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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
NASA, International Astronauts Address Students from New York, Ohio
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi will answer prerecorded questions submitted by middle and high school students from New York and Ohio. Both groups will hear from the astronauts aboard the International Space Station in two separate events. The first event at 10:20 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 20, includes students from Long Beach Middle School in Lido Beach, New York. Media interested in covering the event at Long Beach Middle School must RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Monday, May 19, to Christi Tursi at: ctursi@ or 516-771-3960. The second event at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 23, is with students from Vermilion High School in Vermilion, Ohio. Media interested in covering the event at Vermilion High School must RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, May 22, to Jennifer Bengele at: jbengele@ or 440-479-7783. Watch both 20-minute Earth-to-space calls live on NASA STEM YouTube Channel. Long Beach Middle School will host the event for students in grades 6 through 8. The school aims to provide both the students and community with an experience that bridge gaps in space sciences with teaching and learning in classrooms. Vermilion High School will host the event for students in grades 9 through 12, to help increase student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career pathways. For more than 24 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through SCaN's (Space Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network. Research and technology investigations taking place aboard the space station benefit people on Earth and lay the groundwork for other agency missions. As part of NASA's Artemis campaign, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars, inspiring Artemis Generation explorers and ensuring the United States continues to lead in space exploration and discovery. See videos of astronauts aboard the space station at: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE NASA
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
NASA, International Astronauts Address Students from New York, Ohio
WASHINGTON, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi will answer prerecorded questions submitted by middle and high school students from New York and Ohio. Both groups will hear from the astronauts aboard the International Space Station in two separate events. The first event at 10:20 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 20, includes students from Long Beach Middle School in Lido Beach, New York. Media interested in covering the event at Long Beach Middle School must RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Monday, May 19, to Christi Tursi at: ctursi@ or 516-771-3960. The second event at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, May 23, is with students from Vermilion High School in Vermilion, Ohio. Media interested in covering the event at Vermilion High School must RSVP no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, May 22, to Jennifer Bengele at: jbengele@ or 440-479-7783. Watch both 20-minute Earth-to-space calls live on NASA STEM YouTube Channel. Long Beach Middle School will host the event for students in grades 6 through 8. The school aims to provide both the students and community with an experience that bridge gaps in space sciences with teaching and learning in classrooms. Vermilion High School will host the event for students in grades 9 through 12, to help increase student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career pathways. For more than 24 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked aboard the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Astronauts aboard the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through SCaN's (Space Communications and Navigation) Near Space Network. Research and technology investigations taking place aboard the space station benefit people on Earth and lay the groundwork for other agency missions. As part of NASA's Artemis campaign, the agency will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars, inspiring Artemis Generation explorers and ensuring the United States continues to lead in space exploration and discovery. See videos of astronauts aboard the space station at: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE NASA
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
SpaceX-NASA launch overnight: Everything to know about ISS resupply launch from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX and NASA are teaming up on an early morning resupply mission Monday, April 21, to transport about 6,700 pounds of supplies up to the International Space Station inside a Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX is targeting 4:15 a.m. EDT Monday to launch a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Expect pre-dawn Central Florida sonic booms: After soaring skyward along a northeasterly trajectory, the rocket's first-stage booster will return to land at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Dragon should arrive and dock autonomously with the ISS about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 22. NASA astronaut and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Takuya Onishi will monitor the capsule's arrival from the orbiting outpost. Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch coverage updates on this page, starting about two hours before the launch target time. When NASA's live webcast kicks off about 3:55 a.m. Monday, we'll post it below alongside our countdown clock. Then Monday night, a second Falcon 9 should launch the Bandwagon-3 satellite rideshare mission during a window extending from 8:43 p.m. to 9:23 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — making for a doubleheader launch day. Countdown Timer For the latest news and launch schedule from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center, visit Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Neale at Rneale@ Twitter/X: @RickNeale1 Space is important to us and that's why we're working to bring you top coverage of the industry and Florida launches. Journalism like this takes time and resources. Please support it with a subscription here. This article originally appeared on Florida Today: SpaceX-NASA rocket launch overnight: What to know before ISS liftoff
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Space picture of the day for April 17, 2025
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. What is it? A month into his second long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 73 commander Takuya Onishi received a haircut from his crewmate Nichole Ayers. Onishi shared this photo on social media, commenting on how this haircut by a NASA astronaut was different from his experience with a Russian cosmonaut during his first stay on the station in 2016. "A different level of attention to detail than when I went to Barber Anatoly last time." Ayers' makeshift barber station is in Node 2 "Harmony," the utility hub aboard the International Space Station. Between Onishi and Ayers and the open hatch can be seen three of the four crew sleep stations in Harmony (the fourth is in the "floor" as the photo is oriented). On Earth, other than needing to have a broom nearby to sweep up the cuttings, the hair that is cut off during a trim is not a big concern. In space, though, that hair could float away and clog up air vents or get in or behind equipment. The solution, as seen here, is to have a vacuum at hand to quickly suck up the cuttings before they can float away. On the plus side, you don't have to wear a smock, and, after you're done, "it's refreshing and makes shampooing easier," wrote Onishi. For another view of an on-orbit haircut, watch Chinese astronauts get trims aboard their country's Tiangong space station, or read about the astronaut whose haircut was more than just for her but helped out a charity, too.
Japan Times
17-03-2025
- Science
- Japan Times
Japanese astronaut Onishi arrives at the International Space Station
Takuya Onishi, 49, and three other astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on a Crew Dragon spacecraft Sunday, marking the start of their long-term stay. About 90 minutes after the SpaceX spacecraft docked with the station, the connecting hatch was opened. Onishi was the first to enter the ISS. He hugged the waiting crew who rejoiced at their arrival. "I was able to return to the ISS with lots of energy," Onishi said in Japanese at a ceremony held later. "From tomorrow, I'll work hard on various tasks, including science at the (Japanese experiment module) Kibo." Onishi completed his second flight to space, after his first in 2016. The SpaceX Crew-10 mission was launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in the U.S. state of Florida on Friday afternoon local time. He is set to become ISS commander in the second half of his six-month stay, taking charge of the overall ISS operations and the safety of the crew members. Onishi will be the third Japanese ISS commander, after Koichi Wakata, 61, and Akihiko Hoshide, 56. Ahead of the launch, Onishi said: "I believe this will be my last trip to the ISS. It will be a culmination of the experience, insights and knowledge I have gained so far." The ISS is set to end its service life in 2030.
