NASA Television Coverage Set for Uncrewed Soyuz Mission to Space Station
An uncrewed Russian Soyuz spacecraft is set to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 11:38 p.m. EDT (8:38 a.m. Aug. 22 Baikonur time) on a test flight to validate the spacecraft’s compatibility with a revamped Soyuz booster rocket.

August 16, 2019
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NASA Marshall to Lead Artemis Program’s Human Lunar Lander Development
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine was joined Friday by U.S. Representatives Mo Brooks and Robert Aderholt of Alabama and Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to announce the center’s new role leading the agency’s Human Landing System Program for its return to the Moon by 2024.

August 16, 2019
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3D Printing and the Future of Aeronautics
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NASA Awards Contract for Specialized Engineering, Evaluation, Test Services
NASA has awarded the NASA-wide Specialized Engineering, Evaluation and Test Services (NSEETS) contract to the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, California, to provide on- and off-site project management, independent multidisciplinary engineering services, testing, consulting, contractor on-site monitoring, and evaluation of project and/or progra

August 19, 2019
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NASA Administrator, Members of Congress to Discuss Ohio’s Role in Artemis Program
Media are invited to accompany NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, U.S. Senator Rob Portman and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio Wednesday, Aug. 21, as they visit the agency’s Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland and Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, to view progress on the agency’s Artemis program.

August 19, 2019
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NASA Television to Broadcast Sixth Meeting of the National Space Council
NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the sixth meeting of the National Space Council at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 20, from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

August 19, 2019
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SpaceX Dragon Crew Emergency Evacuation Rehearsal
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/19/2019
Vascular Aging: The crew performed glucose tests and blood draws in support of the Vascular Aging study. Emerging data indicates links among cardiovascular health risk, carotid artery aging, bone metabolism and blood biomarkers, insulin resistance, and radiation. Data indicate that aging-like changes are accelerated in many ISS crew members, particularly with respect to their arteries. …

August 20, 2019 at 12:00AM
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The Orion You Can Almost See
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NASA Administrator to Tour New Colorado Aerospace Complex, Discuss Artemis Program
Media are invited to accompany NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine at 10 a.m. MDT Friday, Aug. 23, during his visit to the University of Colorado Boulder, where he will tour a newly-completed aerospace engineering complex.

August 21, 2019
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A View of the National Space Council
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/20/2019
Biorock: The crew removed the Biorock container samples from Kubik 5 and 6 and placed them into cold stowage after imagery was taken. The interaction between microbes and rocks in a liquid phase can be affected by reduced gravity in several ways. The reduction of thermal convection in low-gravity, and its absence in microgravity, minimizes …

August 21, 2019 at 12:00AM
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Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 4945
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Wildfires in the Brazilian Rainforest Creating Cross Country Smoke
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/21/2019
International Docking Adapter (IDA)3 Extravehicular Activity (EVA): Crewmembers Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan successfully executed USOS EVA #55 within 6 hours and 31 minutes in order to accomplish the following tasks: IDA3 cable routing and connections IDA3 installation IDA3 Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) removal IDA3 outfitting. Install Hemispherical (HEMI) reflectors (2) Install H-Fixture MLI Install PMA3 …

August 22, 2019 at 12:00AM
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NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir Available for Last Interviews Before Space Mission
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will be available from 7 to 8:15 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 4, for her final live satellite interviews before launching on a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

August 22, 2019
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NASA TV to Air US Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station
Filled with almost 2,700 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo, a SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station Tuesday, Aug. 27. NASA Television and the agency’s website will broadcast its departure live beginning at 10:15 a.m. EDT.

August 22, 2019
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NGC 1499: The California Nebula
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/22/2019
60 Soyuz (60S) Uncrewed Launch: 60S launched nominally last night from Baikonur Cosmodrome. Roscosmos currently has limited capability to return scientific samples and/or equipment for refurbishment so this uncrewed flight was planned to complete the following test objectives: To test a modernized guidance, navigation and control system as well as an entry control system To …

August 23, 2019 at 12:00AM
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Hubble Captures Dynamic Dying Star
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