Record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and her Expedition 52 crewmates, Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, are scheduled to depart the International Space Station and return to Earth Saturday, Sept. 2. NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide complete coverage of their departure and …
If the head count at dinner provides any indication of whether the upper hand belongs to science or the sea, the sea was easily ahead in the first round. After slightly delaying our departure from Woods Hole to allow a tropical storm to pass, we have now been steaming in its wake and feeling its […]
Today we wave goodbye to our NAAMES team members who will not join us at sea….. And away we go! Starting something new can often be intimidating. Add in a moving boat, some rough weather, and potential sickness and that feeling can become overwhelming. However, these feelings are quickly eclipsed by the sheer excitement of […]
All components of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket that will launch NASA's Parker Solar Probe have arrived for prelaunch processing at Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Today was our last day of mobilization before sailing on Day 1 of the NASA NAAMES mission. The scientists and crew were busy making final preparations, there was a buzz in the air that was cooled by a well-timed sea breeze. Boxes were strapped down, filter rigs were secured, and last minute trips were made […]
Just like the millions of people across the United States who got to view the Great American Eclipse just a couple of weeks ago, the SAGE III instrument, from its perch on the International Space Station was able to catch a glimpse as well. The instrument completed a sunset occultation measurement during the solar eclipse […]
Special Daily Summary during JSC Closure August 28th – September 1st 50S Crew Departure Preparations. In preparation for their return to Earth this weekend, the 50S Crew cleaned their Crew Quarters, stowed returning items within the Soyuz and conducted a descent drill to review undocking procedures and timelines. 50S undock is scheduled for Saturday, September …
Every month on Earth Matters, we offer a puzzling satellite image. The August 2017 puzzler is above. Your challenge is to use the comments section to tell us what we are looking at, when the image was acquired, and why the scene is interesting. How to answer. Your answer can be a few words or several paragraphs. (Try to […]
I had the good fortune to join the crew of the NOAA P-3 “hurricane hunter” plane that flew into Harvey on 25 Aug 2017 shortly before it made landfall in Texas. We made six pairs of eyewall penetrations. The maximum surface level winds continued to grow with each successive one as we witnessed Harvey’s rapid […]
