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We selected four astronauts to train and prepare for commercial spaceflights that will return American launches to U.S. soil and further open up low-Earth orbit transportation to the private sector. The four veteran NASA astronauts and experienced test pilots will begin working closely with commercial spaceflight companies SpaceX and Boeing to prepare for future human flights on those companies’ vehicles. More: http://go.nasa.gov/1J6tGyX #LaunchAmerica |
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Our most popular post this week featured this remarkable view of the Moon as it crossed in front of Earth's illuminated disc. The images were captured by NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a four megapixel CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR satellite orbiting 1 million miles from Earth. From its position between the sun and Earth, DSCOVR conducts its primary mission of real-time solar wind monitoring for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Read more at
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth
See labeled imagery at
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86353
Read more about DSCOVR from NOAA at
http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/DSCOVR/NASA Earth188,252 Views - SpaceX ignited two of its SuperDraco engines together at the company’s Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas, during a recent test of the reusable system. The firing was a demonstration of a pad abort test profile, with two SuperDraco engines igniting simultaneously and throttling as they will during an upcoming flight test. The SuperDraco system is integral to the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft under development to carry crew to the International Space Station.
Learn more: http://go.nasa.gov/1N682Pp
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