#explorenasa

I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had a chance to really share what I’ve been doing at my new job at NASA. So I decided to post a few from, what I think has been the most fantastic experience yet. NASA’s Orion spacecraft–the crew module and European-built service module—being cleaned and moved into a thermal cage and readied for its move into the vacuum chamber at NASA’s Plum Brook Station for testing. Testing begins with a 60-day thermal test, where the spacecraft will be subjected to temperatures ranging from -250 to 300-degrees Fahrenheit to ensure it can withstand the harsh environment of space during Artemis missions. #NASA #NASAglenn #exploreNASA #Artemis #PlumBrook #Sandusky #Ohio #Orion #extreme #vacuum #vaccumchamber #moontomars #spaceexplorer #space #astronaut #science #scientificphotographer #clevelandphotographer #ohiophotographer #nasaphotographer #scienceisart #visualhistorian #Jefw1F https://www.instagram.com/p/B7awqDupoH8/?igshid=x0wbn26i88db

Repost from @nasa__sls using @RepostRegramApp - NASA’s Rocket Factory is HUGE! The amount of factory floor space is equal to 33 football fields (435 x 730m), and it’s so clean you can see your reflection in the polished surface. Various manufacturing areas fabricate and weld components of SLS and the Orion Spacecraft, mostly using friction welding, in the North and South VAB towers, and the main area . . #explorenasa #NASAsocial #rocketfactory #nasa #exploremars #nasaphotosocial #nasaphotowalk #chrishadfieldrocketfactory

Designed for human missions to deep space, the official @nasa identifier for Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1) represents the first uncrewed, integrated flight test of the Deep Space Exploration Systems. The artwork showcases NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft, and Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The triangular shape signifies the three main programs and is a classic shape for NASA mission emblems dating back to the shuttle era. The silver highlight surrounding this patch gives nod to the silver Orion spacecraft, including the European Service Module that will be voyaging 40,000 miles past our Earth’s Moon into deep space. The orange rocket and flames represent the firepower of SLS. The setting is the historic Launch Pad 39B. The red and blue mission trajectories encompassing the white full Moon proudly emphasizes the hard work, tradition, and dedication of this American led-mission while also embracing NASA’s international partnership with the European Space Agency as both agencies forge a new future in space.

A grid of small polygons on the Martian rock surface near the right edge of this view may have originated as cracks in drying mud more than 3 billion years ago. Multiple images from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover were combined for this mosaic of a block called "Squid Cove" and its immediate surroundings. Credit: NASA