Daniel G. Nichols

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Frank Cisco

Mathematician Daniel G. Nichols, who worked in the Real-Time Program Development Branch, Mission Planning and Analysis Division, is photographed in NASA’s Manned Space Center. via NASA https://ift.tt/FISnruw

First Rays of an Orbital Sunrise

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Frank Cisco

Ths January 2022 image shows the first rays of an orbital sunrise as seen from the International Space Station as it orbited above Venezuela. via NASA https://ift.tt/3aRD4Bs

Dark Mode Activated!

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Frank Cisco

Divers at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston are setting the stage for future moonwalk training by simulating lunar lighting conditions. via NASA https://ift.tt/7oFAUXy

R Aquarii: An Expanse of Light

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Frank Cisco

This object is, in fact, a pair: a white dwarf star that steadily burns at a relatively cool temperature and a highly variable red giant. via NASA https://ift.tt/PNOsocXmL

Lightness of Being: Remembering Space Shuttle Columbia and Her Crew

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Frank Cisco

The bright Sun dissects the airglow above Earth’s horizon in this view photographed with a digital still camera from during the STS-107 mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/JFSRXDtaz

Learning How Ocean Water Melts Glaciers

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Frank Cisco

To learn how ocean water is melting glaciers, NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland mission extensively surveyed the coastline of the world’s largest island. via NASA https://ift.tt/9Xk5NAsDh

Remembering Challenger and Her Crew

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Frank Cisco

In this image taken in 1985, four members of the Challenger STS-51L crew train on the flight deck of the shuttle crew compartment. via NASA https://ift.tt/34chsw2