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First color images soon available from the Webb Space Telescope
Our James Webb Space Telescope team plans to release the first color images and spectroscopic data from the telescope on July 12. Some early test images have already demonstrated the unprecedented sharpness of Webb’s infrared sight. But the images and data released on July 12 will be the first to show Webb’s full scientific abilities.
Artist’s rendering of two suitably crew members working on the lunar surface. The one in the foreground lifts a rock to examine it while the other photographs the collection site in the background. Credit: NASA
NASA Partners to Provide New Spacewalking and Moonwalking Services
On June 1, we announced that Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace will develop and deliver next-generation spacesuits and spacewalk systems for astronauts to work outside the International Space Station, explore the surface lunar during Artemis missions and prepare for human missions to[{” attribute=””>Mars. Learn more about spacesuits and spacewalking at nasa.gov/suitup.
Illustration of NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) on the surface of the Moon. Credit: NASA Ames/Daniel Rutter
Testing NASA’s Resource-Hunting Moon Rover
Teams at our Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently conducted full-scale egress testing with the prototype of our VIPER Moon rover to verify that it will be able to exit the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander safely and effectively after landing on the Moon. VIPER is targeted for delivery to the Moon’s South Pole in late 2023 to map valuable resources for future Artemis missions.
Hurricane Larry is pictured churning in the Atlantic Ocean as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above. Credit: NASA
NASA Prepared to Monitor 2022 Hurricane Season from Space
The 2022 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season kicked off on June 1 and runs through November 30. NASA plays an important role in the science of hurricanes. Our fleet of Earth-observing satellites can monitor storms from the unique vantage point of space to collect data that is also useful for disaster preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery. Learn more at nasa.gov/hurricanes.
The Apollo 1 monument at Arlington National Cemetery was dedicated on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Arlington, Va. The monument honors and memorializes the Apollo 1 crew of Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Edward H. White II, and Roger B. Chaffee. Family members of Apollo 1 astronaut Roger B. Chaffee were joined by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson as they placed flowers at the monument during its dedication. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Apollo 1 Monument Dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery
On June 2, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and others attended the Apollo 1 Monument Dedication at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia. The monument honors and memorializes the Apollo 1 crew – astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee – and others who lost their lives in support of the agency’s mission of exploration and discovery.
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