Interviews with MAVEN's scientific and launch teams detail the goals for the Mars-bound spacecraft and the years of work that went into building the spacecraft and then getting ready to launch it.
Weather Forecast: 60 Percent ‘Go’
MAVEN's launch day forecast calls for a 60 percent chance of acceptable conditions at the opening of the launch window Monday at 1:28 p.m. EST. Concerns are centered on a cold front that is expected to near Florida on Monday and possibly disrupt the weather around Cape Canaveral with thick clouds and possible showers. In …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/13/13
US Segment Crew Handover: Hopkins continued a handover with newly arrived crewmembers Flight Engineer (FE)-5 Mastracchio and FE-6 Wakata. Topics included recommendations for on-orbit practices, lessons learned, and familiarization of ISS Systems and Payloads within each USOS module. Ocular Health (OH): As part of his Flight Day 10 session, Wakata completed his vision test and …
Sunday Night Fireball
On Sunday evening, a bright fireball was reported by visual observers in Tennessee. Occurring about 7:22 PM Central, the meteor was detected by 4 of our All Sky cameras – those in Huntsville; Chickamauga, GA; Cartersville, GA; and Dahlonega, GA. The fireball was picked up at an altitude of 55 miles moving east of south at …
Getting MAVEN Ready for Launch (Video)
Goddard Video Shows Mars’ Possible Transformation
This is a concept video by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland of how the Martian atmosphere and landscape may have changed in the past 4 billion years. MAVEN's mission is to find out whether the theories of change are correct. MAVEN will orbit Mars with a suite of instruments that will scan the …
ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/12/13
Emergency Roles and Responsibilities: All six crew members participated in this activity to familiarize the three new crew members on common responses to emergencies. Some of the topics covered include crew accountability, escape vehicle access, Commander responsibility, communication and coordination, and use of personal protective equipment. Space Headaches Investigation: Flight Engineer (FE)-5 Mastracchio and FE-6 …
MAVEN and Curiosity Explore Mars
Curiosity will be working on the Martian surface as MAVEN orbits overhead taking its own readings. Together with previous exploration missions on and above Mars, the data is drawing a more complete picture of the Red Planet.
Southern California Lit Up By Fireball
The fireball over southern California last night at 7:49 PM PST was a North Taurid. Brighter than the Full Moon, it was caused by a piece of Comet Encke about 2 feet in diameter hitting the atmosphere at 56,000 mph. Information about the fireball was provided by NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office (MEO) and is the NASA organization responsible for …