"As the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation evolves, we'll continue to closely monitor and coordinate with federal, state, and community officials to take any further appropriate steps to help safeguard the NASA family," Bridenstine said in a statement Monday (March 9), one day after an employee at the agency's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley tested positive for the coronavirus.
On Monday, NASA ordered all but the most essential employees at the Ames Research Center (which is located at Moffett Field) to work from home, with the center itself placed on restricted access. The center will remain in that work-from-home condition through at least Friday (March 13), Ames officials said in an update today (March 11). All work-related travel is also cancelled for the week, they said.
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"We ask for the understanding of all those who may be affected by these measures," the statement said . "We are fully committed to putting the wellbeing and safety of people first."
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The ESO's Supernova Planetarium and Visitor Centre in Germany has closed for the remainder of March, according to the statement. The agency has also canceled public activities at its Garching Headquarters in Germany, including a Girls' Day Event planned for March 26.
This Machine Turns Pee Into Water...in Space
For years, NASA relied on a complex hardware system—in personal EVA suits and aboard the ISS itself—to recycle moisture, like sweat, condensation, and urine. Now, this system is getting a big upgrade. Launched March 6 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This new equipment will make the machines more efficient, reliable, and save money, providing a reliable supply of H20...even if it's from an unconventional source.
But whatever systems adorn a far-future spacecraft, urine will likely remain a necessary ingredient for human space travel.
Baton Rouge teen co-designs world's first luggage for space travel
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge native and 18-year-old astronaut-in-training Alyssa Carson has teamed up with smart travel brand Horizn Studios to co-design the world's first space-travel luggage.
The Horizn ONE suitcase is made from carbon fiber, making it flexible, more robust, and lighter than any luggage developed so far. An electromagnetic base allows it to secure to the floor or walls of the spacecraft for easy access in zero gravity.
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The play tells the story of Jerrie Cobb (played by Sarah Mitchell), a brilliant American aviator who hoped to be the first woman to go to space, only to have her astronaut dreams thwarted by sexism.
The show begins in 1960 when record-breaking female pilot Jackie Cochran (Stacy Ross) provides private funding to Dr. Randy Lovelace (Anthony Fusco) and his team to recruit qualified women, including Cobb, to become part of "Mercury 13.
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The audience feels Cobb's heartbreak at having her dreams dashed for reasons of prejudice. The Soviets ended up with the first woman in space -- Valentina Tereshkova, who in 1963 shattered Glenn's orbit record and is still the only woman to have completed a solo space mission -- and it would take decades for America to finally bridge the gender gap, with Stanford University's own Sally Ride in 1983.
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Chercheur affilié à l'Observatoire international sur les impacts sociétaux de l'intelligence artificielle et du numérique (OBVIA), Université Laval
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Dave Anctil does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie) provides funding as a member of The Conversation FR.
SPCE Stock Can Break the Space Barrier, But What About the Scale? | InvestorPlace
I’ve heard of transformative investments, but rebel billionaire Richard Branson is taking it to the next galaxy, and he hopes quite literally. With Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE ), Branson intends to make space travel commercially accessible, not only for recreational purposes but also for advancing scientific innovations. There’s just one problem with SPCE stock.
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As the eccentric founder should realize, the earth is flat. Furthermore, covering the earth is a dome-shaped barrier called the firmament. According to high-level confidential sources in the upper echelons of the CIA, the firmament is anchored in a 360-degree fashion around Antarctica, which is really an ice wall preventing us from falling over the edge. Therefore, getting beyond this firmament is really an impossible undertaking.
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A young girl who had trouble speaking due to being literally tongue tied, Cobb's desire to fly was much more than a simple career goal. Hers was a divine, celestial longing that made her one of the youngest and most accomplished aviators in history.
Housewife was never going to be the career choice Cobb would accept for herself. But she didn't have to focus on being the ultimate pioneer, because that was handled by Jackie Cochran (Stacy Ross), a racing pilot savant who broke the sound barrier in 1953.
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