Technology via @morganeogerbc #planetaryscience #Science/Space #Spacecraft #Asteroids #Science #mining #RockOn #space #NASA
@stim3on
Very cool!
Here is your orthophoto georeferenced on my @QGIS map and showing the increased local resolution, along with a zoomed in image:
#Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter #QGIS #Mars2020 #NASA #Solarocks #Space
NGC 6888: X-Rays in the Wind
Credits: Univ. Illinois, CXO, #NASA, SDSU / MLO
#nature #space #astrophotography
This weekend is the return of an asteroid sample NASA collected about 200 million miles away in 2020. Getting the 8 ounces or so of asteroid rock will be historic, if all goes as planned…and the stress is giving the lead scientist strange, vivid dreams….
#space #asteroids #nasa #dreams #astronomy #biology #geology
It’s crucial to understand more about the population of near-Earth #asteroids ☄️ such as Bennu that may be on an eventual collision 💥 course with our #planet 🌍. A better grasp of their composition and #orbits is key in predicting which asteroids may have the closest approaches to #Earth and when, as well as developing methods of deflecting these asteroids https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/21/world/nasa-osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-return-scn/index.html
#NASA’s #OSIRISREx livestream 10 a.m. EDT on 📆 Sept. 24 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-invites-public-to-share-excitement-of-asteroid-sample-return
NASA effort to bring home asteroid rocks will end this weekend in triumph or a crash.
NPR reports: "If all goes as planned, on Sunday morning a bell-shaped space capsule the size of a mini-fridge will come screaming down through the atmosphere toward a Utah desert."
#Ingenuity captured this sequence while ascending to 20m above the ground in its latest "popup" #Flight59.
5 quickly processed, undistorted HELI_RTE images played at 2 fps
Sol: 915, RMC: 59.0001, LMST: 11:06:39
One of the originals: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00915/ids/edr/browse/heli/HSF_0915_0748163972_664ECM_N0590001HELI00004_000085J01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise
Bodenproben vom Mars: Prüfkomission übt deutliche Kritik an Vorgehen der NASA
Ende des Jahrzehnts wollen NASA und ESA eine Mission starten, um Bodenproben vom Mars zur Erde zu bringen. Die Pläne seien unrealistisch, heißt es nun.
I just learned today that if the government shuts down, I may still have to go in to work because this project I’m working on has testing that must be completed in October-November.
#NASA’s Exploration programs better stay funded after this mess! 😁🚀
What's ahead for #Perseverance ?
• At least 70km of drive until 2028,
• 6 possible landing sites for the Sample Return Lander (#SRL)
• A full cache of 33 samples
Those and much much more, regarding the reality and expectations of both the #Mars2020 and #MSR missions in the Independent Review's Mars Sample Return Report. Get it here:
PDF: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/mars_sample_return_independent_review_board_report.pdf
News post: https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9483/nasa-releases-independent-reviews-mars-sample-return-report/
NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close Up
Credits: #NASA, ESA, LEGUS team
#nature #space #astrophotography
We all know how this ends.
#NASA #asteroids #JAXA #OsirisRex #Ryugu #Bennu
A Nasa spacecraft is on course to deliver material from an asteroid to Earth – here’s what we could learn
https://theconversation.com/a-nasa-spacecraft-is-on-course-to-deliver-material-from-an-asteroid-to-earth-heres-what-we-could-learn-214080
Well... this is cool.
https://www.space.com/nasa-osiris-rex-sample-return-step-by-step
This is incredible... #NASA just published a video of the #ParkerSolarProbe going through a #Solar plasma Storm (#CME).
https://mashable.com/article/sun-solar-ejection-nasa-footage
NEAR Spacecraft Survives Landing on Asteroid Eros
Credits: NEAR Project, JHU APL, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography
And so we've reached #Flight60 🚁 !
#Ingenuity will fly again on Monday, Sept 25, 2023, to the northern part of the rocky area where Mandu Wall lies, about 160m WSW of Jurabi Point, as seen on the map. And will do so in a record breaking speed of 8 m/s!
Flight announcement: https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/483/flight-60-preview-by-the-numbers/
The flight path and landing shown on the map are guesses.
#MarsHelicopter #Mars2020 #NASA #Solarocks #Space #IngenuityFlightPrediction
I enjoyed “It’s Quieter in the Twilight” on Prime. There was less about the purpose of the mission and what it had discovered in its nearly 50 year history than I’d hoped, but it was a love letter to the people who have dedicated their career to it.
How does #Perseverance manage to drive on the rough Martian terrain and achieve record speeds?
Tyler Del Sesto has worked on the software for Perseverance’s AutoNav for seven years. He used to think that sometimes the obstacles placed before Perseverance’s Earthly twin OPTIMISM during testing in the Mars Yard at #NASA ’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory went a little overboard. He changed his mind after Snowdrift Peak.
Read the full story: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/autonomous-systems-help-nasas-perseverance-do-more-science-on-mars
Don’t miss our Live Coverage of the arrival of the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule on Earth. The OSIRIS-REx Mission collected samples from the Asteroid Bennu and supplied a capsule that returns these samples to Earth. The capsule will land in Utah.
Our live coverage will start Sunday, September 24th 2023 at 16:00 CEST
🌐 https://ticker.nemethstarproductions.eu/?page_id=1167
🐤 coming soon
#ToBennuAndBack #OSIRISREx #Bennu #AsteroidBennu #asteroid #Utah #NASA
Donnerstag: Entschädigung für Fortnite-Spieler, NASA-Sonde mit Asteroidenproben
Fortnite zahlt zurück + Proben vom Asteroiden + Amazon mit neuen Produkten & Features + Gigaset mit Insolvenzantrag + Probleme & Bugs von iOS 17 + #heiseshow
#heiseshow #Amazon #AmazonAlexa #AmazonFireTV #Apple #AVM #EpicGames #InAppKäufe #iPhone #KünstlicheIntelligenz #NASA #SmartHome #Tablets #news
Osiris-Rex: NASA-Sonde bringt Asteroidenproben von Bennu am Sonntag zur Erde
Nach mehr als zwei Jahren Flug kommt die NASA-Sonde Osiris-Rex am Sonntag wieder bei der Erde vorbei und bringt Asteroidenproben mit. Es soll Livestreams geben.
NASA says it’ll take on a bigger role in UFO research
"Dan Evans, the NASA official who oversaw the panel’s work, said the subject of UAPs is still surrounded by stigma. He noted that the panelists received a troubling amount of hate mail."
That's unfortunate. The panel was there in good faith. You can disagree with the investment but don't be mean. I hope it leads to new info on natural phenomena. #NASA #UFOs #UAP #science
https://cosmiclog.com/2023/09/14/nasa-says-itll-take-on-a-bigger-role-in-ufo-research/
NASA to live stream asteroid sample's return to Earth this weekend
> NASA has scheduled coverage of its first asteroid sampling mission's return to Earth.
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2023/09/20/nasa-asteroid-sampling-mission-to-return-to-earth-sunday/2131695223908/ #NASA #Space
Strange rocks raise from the ground at Mandu Wall 😱 😬
Animated zoom
Processed MCZ_LEFT, FL: 63mm
Sol: 910, RMC: 44.4864, LMST: 10:40:42
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00910/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_0910_0747718472_614EBY_N0444864ZCAM08915_0630LMJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise
However impressive the physical hardware such as the Saturn V rocket, all the modules and all cutting-edge technologies that were invented to make the #Apollo program possible, I still think that some of the most impressive work was done around the #software that ran on the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC). Some of the highlights:
• RTOS operating system with batch job scheduler with co-operative scheduling.
• Virtual Machine (*1) to expand the primitive assembly of the AGC to enable complex operations such as: double precision trigonometry, vector arithmetic and matrix calculations. This implementation reduced the size of applications since most common operations would be executed as subroutines. Think of this as extending the CPU with microcode implemented opcodes.
• Flexible user interface with relatively easy adoption for common use patterns, while also allowing direct access to all memory and banging the metal if need be (as it turns out was needed during Apollo 14 mission *2).
• All the necessary software to actually needed for operations stored in 36,864 words of ROM.
The reliability requirements guided the design processes which in turn set requirements for the programming and testing techniques, which were then largely developed on the spot. I can only imagine the excitement you must have felt to having been involved in the process of creating these things and then seeing the moon landings take place several years later.
*1) It really isn't a virtualization in the modern sense. An software extended CPU would be more precise description perhaps.
*2) The issue with Apollo 14 was that the Lunar Module AGC would get false readings from a suspected faulty switch, constantly triggering the abort signal. If it would have happened during descent to the moon surface the abort would have triggered an automated return program, eliminating successful moon landing and ruining the mission. The software was indeed hardwired (ROM), so there was no way to disable the abort check. What could be done was to poke RAM in a way that the program thought that the abort process had already been initiated, making it avoid triggering it again. It did require some well-timed inputs from the astronauts however, since some of the poking had to be done within certain time window to avoid b0rking some other programs during the descent. The hack worked, and the LEM landed successfully.
Apollo 11 AGC source code for CSM and LEM: https://github.com/chrislgarry/Apollo-11/
Apollo 15 Manual for CSM and LEM AGC software: https://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/A15Delco.pdf
NASA flew a spacecraft through an explosion on the sun (a coronal mass ejection), and there’s some pretty cool footage of the event.
No spacecraft were harmed in the making of this video!
Soooo! This weekend, #NASA's #OSIRISREx mission is returning to Earth with a scoop of material from asteroid Bennu! This will allow the first comparative study of asteroids, as the NASA and #JAXA Hayabusa2 teams are combining studies. Comparing with a 2nd sample is like... GOLD for theories of planet formation!
Annnnnnnd if you want to see an asteroid sample up close n' personal, the first international public exhibits of asteroid Ryugu grains have begun!
I used these WATSON images and two Mastcam images to create a 3D model of the abrasion. You can view (and download) it on #Sketchfab https://skfb.ly/oL9Nq
Edit: The new abrasion is called "Amherst Point", you can read more on it and the new Margin Campaign here: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/status/482/within-the-margin/
A few days ago on Sol 911, @NASAPersevere arrived at her new location in the Margin Carbonate Unit and captured this stunning panorama. 🧵
https://www.360cities.net/image/marsrover-perseverance-navcam-sol-911
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß
#NASA #Perseverance #Mars2020 #Soloarrocks
Video shows NASA spacecraft flying through "one of the most powerful" sun explosions ever recorded.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF_e5eYgJ3Y
Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-nasa-parker-solar-probe-flies-sun-explosion-coronal-mass-ejection/ via @ScienceDesk
Galaxy Group Hickson 90
Credits: #NASA, ESA, Hubble Legacy Archive, Oliver Czernetz
#nature #space #astrophotography
With the samples from Asteroid Bennu coming to earth this weekend, check out this amazing visualization of the final steps for the #OSIRISREx mission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8R2hsoIgTc
The spacecraft #OSIRIS-REx is on its way back to Earth from its many years long journey to #asteroid #Bennu.
In just a few days, on 24 September, it will deliver the asteroid sample back to Earth.
This is a complicated manoeuvre. The spacecraft will not land, but will release instead the asteroid probe via a capsule.
Here is how it will all work:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/2023/09/08/heres-how-sept-24-asteroid-sample-delivery-will-work/
Parker Solar Probe passes through a coronal mass ejection.
“NASA is hiding proof of aliens!” has to be one of the funniest takes ever.
NASA is comprised almost entirely of nerds like many of us watching Star Trek and Doctor Who and shit.
If NASA had proof of alien life they’d be throwing a massive kegger on top of the Johnson Space Center and submitting a budget to Congress for eleventy trillion dollars.
If you were standing on Saturn, and looking towards Earth...
The Earth and the Moon captured from Saturn by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, over 900 million miles away.
Credit: NASACassini Imaging Teamn and Processed by Jason Major
I usually follow/follow back boosters, new followers and interesting/kind people.
#NASA #spacescience #space #spaceexploration #earth #moon #Saturn #InternationalSpaceStation #astrophiles #astronomy #astronomyphotography #astrophotography #spacelovers
@ajroach42 At the risk of making you even more upset, did you know that #NASA landed robots on #Mars in 1976? Twice!
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/viking-1-2/
Daily Briefing: A strike against the Detroit three
NASA Just Found an Ocean World with Atmosphere–The Best Place to Look for Life in Our Galaxy https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-just-found-an-ocean-world-with-atmosphere-the-best-place-to-look-for-life-in-our-galaxy/ #jameswebb #biology #science #space #nasa
Born to fly 🚁 !
#Ingenuity can't sit still at a place for too long. And if #Perseverance is tied up with its rocky business, the #MarsHelicopter can try some new tricks without moving too far, or at all 😀
#Flight59 is coming up on Saturday, Sep 16, and it will be a popup flight up to a 20m altitude, another first! The previous record was 18m, #Flight50.
Here is the announcement: https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/480/flight-59-preview-by-the-numbers/
Good evening. It's 9PM, Thursday, 14th September. The headlines: Devastating floods in #Libya feared to have killed 20,000 people. Russian pilot attempted to shoot down RAF aircraft. #NASA found no evidence of extra-terrestrial origin in UAP study. NHS waiting list reduction is uncertain, says Sunak. Labour plans to combat trafficking gangs. #BBC #News
Agreed, and I say this as a life long fan of Space and the possibility of Aliens, but I actually read what the scientists are saying and not a bunch of grifters telling us what we WANT to hear.
Grow the fuck up, learn about Science, the Fermi Paradox, how BIG the universe is and be in awe of that.
#NASA
UFO-Studie vorgestellt: NASA benennt einen Chef für UFO-Forschung
Die UFO-Studie für die NASA ist fertig und öffentlich einsehbar. Darin geht es aber nicht um Funde, sondern um Empfehlungen für die US-Weltraumagentur.
Good evening. It's 6PM, Thursday, 14th September. The headlines: In major #news, up to 20,000 people are feared dead in Libyan floods with the port city of Derna severely affected. A Russian pilot attempted to shoot down an RAF aircraft. #NASA is set to reveal findings from a long-awaited UFO study. Earthquake aftershocks continue in Morocco. The Labour party has outlined plans to tackle trafficking gangs and Chancellor Sunak warns that NHS waiting list reduction is uncertain. #BBC #News
Dust Pillars of the Carina Nebula
Credits: #NASA, ESA, N. Smith, U. California, Berkeley, et al., Hubble Heritage Team, STScI, AURA
#nature #space #astrophotography
#NASA are live streaming a press conference about their decision to take UFO reports seriously.
#NASA independent panel has not uncovered any evidence UAP have an extra-terrestrial origin "but we don't know what these UAP are," says Nelson.
"At a least trillion" planets out there likely to harbor life based on scientifc probability, according to #NASA administrator.
#NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says "there's a global fascination with UAP."