SWENext Clubs SWEet Creation Challenge
All high school SWENext Clubs are invited to participate in this SWEet Creation Challenge! Source
Managers Give “Go” to Proceed Toward Launch, Countdown Progressing
Artemis I managers convened Monday afternoon to review the status of countdown operations as well as two open technical items, and gave a “go” to proceed toward launch Wednesday, Nov 16. The two-hour window for launch opens at 1:04 a.m. EST. Engineers examined detailed analysis of caulk on a seam between an ogive on [...]
NASA Sets Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station
NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:19 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 21, to launch the company’s 26th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.
NASA Awards Contracts for Acquisition of Liquid Hydrogen
NASA has awarded contracts to Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Linde Inc. of Danbury, Connecticut, to supply up to approximately 15 million pounds of liquid hydrogen for use at facilities across the agency.
SWE’s Diversity Drivers
Diversity Drivers will be hosting a webinar on employer branding and why it is important in your recruitment marketing plans. Source
Weather Forecast Remains 90% Favorable for Artemis I Launch
Weather conditions remain 90% favorable for the Artemis I launch based on the Monday, Nov. 14 forecast from meteorologists with the U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45. Liftoff is scheduled for 1:04 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 16 with a two-hour launch window. The mission management team will reconvene this afternoon to review additional [...]
SHE STEM Award 2021
The story of how SWE Brno Affiliate in the Czech Republic started the SHE Award – A bachelor’s thesis competition helping female students strengthen their skills and boost their career. Source
Managers Proceed Toward Nov. 16 Launch, to Meet Monday
The Artemis I mission management team met Sunday evening to review the status of preparations for launch and gave a “go” to proceed toward a Nov. 16 launch attempt. The team will meet again Monday afternoon to review additional analysis associated with caulk on Orion’s launch abort system that came loose during Hurricane Nicole. [...]
CAPSTONE Arrives to Orbit at the Moon
The CAPSTONE mission operations team confirmed that NASA’s CAPSTONE spacecraft arrived at its orbit at the Moon Sunday evening. The CubeSat completed an initial orbit insertion maneuver, firing its thrusters to put the spacecraft into orbit, at 7:39 p.m. EST. CAPSTONE is now in a near-rectilinear halo orbit, or NRHO. This particular NRHO is [...]
Weather Forecast 90% Favorable for Artemis I Launch
Meteorologists with the U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45 currently predict 90% favorable weather conditions for the Artemis I launch targeted for Nov. 16. Liftoff is scheduled for 1:04 a.m. EST with a two-hour launch window. The mission management team will meet this afternoon to review the status of preparations for launch. NASA [...]