Cassini Grand Finale and 2017 Solar Eclipse Highlight Space Events
NASA’s Cassini mission enters its Grand Finale with 22 orbits between Saturn and its rings before a September descent into the planet’s upper atmosphere. The craft will map gravity and magnetic fields, study Saturn’s rotation, and reveal ring composition while continuing data collection. A total solar eclipse on August 21 will darken a wide swath from Oregon to South Carolina, offering a 1.5 to 2 minute dusk-like window across much of the United States, the first such cross-continent event in a century.
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NASA Opens Astronaut Applications for 2016 Class
NASA invited applications for a 2016 astronaut class and received over 18 000 submissions. Between eight and 20 candidates will enter training this summer for about two years before possible missions to the ISS. They may also work on the Orion spacecraft. Applicants need degrees in math biology physical or computer science or engineering and professional field experience.
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Time in space record set by Peggy Whitson
On April 24 Peggy Whitson the ISS commander set the record for most cumulative time in space surpassing all other U.S. astronauts across multiple missions. Her achievement marks a historic milestone in human spaceflight and showcases extensive duration in microgravity.
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Resources on the Web and Library Reads
A compact guide lists online NASA resources and library titles. It cites svs.gsfc.nasa.gov 12481 nasa.gov astronauts go.nasa.gov 2n6090v0 and books Astronaut Life as a Scientist and Engineer in Space Ruth Owen and Eclipses Nick Hunter.
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Astronauts Joke Sparks NASA Support Page Acknowledgments
Blood sucking flies may help detect emerging diseases in wildlife before human spread. A French researcher identified 18 new malaria parasite species in the blood of over 1,200 African flies. The Mini Page thanks Laurie Cantillo and Stephanie Schierholz of NASA for help with this issue.
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