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Primeiras imagens da Web, trajes espaciais de última geração e um rovers lunar

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And testing our lunar-roving robot … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA!

As primeiras imagens coloridas aparecerão em breve do Telescópio Espacial Webb

nosso Telescópio Espacial James Webb A equipe planeja lançar as primeiras imagens coloridas do telescópio e dados de espectroscopia em 12 de julho. alguns deles primeiras fotos de teste já mostrou Nitidez sem precedentes Webview infravermelho. Mas as imagens e dados divulgados em 12 de julho serão os primeiros a mostrar todo o potencial científico de Webb.

Ilustração artística de dois membros da tripulação trabalhando na Lua. A pessoa em primeiro plano levanta uma pedra para exame enquanto os outros retratam a localização do grupo ao fundo. crédito: NASA

Parceiros da NASA oferecem novos serviços de caminhada espacial e moonwalk

Em 1º de junho, anunciamos que Espaço Axioma A Collins Aerospace desenvolverá e fornecerá trajes espaciais e sistemas de caminhada espacial de última geração para os astronautas trabalharem fora da Estação Espacial Internacional e explorarem a superfície lunar na superfície lunar. Missões ArtemisPrepare-se para missões humanas[{” attribute=””>Mars. Learn more about spacesuits and spacewalking at nasa.gov/suitup.

Illustration of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon. Credit: NASA Ames/Daniel Rutter

Testing NASA’s Resource-Hunting Moon Rover

Teams at our Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently conducted full-scale egress testing with the prototype of our VIPER Moon rover to verify that it will be able to exit the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander safely and effectively after landing on the Moon. VIPER is targeted for delivery to the Moon’s South Pole in late 2023 to map valuable resources for future Artemis missions.

Hurricane Larry is pictured churning in the Atlantic Ocean as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above. Credit: NASA

NASA Prepared to Monitor 2022 Hurricane Season from Space

The 2022 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season kicked off on June 1 and runs through November 30. NASA plays an important role in the science of hurricanes. Our fleet of Earth-observing satellites can monitor storms from the unique vantage point of space to collect data that is also useful for disaster preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery. Learn more at nasa.gov/hurricanes.

The Apollo 1 monument at Arlington National Cemetery was dedicated on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Arlington, Va. The monument honors and memorializes the Apollo 1 crew of Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee. Family members of Apollo 1 astronaut Roger B. Chaffee were joined by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson as they placed flowers at the monument during its dedication. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Apollo 1 Monument Dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery

On June 2, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and others attended the Apollo 1 Monument Dedication at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia. The monument honors and memorializes the Apollo 1 crew – astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee – and others who lost their lives in support of the agency’s mission of exploration and discovery.

That’s what’s up this week @NASA.

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