Hacker News with Generative AI: NASA

Study reveals Starship's sound levels; shows differences between SLS, Falcon 9 (nasaspaceflight.com)
When SpaceX launched Starship and Super Heavy for its first flight test in April 2023, the rocket became the most powerful ever flown, mostly due in part to Super Heavy’s 33 Raptor engines.
Space Exploration, Rocketry, SpaceX, NASA, Sound
3 points by dangle1 3 days ago | 0 comments
'Possibility of a catastrophic failure': Space station leak has NASA worried (cnn.com)
Space Exploration, NASA, Accidents, Space Station
18 points by ChumpGPT 6 days ago | 1 comments
Well respected Space reporter Eric Berger hears rumors SLS will be cancelled (twitter.com)
Space Exploration, Rumors, NASA
7 points by grecy 6 days ago | 0 comments
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off 325 more workers (engadget.com)
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA's research center responsible for robotic space missions, will lay off more workers before the year ends due to budget constraints.
NASA, Space Exploration, Budget Cuts, Layoffs, Government
6 points by bookofjoe 8 days ago | 0 comments
For the second time this year, NASA's JPL center cuts its workforce (arstechnica.com)
Barely nine months after the last cut, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will again reduce its workforce.
NASA, Aerospace, Workforce Reduction, Government
3 points by EvgeniyZh 8 days ago | 0 comments
NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab laying off 5% of its workforce (space.com)
NASA, Space Exploration, Layoffs, Workforce Reduction
7 points by elashri 8 days ago | 4 comments
Voyager 1 breaks its silence with NASA via radio transmitter not used since 1981 (smithsonianmag.com)
NASA's aging Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space in 2012 and has faced a handful of technical issues over the last year, even as it continues to collect scientific data.
Space Exploration, NASA, Voyager 1, Technology
507 points by elsewhen 10 days ago | 306 comments
NASA Investigates Laser-Beam Welding in a Vacuum for In-Space Manufacturing (slashdot.org)
NASA, Space Exploration, Manufacturing, Technology, Lasers
78 points by CHB0403085482 10 days ago | 71 comments
Voyager 1 Breaks Its Silence with NASA via a Radio Transmitter Not Used Since 81 (smithsonianmag.com)
NASA's aging Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space in 2012 and has faced a handful of technical issues over the last year, even as it continues to collect scientific data.
Space Exploration, NASA, Voyager 1, Technology
14 points by elsewhen 12 days ago | 0 comments
NASA Tells SpaceX to Focus on Safety After Astronaut Hospitalizations (gizmodo.com)
A NASA safety panel warned SpaceX to focus on crew safety for its commercial trips to the International Space Station (ISS) after four astronauts were recently hospitalized.
Space Exploration, NASA, SpaceX, Safety
40 points by tiahura 12 days ago | 5 comments
Astronauts tight-lipped about reason for hospital visit after 235 days in space (theguardian.com)
Three Nasa astronauts who were taken to a Florida hospital after returning to Earth from the International Space Station two weeks ago told reporters on Friday that they were all in good health following the medical ordeal – and that the agency was “still piecing things together” about what happened.
Space Travel, Health, NASA, Astronauts
60 points by mindracer 12 days ago | 7 comments
NASA remains silent on why crew went to hospital after dragon splashdown (gizmodo.com)
A press conference held earlier today was an opportunity for NASA to explain why four Crew-8 astronauts were sent to a hospital after splashing down on Earth on October 25, but the agency and its astronauts quickly shut down any attempt by journalists to glean more information.
Space Exploration, NASA, Crew-8, Spacecraft, Health
79 points by bookofjoe 12 days ago | 154 comments
NASA's Perseverance Captures 'Googly Eye' During Solar Eclipse (nasa.gov)
From its perch on the western wall of Mars’ Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover recently spied a “googly eye” peering down from space.
Space Exploration, Mars, NASA, Solar Eclipse, Astronomy
4 points by gnabgib 14 days ago | 0 comments
Voting from Space (nasa.gov)
From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible.
Space Exploration, NASA, Podcasts
17 points by js2 16 days ago | 1 comments
NASA fuel cell pioneer's UK home gets blue plaque (theguardian.com)
It has been nearly 70 years since Francis Thomas Bacon developed a source of clean green energy that would help power the first moon landing and change the course of history.
NASA, Energy, History, Science, UK
6 points by samizdis 19 days ago | 0 comments
NASA Tells SpaceX to Focus on Safety After Astronaut Hospitalizations (gizmodo.com)
A NASA safety panel warned SpaceX to focus on crew safety for its commercial trips to the International Space Station (ISS) after four astronauts were recently hospitalized.
Space Travel, Safety, NASA, SpaceX
4 points by bookofjoe 19 days ago | 1 comments
NASA Satellite Captures Haunting Growth of 'Ghost Forests' in North Carolina (gizmodo.com)
NASA Earth Observatory has delivered on spooky season with satellite images of ghosts ghost forests, that is, as seen from above North Carolina.
NASA, Environmental Change, Photography, North Carolina, Climate Change
6 points by rntn 21 days ago | 0 comments
Voyager 1 phones home with transmitter that hasn't been used since 1981 (space.com)
Voyager 1, Space Exploration, Technology, NASA, Spacecraft
89 points by el_duderino 21 days ago | 2 comments
NASA Finds Root Cause of Orion Heat Shield Charring (aviationweek.com)
NASA says it has determined why its Orion spacecraft returned from its 25-day Artemis I flight test around the Moon with unexpected charring in its heat shield.
Space Exploration, NASA, Artemis I, Orion Spacecraft, Heat Shield
6 points by perihelions 22 days ago | 1 comments
NASA narrows Artemis III landing target list to nine (theregister.com)
NASA has released an updated list of nine potential landing spots near the lunar south pole for Artemis III – the mission that will hopefully see the first humans set foot on the Moon in over 50 years.
Space Exploration, NASA, Artemis Program, Moon Landing
3 points by rbanffy 23 days ago | 0 comments
For some reason, NASA is treating Orion's heat shield problems as a secret (arstechnica.com)
“I’m not going to share right now. When it comes out, it’ll all come out together.”
Space Exploration, NASA, Orion, Secrets, Government Transparency
6 points by rbanffy 23 days ago | 1 comments
NASA generated $76B for US economy in 2023 (space.com)
NASA, Economy, Space Exploration, Government Funding
8 points by ironyman 23 days ago | 0 comments
NASA's oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans (arstechnica.com)
For his most recent trip to the International Space Station, in lieu of bringing coffee or some other beverage in his "personal drink bag" allotment for the stay, NASA astronaut Don Pettit asked instead for a couple of bags of unflavored gelatin.
Space Exploration, NASA, Astronauts, Science
17 points by andyjohnson0 23 days ago | 7 comments
Astronauts return from nearly eight months on ISS after Starliner problems (theguardian.com)
Four astronauts have returned to Earth after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.
Space Travel, Space Exploration, NASA, Delays
9 points by thunderbong 27 days ago | 0 comments
NASA's Crew-8 mission members return to Earth on SpaceX capsule (npr.org)
NASA’s Crew-8 mission members returned to Earth Friday — capping a nearly eight-month mission after their trip from the International Space Station was extended several times.
Space Travel, NASA, SpaceX
7 points by defrost 27 days ago | 4 comments
How do you put on an Apollo spacesuit? (2015) (airandspace.si.edu)
Space Exploration, History, NASA
32 points by airstrike 30 days ago | 8 comments
NASA drops Boeing Starliner from upcoming missions (jalopnik.com)
The ramifications of the problematic Boeing Crew Test Flight are becoming clear a month after the Starliner returned to Earth empty. NASA announced on Tuesday that its 2025 Commercial Crew Program missions will exclusively use SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Space Exploration, NASA, SpaceX, Boeing
51 points by bookofjoe 33 days ago | 2 comments
SpaceX is NASA's biggest lunar rival (economist.com)
It was something amazing—an expensive, delicate ship falling out of the sky with such precision that it could be caught in a waiting pair of giant, gentle arms. If you wanted an illustration of the fact that Americans can do things in space beyond the reach of other earthlings the return of the booster stage of SpaceX’s fifth Starship test flight on October 13th could hardly be bettered.
Space Exploration, SpaceX, NASA, Competition
16 points by edward 33 days ago | 12 comments
Michael Bloomberg: NASA's Artemis Moon Mission Is a Waste (bloomberg.com)
The Artemis program — years behind schedule and billions over budget — should have taxpayers and presidents demanding answers.
Space Exploration, NASA, Politics, Government Spending
8 points by kristianp 33 days ago | 1 comments
The Solar Magnetic Field from Solar Minimum to Pole Flip (nasa.gov)
One advantage of long-lived missions like Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is the ability to see slow but significant changes over long periods of time.
Space, Solar Physics, NASA, Sun, Magnetism
13 points by keepamovin 34 days ago | 5 comments