史努比乘阿尔忒弥斯1号前往太空

史努比乘阿尔忒弥斯1号前往太空

Snoopy, the zero-gravity indicator for NASA’s Artemis I flight test, floats in space on Nov. 20, 2022, while attached to his tether in the Orion spacecraft. In this enhanced image, Snoopy stands out in a custom orange spacesuit, while Orion’s interior has been shaded black and white for contrast. The character’s spacesuit is modeled after the suit astronauts will wear during launch and reentry in Orion on future missions to the Moon. NASA has shared an association with Charles M. Schulz and Snoopy since the Apollo missions and the relationship continues under Artemis. Snoopy was selected as the zero-gravity indicator for the flight because of the inspiration and excitement the character has provided for human spaceflight for more than 50 years. Image Credit: NASA 2022年11月20日,NASA阿尔忒弥斯一号飞行测试的零重力指示器史努比被系在猎户座飞船的缆绳上漂浮在太空中。在这张增强的照片中,史努比穿着定制的橙色宇航服,而猎户座的内部则采用了黑白对比色。该角色的宇航服是仿照宇航员在未来登月任务中发射和返回猎户座时穿的宇航服。自从阿波罗任务开始,NASA就与查尔斯·M·舒尔茨和史努比一直保持着合作关系,在阿尔忒弥斯的领导下,这种关系还在继续。史努比被选为这次飞行的零重力指示器,是因为这个角色在50多年来为人类太空飞行提供了灵感和刺激。…

猎户座的光学导航相机拍摄到了地球的照片

猎户座的光学导航相机拍摄到了地球的照片

NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft snapped this black and white photo of Earth on Nov. 17, 2022, the second day of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission. The optical navigation camera is used to capture imagery of the Earth and the Moon at different phases and distances, which help establish its effectiveness as a way of determining its position in space for future missions under differing lighting conditions. Follow Orion’s journey by visiting the Artemis I blog. Image Credit: NASA 11月20日,为期25.5天的阿尔忒弥斯一号任务的第二天,NASA无人驾驶的猎户座飞船拍摄了这张地球黑白照片。光学导航相机用于拍摄地球和月球在不同阶段和距离的图像,这有助于确定其在不同照明条件下未来飞行任务中确定其空间位置的有效性。 通过访问阿尔忒弥斯一号博客了解猎户座的旅程。 影像来源:NASA

猎户座接近月球

猎户座接近月球

On Nov. 20, the fifth day of the 25.5-day Artemis I mission, a camera mounted on the tip of one of Orion’s solar array wings captured this footage of the spacecraft and the Moon as it continued to grow nearer to our lunar neighbor. The spacecraft entered the lunar sphere of influence at 2:09 p.m. EST, making the Moon, instead of Earth, the main gravitational force acting on the spacecraft. Orion completed its first flyby on the morning of Nov. 21, 2022. Follow Orion’s journey by visiting the Artemis I blog. Image Credit: NASA 11月20日,为期25.5天的阿尔忒弥斯一号任务的第五天,安装在猎户座一侧太阳能阵列翼尖上的摄像机拍下了这段航天器和月球的画面,画面中是猎户座航天器和续靠近航天器的月球邻居。 美国东部时间下午2点09分,航天器进入月球影响范围,使月球取代地球成为作用于航天器的主要引力。猎户座于2022年11月21日上午完成了首次飞越。 通过访问阿尔忒弥斯一号博客了解猎户座的旅程。 影像来源:NASA

哈勃望远镜观测到一个正在膨胀的宇宙云

哈勃望远镜观测到一个正在膨胀的宇宙云

A small, dense cloud of gas and dust called CB 130-3 blots out the center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. CB 130-3 is an object known as a dense core, a compact agglomeration of gas and dust. This particular dense core is in the constellation Serpens and seems to billow across a field of background stars. Dense cores like CB 130-3 are the birthplaces of stars and are of particular interest to astronomers. During the collapse of these cores enough mass can accumulate in one place to reach the temperatures and densities required to ignite hydrogen fusion, marking the birth of a new star. While it may not be obvious from this image, a compact object teetering on the brink of…

原住民火箭发射团队建造火箭

原住民火箭发射团队建造火箭

Stephanie Yazzie, Northern Arizona University student and NAU Space Jacks team member, poses with her team’s rocket in this photo from the 2019 NASA First Nations Launch (FNL) competition. In this competition, students from Tribal Colleges and Universities, Native American Serving Nontribal Institutions, and schools with American Indian Science and Engineering Society chapters demonstrated their engineering and design skills. FNL 2022, an Artemis Student Challenge, called for faculty advisor-led teams of undergraduate students to conceive, design, fabricate, and fly dual deploy high-power rockets within three challenges with various technical requirements. Winners were chosen by a pool of Native American NASA and industry judges for the competition also included four FNL alumni who completed their STEM degrees and became engineers in the aerospace field. Explore more…

我们出发了:阿尔忒弥斯1号发射

我们出发了:阿尔忒弥斯1号发射

Our Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47 a.m. EST. Artemis I is the first integrated flight test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and ground systems. The mission is a critical part of our Moon to Mars exploration approach—an important test before flying astronauts on the Artemis II mission. View more photos of Artemis I. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls 我们的太空发射系统(SLS),世界上最强大的火箭,携带猎户座飞船,于2022年11月16日星期三,在美国东部时间上午1:47从佛罗里达州的NASA肯尼迪航天中心的39B发射场进行了阿尔忒弥斯1号飞行测试。 阿尔忒弥斯1号是该机构深空探测系统的第一次综合飞行测试:包括猎户座飞船、SLS火箭和地面系统。该任务是我们月球到火星探索方法的关键部分,是宇航员执行阿尔忒弥斯2号任务之前的重要测试。 查看更多关于阿尔忒弥斯1号的照片。 图片来源:NASA/Bill Ingalls

NASA肯尼迪航天中心月光下的发射准备工作

NASA肯尼迪航天中心月光下的发射准备工作

The Moon is seen rising above NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continue, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for no earlier than Nov. 16 at 1:04 a.m. EST. Coverage begins with cryogenic fueling of the SLS at 3:30 p.m. EST on Nov. 15; launch coverage begins at 10:30 p.m. EST on Nov. 15. NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls 2022年11月14日星期一,在佛罗里达州的NASA肯尼迪航天中心,月球在NASA的太空发射系统(SLS)火箭上方升起,猎户座飞船在39B发射台继续进行发射准备工作。无人飞行测试的发射时间定在不早于美国东部时间11月16日凌晨1:04。报道从美国东部时间11月15日下午3点30分SLS的低温燃料补给开始;发射报道从美国东部时间11月15日晚上10:30开始。 NASA的阿尔忒弥斯1号飞行测试是NASA深空探测系统的首次综合测试:包括猎户座飞船、SLS火箭和支持地面系统。 图片来源:NASA/Bill Ingalls

升空!JPSS-2和LOFTID成功发射

升空!JPSS-2和LOFTID成功发射

The Moon makes a stunning backdrop for the successful launch of the third in a series of polar-orbiting weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and our Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) on Nov. 10 at 4:49 a.m. EST from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carried the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS)-2 and LOFTID. JPSS-2 will circle the globe 14 times a day 512 miles above Earth, providing forecasters the benefit of three polar-orbiting satellites operating simultaneously, joining its predecessors Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) and NOAA-20. Following JPSS-2’s deployment, the LOFTID heat shield autonomously inflated and re-entered Earth’s atmosphere, splashing down about 500 miles off the coast of…

与杰瑞·C·埃利奥特一起庆祝美洲原住民遗产月

与杰瑞·C·埃利奥特一起庆祝美洲原住民遗产月

Jerry C. Elliott, a former NASA physicist and one of the first Native Americans hired at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, speaks during Native American Heritage Month event in 2017 at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. He joined NASA in April 1966, as a Flight Mission Operations Engineer at NASA’s Mission Control Center and held technical and managerial positions with highly successful accomplishments in many fields including spacecraft systems, mission operations, astronaut crew equipment, scientific experiments and technical management. Elliott received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest U.S. civilian honor, for duties as Retrofire Officer at NASA Mission Control Center during the aborted Apollo 13 space mission with the safe return of the flight crew. View the Native American Heritage Month Gallery. Image Credit: Emmett…

宇航员杰西卡·沃特金斯和鲍勃·海恩斯在太空中研究农业

宇航员杰西卡·沃特金斯和鲍勃·海恩斯在太空中研究农业

In this image from June 24, 2022, NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines, part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4, work on the XROOTS space botany investigation, which used the International Space Station’s (ISS) Veggie facility to test soilless methods to grow plants. The space agricultural study could enable production of crops on a larger scale to sustain crews on future space explorations farther away from Earth and could enhance cultivation of plants in terrestrial settings such as greenhouses, contributing to better food security for people on Earth. Learn about the latest scientific research on the ISS. Image Credit: NASA 在这张2022年6月24日的照片中,NASA宇航员杰西卡·沃特金斯和鲍勃·海恩斯(NASA SpaceX Crew-4的一员)正在进行XROOTS空间植物学研究,该研究利用国际空间站(ISS)蔬菜设施来测试无土栽培植物的方法。太空农业研究可以使更大规模的作物生产成为可能,以支持未来在远离地球的太空探索中的工作人员,并可以加强温室等陆地环境下的植物种植,为地球上的人们提供更好的粮食保障。 了解国际空间站上的最新科学研究。 图片来源:NASA