Preview of our Artemis I mission to the moon…
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And an anniversary for one of our explorers on Mars … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at
NASA previews Artemis I lunar mission
We previewed our Artemis I unmanned mission to the Moon during two briefings. On August 3rd, agency officials gave a “grand tour” of the mission at our NASA Headquarters and other NASA centers.
“Artemis I shows that we can achieve great things. Things that connect people, things that benefit humanity. Things like Apollo that inspire the world.” — Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator
Two days later, a deeper dive into the mission’s schedule and operations followed from our Johnson Space Center. The agency currently plans to launch the Space Launch System rocket no earlier than Monday, August 29 to send the Orion spacecraft around the moon and back to Earth. Artemis I will take place over the course of approximately six weeks to test systems before astronauts fly aboard the Artemis II spacecraft.
This image of the Cartwheel and its companion galaxies is a Webb Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) composite, revealing details that are difficult to discern in the individual images alone.
This galaxy formed as a result of a high-speed collision about 400 million years ago. The wagon wheel consists of two rings, a bright inner ring and a colorful outer ring. Both rings expand outwards from the collision center like shock waves. Image Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team
Webb captures new image of Cartwheel Galaxy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope produced this new detailed image of the Cartwheel Galaxy and two smaller galaxies. Located about 500 million light-years from us, the Cartwheel Galaxy is a rare type of galaxy that astronomers refer to as a “ring galaxy.” The Cartwheel Galaxy is believed to have been a normal spiral galaxy like ours in the past
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Stay curious with NASA and celebrate the agency’s Curiosity Mars rover’s 10th anniversary on the Red Planet with a two-sided poster that lists some of the intrepid explorer’s inspiring accomplishments. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
After 10 years on
NASA’s Curiosity rover is celebrating 10 years on Mars. The rover landed on the Red Planet at 10:32 p.m. PDT on August 5, 2012. Since then, it has driven about 18 miles and climbed more than 2,000 feet while exploring Gale Crater and the foothills of Mount Sharp. Most importantly, Curiosity determined that liquid water and the chemical building blocks needed for life were indeed present in this region of Mars for at least tens of millions of years. The Curiosity team now plans to have the rover spend the next few years exploring a new region, one thought to have formed as water was drying out, leaving behind salty minerals called sulfates.
A collage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 from left to right, top to bottom: NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina. Credit: NASA
The Next Commercial Crew Launch to the Space Station
The launch of our
“We are coming together as a human race. And our mission onboard the International Space Station of developing this technology and research to benefit all of humankind is really what brings us together.” — Nicole Mann, NASA Astronaut
This is NASA’s fifth crew rotation flight to the space station with a U.S. commercial spacecraft.
Actor Nichelle Nichols, who died July 30, 2022, didn’t just break new ground on “Star Trek” by playing one of the first leading recurring Black female characters on U.S. television. A decade after the show ended, she did the same for NASA, appearing in a promotional film aimed at recruiting women and people of color to apply to be astronauts, as she recounted in a 2012 visit to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The next astronaut class, appointed in 1978, included Guy Bluford, the first Black American in space, and Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Credit: NASA
NASA Pays Tribute to Nichelle Nichols
NASA is remembering actor Nichelle Nichols, who passed away on July 30. She broke new ground on “Star Trek” in her role as Lieutenant Uhura, one of the first leading recurring Black female characters on U.S. television. Years later, NASA officials enlisted her help to recruit the first women and minority astronauts for the Space Shuttle Program. In a statement, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson noted that as we prepare to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon under Artemis, NASA is guided by the legacy of Nichelle Nichols.
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