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💡 Did you know that the NASA "Meatball" logo, officially known as the NASA Insignia, was created 65 years ago in 1959, just a year after NASA was established? Designed by James Modarelli, it has become one of the most recognized symbols in the world and has a fantastic meaning. The blue sphere in the logo represents Earth, highlighting NASA's focus on space exploration and aeronautics. The stars signify the vast universe and NASA's mission to explore it. The red chevron, or vector, symbolizes aeronautics and the upward trajectory of space exploration, reflecting the agency's aeronautical roots and engineering advancements. The white orbital path signifies space travel and the continuous path of exploration, emphasizing the global scope of NASA's missions. Finally, the bold NASA lettering represents clarity, precision, and the authoritative presence of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 🚀 NASA's insignia traveled farther than anything else in human history. Even when writing this post, I have a t-shirt with #NASA Meatball printed on it. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #logo #insignia #space Photo: NASA/Marvin Smith

💡 Did you know that the NASA "Meatball" logo, officially known as the NASA Insignia, was created 65 years ago in 1959, just a year after NASA was established? Designed by James Modarelli, it has become one of the most recognized symbols in the world and has a fantastic meaning. The blue sphere in the logo represents Earth, highlighting NASA's focus on space exploration and aeronautics. The stars signify the vast universe and NASA's mission to explore it. The red chevron, or vector, symbolizes aeronautics and the upward trajectory of space exploration, reflecting the agency's aeronautical roots and engineering advancements. The white orbital path signifies space travel and the continuous path of exploration, emphasizing the global scope of NASA's missions. Finally, the bold NASA lettering represents clarity, precision, and the authoritative presence of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 🚀 NASA's insignia traveled farther than anything else in human history. Even when writing this post, I have a t-shirt with #NASA Meatball printed on it. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #logo #insignia #space Maciek Mysliwiec Photo: NASA/Marvin Smith

Did you know that #PLM Road Map & PDT NA 2024 even have a rocket scientist on the agenda? Today’s Speaker Spotlight is on NASA’s Terry Hill, who will bring us down to earth with a presentation on NASA's #digital engineering journey. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3x1uVFj NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #PLM CIMdata #digitalengineering

Sarah Verwei collaborates with the European Space Agency (ESA) as a futurist, utilizing a set of specialized tools to enhance ESA's strategic planning and innovation processes. Her work with ESA involves leveraging her expertise in systems thinking and future studies to help the organization navigate the complexities of space exploration and technology development. Here are some of the key tools she uses in this context: 1. **Horizon Scanning**: Identifying emerging trends, technologies, and potential disruptions in the space industry. This tool helps ESA stay ahead of new developments and prepare for future challenges and opportunities. 2. **Roadmapping**: Creating detailed, time-based plans that outline the steps needed to achieve long-term goals in space exploration and technology. This helps ESA in setting priorities and aligning resources with strategic objectives. 3. **Cross-Impact Analysis**: Assessing how different future events, trends, and technological advancements might interact and impact ESA's missions and projects. This tool aids in understanding potential synergies and conflicts. 4. **Scenario Planning**: Developing multiple, plausible future scenarios to explore potential paths for space exploration and technology development. This allows ESA to test strategies against various possible futures. 5. **Systems Mapping**: Visualizing the complex systems within ESA's operations, including technological, organizational, and environmental factors. This helps in identifying key interdependencies and leverage points. 6. **Delphi Method**: Engaging a panel of space industry experts in iterative rounds of questioning to gather insights and reach a consensus on future trends and scenarios. This method leverages collective intelligence to inform strategic decisions. 7. **Futures Wheel**: A brainstorming tool that maps out the direct and indirect consequences of a particular change or event in the space industry. This helps ESA anticipate ripple effects and secondary impacts. 8. **Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)**: Evaluating the maturity of technologies and their readiness for deployment in space missions. This tool helps in prioritizing research and development efforts. 9. **Environmental Scanning**: Systematically collecting and analyzing information about external factors, such as political, economic, social, and technological changes, that could impact ESA's future missions and strategies. 10. **Stakeholder Analysis**: Identifying and understanding the needs, interests, and influence of various stakeholders involved in or affected by ESA's activities. This helps in building strong collaborations and managing stakeholder expectations. By integrating these tools, Sarah Verwei and Josef helping in and through ESA anticipate future challenges, explore innovative solutions, and develop robust strategies to advance space exploration and technology development. Acting in Flow -

NASA's Juno spacecraft just performed its 56th close flyby of Jupiter yesterday, and keep providing incredible science measurements and pictures! Among other instruments, JunoCam is its outreach camera that allows anybody to get involved with the current exploration of Jupiter. Citizen scientists can get involved here: https://lnkd.in/eubaEEES This JunoCam image was taken during an earlier close flyby (April 2022) showing Jupiter mid-latitude region, with lower latitudes on the left and the polar region on the right. Jupiter's massive gaseous atmosphere is showing us various cloud formation. The interplay between its trace chemical species with Jupiter's atmospheric circulation caused by its rapid (10 hours!) rotation creates this complex pattern. The image was processed (enhancement, colorimetric correction and enlargement) by Thomas Thomopoulos. Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Thomas Thomopoulos Juno is a NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission led by Southwest Research Institute.

When was the last time a NASA administrator was in India? Bill Nelson is in India, in Bangalore, and due to check out the NISAR satellite ISRO and NASA are jointly developing in the city. This satellite will be a game changer in understanding the earth’s changes , forest cover, ice cover, water cover - you name it. #climatechange There is a perceptible change in India’s space story and it is showing. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization #thomsonreuters

Congrats Joseph "Sci" Borg & NASA Genelab ESA NVSA Spaceomix Maleth team project-"The Maleth program: Malta's first space mission discoveries on the microbiome of diabetic foot ulcers"-Check out Project Maleth on pages 11 to 12 of NASA Annual Highlights of results from ISS 2023 https://lnkd.in/eydGAzjH Read more Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2022 https://lnkd.in/e49f-Zkc Abstract :"The purpose of the Maleth Program, also known as Project Maleth, is Malta's first space program to evaluate human skin tissue microbiome changes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients afflicted with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). This was carried out in both ground-based models and spaceflight. The first mission (Maleth I) under this program was carried out to uncover the effects of spaceflight, microgravity and radiation on human skin tissue microbiome samples from six T2DM patients recruited into the study. Each patient human skin tissue sample was split in three, with one section processed immediately for genomic profiling by 16S typing and the rest were processed for longer term ground-control and spaceflight experiments. Ground-control and spaceflight human skin tissue samples were also processed for genomic profiling upon mission re-entry and completion. Maleth I's overall objective was achieved, as human skin tissue samples with their microbiomes travelled to space and back yielding positive results by both standard microbiology techniques and genetic typing using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Preliminary findings of this mission are discussed in light of its innovative approach at DFU microbiome research, and the clinical implications that may emerge from this and other future similar studies." #NASA #Genelab #ESA #NVSA #Spaceomix #Maleth #Malta #EU #EUspace #ISS #lab #discovery #space4ALL #space #research #sciences #biology #diabetes #spacemedicine #microbiome #diabetic #UniversityofMalta Spaceomix NASA GeneLab NASA Ames Research Center European Space Agency - ESA Space Applications Services NV/SA University of Malta

Excited to see the image from Nasa NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA has indeed been actively involved in searching for water in space as part of its broader exploration efforts. Here are some key missions and projects related to this: 1. **Lunar Water Exploration:** - NASA has been investigating the presence of water on the Moon. Missions like the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) have contributed to our understanding of lunar water. 2. **Mars Exploration:** - Various Mars rovers and orbiters, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and the Mars Curiosity Rover, have been searching for evidence of water on Mars. The presence of water, in various forms, is a critical factor in understanding the potential habitability of Mars. 3. **Europa Clipper Mission:** - Focused on Jupiter's moon Europa, NASA's Europa Clipper mission aims to study the moon's subsurface ocean. While not directly searching for liquid water in space, it is investigating the potential habitability of Europa's subsurface ocean. 4. **Water Vapor Detection:** - Instruments like the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have been used to detect water vapor and molecules in space, providing valuable insights into the water content in various regions of our galaxy. 5. **Exoplanet Studies:** - NASA's Kepler and TESS missions have identified numerous exoplanets in the habitable zone, where conditions might allow for the existence of liquid water. The study of exoplanets is crucial for understanding the potential for water and life beyond our solar system. These efforts align with NASA's broader goals of understanding the distribution of water in our solar system and beyond, with implications for the search for extraterrestrial life and future human exploration. #nasa #nasaspaceappschallenge

Happening now: an in-depth conversation with Angela Krenn, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and David Blekhman, California State University, Los Angeles about the past, present and future of hydrogen at NASA. #californiahydrogen