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Anonymous ID: 7dc1bd July 13, 2023, 6:04 a.m. No.19171695   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1702 >>1792 >>2050 >>2209 >>2254

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

July 13, 2023

 

Webb's Rho Ophiuchi

 

A mere 390 light-years away, Sun-like stars and future planetary systems are forming in the Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to our fair planet. The James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam peered into the nearby natal chaos to capture this infrared image at an inspiring scale. The spectacular cosmic snapshot was released to celebrate the successful first year of Webb's exploration of the Universe. The frame spans less than a light-year across the Rho Ophiuchi region and contains about 50 young stars. Brighter stars clearly sport Webb's characteristic pattern of diffraction spikes. Huge jets of shocked molecular hydrogen blasting from newborn stars are red in the image, with the large, yellowish dusty cavity carved out by the energetic young star near its center. Near some stars in the stunning image are shadows cast by their protoplanetary disks.

 

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html?

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QCi Awarded Subcontract to Develop Groundbreaking Photonic Sensor Instrument for NASA Ames

July 13, 2023

 

Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) has been granted a subcontract award by the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI) to construct and evaluate a groundbreaking photonic sensor instrument for NASA Ames. The primary objective of this project, scheduled to commence on July 13, 2023, is to develop and test a novel photonic sensor instrument capable of providing highly accurate measurements of atmospheric particulates such as clouds, aerosols, smoke plumes, volcanic ashes, and more. This advanced instrument aims to identify crucial physical properties including size, shape, and chemical composition.

 

It is worth noting that this is the third distinct task order that NASA has awarded to QCi, making it the second research center within NASA to subcontract with the company. QCi, through its wholly owned federal contracting subsidiary, QI Solutions, will be responsible for executing this project under the BAERI subcontract.

 

Over the course of the nine-month subcontract, QCi will deliver a compact system that has been programmed to efficiently process a significant volume of data. This system will be capable of operating independently for extended periods and will be designed to be powered by a 12-volt battery, consuming no more than 30 watts of power.

 

Furthermore, QCi will generate comprehensive reports detailing the system’s performance in a realistic environment, providing a range of parameters and offering predictive analyses for potential future enhancements.

 

https://beststocks.com/qci-awarded-subcontract-to-develop-groundbrea/

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New Fleet of Vehicles for NASA’s Artemis Crews Arrives at Kennedy

Jul 11, 2023

 

NASA has received the fleet of vehicles that will take Artemis crews on the final Earth-bound leg of their journey to the Moon before boarding their rocket and spacecraft.

 

Teams from manufacturer Canoo Technologies Inc. of Torrance, California, delivered three specially designed, fully electric, environmentally friendly crew transportation vehicles to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, July 11. The zero-emission vehicles can carry four astronauts in their Orion crew survival system spacesuits, support personnel including a spacesuit technician, and provides room for specialized equipment for the drive to Launch Pad 39B ahead of Artemis missions to the Moon.

 

The new vehicles are customized to accommodate NASA’s unique specifications for Artemis missions while also paying homage to the legacy of the agency’s human spaceflight and space exploration efforts. Many aspects of the design, from the interior and exterior markings to the color of the vehicles to the wheel wells, were chosen by a creative team that included the Artemis launch director and representatives from NASA’s Astronaut Office based at Johnson Space Center in Houston. They provided insight from the conceptual phase throughout production. Canoo was awarded a contract in April 2022 to manufacture the vehicles.

 

“The collaboration between Canoo and our NASA representatives focused on the crews’ safety and comfort on the way to the pad ahead of their journey to the Moon,” said Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s Artemis launch director. “I have no doubt everyone who sees these new vehicles will feel the same sense of pride I have for this next endeavor of crewed Artemis missions.”

 

Historically, during launch operations at Kennedy for NASA’s Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs, the earlier Astrovans were the primary means of transporting crews from the astronauts’ crew quarters in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building to the launch pad. While the path to the pad may look similar, the ride to get there has changed with the times.

 

Ahead of Artemis II, the first crewed mission under Artemis that will send four astronauts around the Moon and bring them home, the fleet will be used for astronaut training exercises at the spaceport. The approximately 10-day flight will test NASA's foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, for the first time with astronauts and will pave the way for lunar surface missions, including landing the first woman and first person of color on the Moon.

 

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-fleet-of-vehicles-for-nasa-s-artemis-crews-arrives-at-kennedy