NASA的历史

Raquel Redhouse is member of the Navajo (Diné) Nation, a mother and an engineer. She is also an advocate of both STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) education and STEM education, who feels that “engaging in artistic ways enhances the critical thinking skills/performance.” Learn more about Raquel Redhouse. View the Native American Heritage Month Gallery. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth Image Credit: courtesy of Raquel Redhouse Raquel Redhouse是纳瓦霍族的一员，同事也是一名母亲和工程师。她也是STEAM(科学、技术、工程、艺术和数学)教育和STEM教育的倡导者，她认为“以艺术的方式参与可以提高批判性思维技能/表现。” 了解更多关于Raquel Redhouse的信息。 查看印第安人遗产月画廊。 #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth 图片来源:Raquel Redhouse提供

When Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, the crew brought devices with them called retroreflectors, which are essentially small arrays of mirrors. The plan was for scientists on Earth to aim lasers at them and calculate the time it took for the beams to return. This provided exceptionally precise measurements of the Moon’s orbit and shape, including how it changed slightly based on Earth’s gravitational pull. Research with these Apollo-era lunar retroreflectors continues to this day. Scientists want to perform similar experiments on the Red Planet and NASA’s Perseverance rover – scheduled to land on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021 – carries with it the Laser Retroreflector Array. There’s also small one aboard the agency’s InSight lander, called Laser Retroreflector for InSight. While there is…

Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor examines her eye with a fundoscope aboard the International Space Station with remote support from doctors on the ground. As a member of the Expedition 56/57 crew in 2018, she participated in many onboard experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard the station Dr. Auñón-Chancellor was selected as a member of the Astronaut Corps in 2009. She is board certified in Internal and Aerospace Medicine. During her time aboard the station, the crew led investigations into new cancer treatment methods and algae growth in space. The crew also installed a new Life Sciences Glovebox, a sealed work area for life science and technology investigations that can accommodate two astronauts. During this, her first flight, she logged in 197 days…

Then-NASA Johnson Space Center deputy director Ellen Ochoa poses for a photo with Robonaut 2 (R2) during media day in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility on Aug. 4, 2010. R2 hitched a ride to the International Space Station with the STS-133. It was the first humanoid robot to travel to space and the first U.S.-built robot to visit the station. R2 will stay on the space station indefinitely to allow engineers on the ground to learn more about how humanoid robots fare in microgravity. Ochoa became Johnson Center director in 2012 and retired from that position in 2018. She is veteran of four space shuttle flights and holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford. #HispanicHeritageMonth Image Credit: NASA 2010年8月4日，美国宇航局约翰逊航天中心副主任埃伦·奥乔亚（Ellen Ochoa）在太空飞行器模拟设施的媒体日与Robonaut 2（R2）合影。R2搭乘了STS-133前往国际空间站。它是第一个到太空旅行的人形机器人，也是第一个访问空间站的美国制造的机器人。R2将无限期地留在空间站，让地面上的工程师了解更多关于类人机器人在微重力下如何生存的信息。 奥乔亚（Ochoa）于2012年成为约翰逊中心主任，并于2018年从该职位退休。她是四次航天飞机飞行的资深人士，并拥有斯坦福大学的电气工程博士学位。 #HispanicHeritageMonth 图片来源：NASA

Dr. Frank Rubio was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He reported for duty in August 2017 and having completed the initial astronaut candidate training is now eligible for a mission assignment. The Florida native graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1998 and earned a Doctorate of Medicine from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 2010. Prior to attending medical school, he served as a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army and flew more than 1,100 hours, including more than 600 hours of combat and imminent danger time during deployments to Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Dr. Rubio is a board certified family physician and flight surgeon. In this image, Rubio…

Not every flight director is a legend, but some are. Take Eugene Kranz, for example. His heroic efforts saved the Apollo 13 mission from disaster. He also was an aerospace engineer, fighter pilot in the Korean War, and as Chief Flight Director, he directed missions from the Gemini and Apollo programs, including the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11. He was also known for his white vests, all hand made by his wife Marta. One of those vests is now hanging in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Flight directors, like Kranz, are responsible for leading teams of flight controllers, research and engineering experts, and support personnel around the world, and making the real-time decisions critical to keeping NASA astronauts safe in space. Currently, NASA…

Star Trek debuted 54 years ago on Sept. 8, 1966. Fans of the television science fiction series Star Trek were saddened when the show’s final episode aired on June 3, 1969. It seemed like the end of a very short era, as the program had only been on the air for three seasons. But, the show and its influence continue. In the documentary “NASA on the Edge of Forever: Science in Space,” host NASA astronaut Victor Glover states, “Science and Star Trek go hand-in-hand.” The film explores how for the past 50 years, Star Trek has influenced scientists, engineers, and even astronauts to reach beyond their potential. While the ISS doesn’t speed through the galaxy like the Starship Enterprise, much of the research conducted aboard…