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A Nasa-funded Engineer's Plan To Colonize Mars

... wanted) to 3 D-print structures using materials on the moon, and later on Mars. With my own pocket money, I did some experiments, and purchased materials that looked very similar to the lunar and Martian materials, both in terms of the shapes, and percentage of different oxides - all the characteristics were comparable. I built some very primitive things, melting the materials to see if I could use the heat to change the sand into rock. I wanted to see if the stimulants could be melted and extruded, and if I could use them in my 3 D printing idea. Then I wrote a proposal to NASA to build structures and infrastructure on other planets, entirely using in situ material, so we wouldn't be taking material from earth. What is the biggest barrier to doing this. Getting the technology to Mars. We will have to place the construction machines inside the payload compartment of a rocket. For that, we have to be mindful of the size. It can't be too large or too heavy. Otherwise, it would need bigger rockets - and the ...

Drug-resistant Superbug Sent To Space For Study

... ways that are completely unexpected,” microbiologist Cheryl Nickerson at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute, who studies how bacteria behave in space told WSJ. “What are bacteria going to do over a long duration as we get farther and farther from Earth?”. #Space X launches its 10 th resupply mission to Intl Space Station __link__/i 4 m QPK 9 P 93 __link__/r Ale Ka NEdh. — RT (@RT_com) February 19, 2017. NASA researchers have studied bacteria in space since the 1960 s, when US scientists discovered E.coli and salmonella grew twice as fast in orbit as on Earth. Soviet-era Russian researchers in the 1970 s determined that infectious microbes like staphylococcus abroad their spacecraft had increased resistance to five common antibiotics. Not until 2006 did scientists prove in tests with lab animals that some bacteria became more lethal while in orbit. “As we look at longer-term missions, we have to know the risks and how to protect the health of these astronauts,” microbiologist Kasthuri Venkateswaran at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...

Nasa's New Space Agenda

... the first to see the Moon's far side. They would be the first to see an earth-rise. The entire world would watch as men zoomed past the old altitude record of 850 miles above the earth, and set a new one of 250 thousand miles above the earth. On Christmas Eve, 1968, Apollo 8 entered a lunar orbit. On Christmas Day, Apollo 8's crew broadcast closeup video of the Moon's surface on live TV. They accompanied the footage with a message. Astronaut Bill Anders spoke first. "We are now approaching the lunar sunrise, and for all the people back on Earth, the crew of Apollo 8 has a message that we would like to send to you. "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the water. And God said, let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.". Astronaut Jim Lovell spoke next. "And God ...

Nasa Announces Winners In 'space Poop Challenge

... strategies that would be effective — but not at all comfortable. "You have to take into consideration, 'Is the astronaut going to be OK with this design?' " Katherine Kin, the dentist and artist, notes. "You have to have something that's psychologically comfortable.". So internal catheters were out. Instead, Gonzales says, they used an air-powered system to push waste away from the body to store it elsewhere in the suit. "More specifically, that air is created by passive and active normal body movements of the astronaut," Gonzales says. A product designer from the U. K., Hugo Shelley, placed third. He usually works with electronics and tech products, but he says for this contest, he went in the other direction — and tried to build a solution with as few electronic parts as possible. "I think we're all aware of the dangers of things going wrong in space," he says. A simple design seemed safer, he says. Hugo Shelley's design is "built into a form-fitting garment that is worn underneath the pressure suit," he says. "It features a new catheter design for extended use in microgravity, combined with a mechanism that compresses, seals and sanitizes ...

Nasa Sees Development Of South Pacific's Tropical Cyclone Bart

... west longitude, about 762 nautical miles west-southwest of Papeete, Tahiti. Bart was moving to the east-southeast at a speedy 25.3 mph (22 knots/40.7 kph) and over open waters of the South Pacific Ocean. The JTWC noted that Bart is located along the northeast edge of a deep subtropical shortwave trough (elongated area of low pressure) and "environmental conditions are forecast to degrade over the next 24 to 36 hours with increasing vertical wind shear and cooler sea surface temperatures, which will eventually lead to extra-tropical transition [in a day and a half]. NASA sees Tropical Storm Carlos west of La Reunion Island. February 7, 2017. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Carlos as its center moved just to the west of La Reunion Island in the Southern Indian Ocean. NASA's Terra satellite sees Tropical Cyclone Yalo coming to a quick end. February 26, 2016. Tropical Cyclone Yalo formed yesterday and is expected to come to an end today, Feb. 26. NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the young storm that showed strong wind shear was already tearing the storm apart. NASA sees Tropical Storm Nada affected by wind shear. November 30, 2016. ...

Nasa In Tooele County? Lawmakers Endorse Resolution Encouraging New Testing Facility

... its eye on a site about 10 miles south of Tooele for a new testing facility — and the site may have a competitive edge over others being considered in Texas, California and New York. That's what Tooele County Commissioner Shawn Milne said Tuesday after a House committee supported a resolution that would encourage NASA to choose Tooele County for a new drone testing facility. HCR 21 , sponsored by Rep. Doug Sagers, R-Tooele, passed the House Political Subdivisions Committee with a unanimous vote and now goes to the House floor. Milne said a NASA facility would not only put Tooele County on the map for the high-tech sector, but it would also increase educational opportunities for schoolchildren and provide a few hundred jobs for the rural county's workforce. "We need to do something to diversify our economy," he said. "This is a really awesome opportunity for our citizens and our ...

Nasa's Juno Probe Will Keep Its Distance From Jupiter

... "Telemetry from the spacecraft indicated that it took several minutes for the valves to open, while it took only a few seconds during past main engine firings," NASA said in a status report Friday. Engineers spent the next several months studying the problem, but in the end NASA decided it wasn't worth the risk since Juno can accomplish its mission objectives without changing its orbit. RELATED: Juno Looks Into a Fierce Jupiter Storm During Dramatic Orbital Dive. "We looked at multiple scenarios that would place Juno in a shorter-period orbit, but there was concern that another main engine burn could result in a less-than-desirable orbit," project manager Rick Nybakken, with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., said in a statement. "The bottom line is a burn represented a risk to completion of ...

The Nasa Rocket Scientist Leaving Mars For Politics

... and has graduated hundreds of women engineers. [Van Houten also won an Emerging Leader Award from the Society of Women Engineers in 2016.]. Yong: Speaking of which, have you seen Hidden Figures. Van Houten: Yes! There’s also another book I love called Rise of the Rocket Girls , about female computers at the JPL. I’ve very aware of sexism throughout our industry, although my own experience at JPL has been a very positive one. I’ve had to push back on minor things, like being given secretarial duties. Part of why I love Mars 2020 is that we have a huge team of phenomenal women, a lot of whom are in leadership positions. But the proportion of women in engineering is still just 14 percent. It’s 19 percent in Congress, so if and when I get there, I’m going to feel surrounded by women. Tracy Van Houten greets Annie & Graham at the campaign's Kick Off Event on February 20 th.  Credit: Joseph Sanchez. Yong: I note that, unlike other scientists and engineers who have expressed interest in running for office, science doesn’t form the core part of your ...

Nasa's Audacious Europa Missions Are Getting Closer To Reality

... which will be bathed in Jupiter's radiation, is expected to fail in just a single month. Awaiting the greenlight. Federal fiscal year 2017 began back on October 1, 2016, but Congress has not yet passed a 2017 budget. As of now, with the notable exception of Orion and the Space Launch System, NASA is operating under 2016 funding levels. In 2016, Congress earmarked $175 million for the Clipper mission. In proposed 2017 spending bills, the House allocated $260 million to be used for both the Clipper and lander, while the Senate did not mention the missions at all. One source I spoke with said NASA is internally estimating a cost of $2 billion for the Clipper alone, and that doesn't include the cost of the Space Launch System, which could have have a price tag between $500 million and $1 billion, according to statements by various NASA officials. That means that despite the progress, there are a lot of hurdles to overcome before humanity gets a chance to search for life on Europa. But NASA missions have endured far worse; ...

Nasa Spots Short-lived Tropical Cyclone Alfred

... The storm is already headed. NASA watching remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Carlos. February 13, 2017. Tropical Cyclone Carlos became sub-tropical and weakened to a remnant low pressure area over the weekend of February 11 and 12. By February 13, as NASA's Terra satellite passed over the remnants, the storm still showed a. NASA sees ex-Tropical Cyclone Gillian in Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria. March 12, 2014. Tropical Cyclone Gillian made landfall on the western Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, weakened and has now meandered back over water. On March 12, NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the remnants. NASA's spots Tropical Cyclone Carlos' night-time stretch. February 10, 2017. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured a night-time image of Tropical Cyclone Carlos using infrared light that showed the storm was being stretched out. Carlos is being adversely affected by the Westerlies. NASA sees Tropical Storm Nada affected by wind shear. November 30, 2016. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite revealed that ...

Nasa Aims To Measure Vital Colorado Snow Data From Satellites

... snow melts, so water will flow through the interior of the snowbank, distorting or absorbing signals from remote sensors. No single instrument can overcome all the obstacles. "We have these different sensing techniques. Each one works to a certain degree," Kim said. "What's the optimal combination?". Two Snow Ex sensors will measure snow depth: Radar and LIDAR, which stands for light detection and ranging. LIDAR uses laser pulses to measure distance. Four sensors will measure snow density: three other types of radar, plus a passive microwave instrument, which detects how much of the Earth's natural microwave radiation the snow is blocking. Two thermal infrared sensors will measure temperature. A hyperspectral imager and a multispectral imager will measure how much sunlight the snow is reflecting, which helps determine how fast it will melt. Aircraft will take the instruments on multiple passes over two areas in western Colorado, Grand Mesa and Senator Beck Basin. Ground crews will also analyze the snow to verify how accurate the instruments are. One key technology used to predict snow runoff in the American West is the Snow Telemetry Network, or ...

This Summer's Solar Eclipse Brings Nasa Research To Rosman

... in a press release. In addition to NASA, over 250 amateur astronomers will be in attendance for the event, including 80 astronomers from Italy. At PARI, the total solar eclipse will begin at 2:36 p.m. on Monday, August 21, 2017 and last for 1 minute, 47 seconds. Earlier in the day, NASA/NC Space Grant will launch a high-altitude balloon to produce live video and still images of the eclipse from near space (approximately 90,000 feet). NC Space Grant is a consortium of 13 member institutions and seven industry/government/non-profit partners. Geoff Bland, a research engineer at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, will lead a second team of scientists with the AEROKATS program (Advanced Earth Observation Kites and Terrestrial Systems). “At PARI we will have the unique opportunity to conduct novel meteorological and remote sensing observations about the response of the local environment to the eclipse, said Bland. “The launch will also help us ...