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NASA
NASA is the National Aeronautical Space Administration, which oversees all the space travel in the United States. Its most famous project is the Apollo moon missions.
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What kind of field is required to get a job in nasa space center?
It depends entirely on the center, but in general, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Thermal/Fluid Dynamics, Physics, Astrophysics, Aeronautical Engineering, etc. are the biggest fields. JPL tends to have more Robotics Engineers as they're the center responsible for deep space probes/robotic missions.
It's important to understand that NASA itself doesn't have that many people; all of the NASA centers save for NASA HQ is staffed primarily by contractor personnel (e.g., Lockheed-Martin, Northrop-Grumman, etc.), so if you're looking to work NASA programs, Aerospace Contractors is the place to start. NASA rarely, if ever, hires people without proven track records at other jobs, either in the government or in the Aerospace field. If you're looking to get in, start at a contractor first, then work your way into NASA. The only major exception is if you're a Ph. D in a major field.
How did the mercury missions land?
All of the Mercury missions ended (as did all missions prior to the Shuttle Program) via capsule splashdown and recovery by a Navy carrier in the Pacific Ocean.
Why is it taking NASA a long time to launch a voyage to mars?
Currently funding is being directed on other things
How do scientists at NASA research center study craters?
Scientists at NASA research moon craters by photographs and data that the astronauts have brought back from the moon. The Astronauts have landed on the moon 6 times during the Apollo missions. Note that Apollo 13 is not listed. Due to an explosion they never landed on the moon but returned home safely. These missions were
- Apollo 11 landed 20 July 1969
- Apollo 12 landed 19 November 1969
- Apollo 14 landed 5 February 1971
- Apollo 15 landed 30 July 1971
- Apollo 16 landed 20 April 1972
- Apollo 17 landed 11 December 1972
Why do people need the atmosphere to live?
The atmosphere contains oxygen that we need to breathe. Without the atmosphere there would be no oxygen to breathe. Also without an atmosphere there would be the vacuum of space and life cannot survive in a vacuum. Just picture living in suits like the astronauts wear.
How does NASA communicate with space shuttle?
The Shuttles had several antennas, and spoke with NASA Mission Control in Houston via radio uplink. There were typically 2 channels, one for the public, and a scrambled, encrypted military channel.
What is NASA in relationship to guys life?
NASA has no relationship to a guys life, maybe some of them wish that they worked there and made a lot of money like they do or wish that they could go out into space....
When did they shut down the NASA space shuttle program?
The last space shuttle mission was STS-135 (Space Transportation System 135) which landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) (runway) of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida in the pre-dawn darkness hours of Thursday, July 21, 2011 (coincidentally, the day after the 42nd anniversary of the first Moon landing). Although this was the last space shuttle mission, the Space Shuttle Program (SSP), albeit drastically scaled back, continued in limited operation to allow for the decommissioning of the orbiters and their eventual transportation to museums for public display.
Where is the NASA space shuttle program located?
NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration's) Space Shuttle Program (SSP) has been retired following the end of the last space shuttle mission, STS-135 (Space Transportation System 135), which landed in the pre-dawn darkness hours of Thursday, July 21, 2011 (coincidentally, the day after the 42nd anniversary of the first Moon landing) at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) (runway) at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. All ten NASA centers played some kind of a role and provided support for every space shuttle mission and for the operations of the Space Shuttle Program as a whole, however the Space Shuttle Program office was located at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Space Center (JSC) at Houston, TX.
Does the US have it is own space station?
No. The operating space station is a cooperative project involving several nations.
The International Space Station is not only an orbiting laboratory, but also a space port for a variety of international spacecraft. As of June 2014, there have been:
- 97 Russian launches
- 37 Space Shuttle launches
- 1 test flight and 3 operational flights by SpaceX's Dragon
- 1 test flight and 1 operation flight by Orbital Science's Cygnus
- 4 Japanese HTVs
- 4 European ATVs
How does NASA control rover on mars?
By sophisticated remote controls located in the Aerospace center in NASA.
What are some research goals for the Atlantis space shuttle?
there were some good ones but they shut down so there gone
What rocket carried Yuri gagarin in to space?
Yuri Gagarin was carried to space in the Vostok-1 spacecraft (a Vostok 3KA spacecraft), which was carried into space onboard a Vostok-K (more specifically a Vostok-8K72K) rocket.
Why did NASA sent a robot spaceship to the moon?
Sending robot spaceships to the moon was known as the Surveyor program. They sent seven robotic spaceships to the surface of the moon from June 1968 to January 1968. The primary purpose was to demonstrate the feasibility of soft landings on the moon.
Why is there a space shuttle on the Florida state quarter?
The Kennedy Space Center, the launch facility for all NASA manned flights including the shuttle, is located on the barrier islands of Cape Canaveral, Florida (on the Atlantic coast eat of Orlando).
How does NASA transport the space shuttles to Kennedy Space Center?
When landing conditions at Cape Canaveral forced the Shuttles to land at alternate sites (e.g., Edwards AFB), they were loaded onto a Boeing 747 aircraft that was specially modified to carry them back to Kennedy Space Center.
Once there, they were removed, then moved to a hangar where key components were removed for maintenance prior to use on the next mission. Examples of components removed for maintenance are the Ammonia Boiler System (main shuttle AC unit), Reaction Control System (RCS) actuator valves, Orbiter Maneuvering System (OMS) actuator valves, Main Engine Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Hydrogen valves, Power Units, etc..
How many flights has the space shuttle Atlantis have in the last 3 years?
Space Shuttle Atlantis' last flight was in 2011. So from 2011, she did 5 missions. Here they are in order from oldest to most recent;
STS-122
STS-125
STS-129
STS-132
STS-135
