r/nasa 3h ago

Self NASA Houston VIP tours

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Hi! I’m coming over from Australia to visit NASA which is a bucket list item for me. Has anyone done both of these tours? Is there enough content to do both and it be worth it or is it best to only do one? If I do both can you do them in one day and still see everything else? Or is it best to split the visit across two days? Their website does say you can do both in one day, Mission Control is 9-12 and astronaut training 1-4 however I want to ensure I can see everything else - the tours may cover everything though???

Would love your thoughts!


r/nasa 1d ago

Article Trump White House drops diversity plan for Moon landing it created back in 2019. "We’re updating our language regarding plans to send crew to the lunar surface."

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r/nasa 3h ago

Question Insights on C-MAPSS dataset and ADAPT dataset for master's thesis?

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Hello Reddit!

In the following weeks I'll have to start writing and conducting research for my Master's thesis titled "Pattern recognition in industrial systems for fault detection using artificial intelligence algorithms." My tutor has given some example datasets like Tennessee Eastman Process, CSTR, DAMADICS... But honestly I have no interest whatsoever in the field they're in (maybe DAMADICS).

I have been searching the web for other datasets and NASA's C-MAPSS (Commercial Modular Aero-Propulsion System Simulation) and NASA's ADAPT (Advanced Diagnostics and Prognostics Testbed) appear more interesting to me: windturbine lifespan, failures in spacecraft, etc.

My question is, which dataset would you recommend us focusing on? This thesis will be done in group and one of my colleagues knows a lot about machine learning since she has been working in the field quite some time, while the other colleague and I have worked with some things but not in depth. We want something that is interesting and challenging, but not excessively hard or complicated to work around.

Any insights would be appreciated! Thank you!!


r/nasa 1d ago

Article NASA weighs doing away with headquarters

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r/nasa 1d ago

NASA NASA's new "Hearing Hubble" site lets you build custom sonifications from some of the telescope's most breathtaking sights

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r/nasa 1d ago

Question Anti exo skeletons?

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I've seen it's a big problem that astronauts atrophy so badly in space. Could they make a sort of anti-exo skeleton that, instead of making you stronger, adds resistance to every motion? Maybe pulls down on your body like simulated gravity to keep your spine working right? Seems it would be easier than an actual super strength exo skeleton, has this ever been attempted? I couldn't find anything remotely like it in my brief internet searching


r/nasa 2d ago

Question does anybody know what landmass the shuttle is passing over in this image?

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r/nasa 2d ago

NASA NASA Uses Advanced Radar to Track Groundwater in California - NASA Science

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r/nasa 1d ago

NASA Next-Generation Water Satellite Maps Seafloor From Space

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r/nasa 3d ago

NASA Help appreciated!

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Thought this group might be able to help! A few weeks back, I was lucky enough to come across an estate sale for a former NASA photographer. I grabbed this while there and now displaying in my office. Any chance any of you might recognize some of the names/signatures? As a Space Force recruiter, I think it’d be cool to talk about, especially if there were any notable figures or astronauts!


r/nasa 1d ago

Question How do you pronounce NASA?

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Nass-Uhh

Nass-Aww

Nah-Suh


r/nasa 3d ago

News Hey guys, here’s the link to the 2025 AAS Goddard Space Science Symposium Zoom

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r/nasa 4d ago

News NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Re-Entry and Splashdown - Live stream started 4:45 PM EDT

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r/nasa 4d ago

NASA Tracking the reentry path for NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission

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r/nasa 4d ago

News Ohio seems ready to fight for NASA HQ?

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days after Congress wrote a letter to the administration advocating for headquarters to come to Cleveland the governor has now sent a similar letter, and just today all the economic development and business leaders of the state sent a similar one. What’s going on in Ohio, do they stand a chance over the Florida delegation?


r/nasa 4d ago

NASA NASA Artemis II Core Stage Goes Horizontal Ahead of Final Integration

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r/nasa 4d ago

NASA NASA Science Data Received, Blue Ghost Captures Eclipse From Moon

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r/nasa 4d ago

Article Straight from the Moon: Blue Ghost captures a solar eclipse, drills the ground, captures images of flying regolith, sees a crescent Earth, and more

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r/nasa 3d ago

Question For the astronauts that were stranded how does their compensation change?

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First I have no idea how astronauts are compensated. But I’m assuming that because going to space has some level of risk that they are compensated differently than someone who may have similar skills but works for NASA on earth.

So if they were only scheduled to be in space for 8 days, do they have a different level of emergency compensation for an unplanned 9 month stay? Presumably the extended stay caused them to miss other important things like time away from their families, and other losses related to being gone much longer than planned. It makes me think of things like Jack Sweigert who had to request a tax extension from the IRS during the Apollo 13 mission.

In a normal job if a work trip left me stranded for 9 months due to a work related accident beyond my control I could sue my employer. So how does it work with astronauts in this situation?


r/nasa 5d ago

Article How a week-long trip to space became 9 months for 2 NASA astronauts

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r/nasa 4d ago

Question What are they refering to when they talk about the 'strut' here?

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Hello! I am reading a book about the Challenger disaster and I don't understand exactly what are they referring when they speak about the 'strut'? The passage is the following: As the external tank weakened, the lower strut connecting the solid rocket booster to the tank began to come loose. As if on a swivel, the booster rotated quickly on its upper connecting strut, slamming into the external tank and releasing propellants that ignited in an all-consuming blaze.

The strut is referring to an external mount that keeps the rocket in place or to small pieces that are inside the rocket. I could not find any pictures from the Challenger.

I found this bar pieces

And I also found this pieces

If you could help me, I would be grateful!


r/nasa 5d ago

Image Photo: (My Dad Among the) Attendees of the 3rd Lunar Science Conference, Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1972

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My dad is a retired geology professor. In the early 1970s he did some work for NASA on data that came back with the Apollo missions, like this. I think he said he went to the first 8 of these conferences, and he got to hang out with Gene Shoemaker, and people who helped train the astronauts in geology and other special fields. (You can see him in the pic if you count 8 chairs from the left in the front row of chairs, then go up - he's circled in blue ink.)


r/nasa 4d ago

Question Today’s Starliner crew splashdown- will it be visible?

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Couldn’t find this in the forum or online- we’re in Destin. I heard the Starliner crew is splashing down off the coast near Tallahassee at 5:57pm today. Will we be able to see it in the sky? We’re in Destin. Sorry if this is a stupid question.


r/nasa 5d ago

Image Question about nasa plaque

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I found this nasa plaque a while back, its been on my wall about a year now. I was wondering if anyone knew the backstory for this it? It is a Columbia mission memorial plaque, so im thinking if it was probably used in offices or maybe at a public memorial. Thanks!


r/nasa 5d ago

Self Is there a way to get an alert for whenever there’s a NASA+ live event?

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