Record number of astronaut wannabes apply to NASA _ 18300

Third Rock, NASA’s Internet radio station, was launched in 2011, in an effort to look for “new and innovative ways to engage the public and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers”, said David Weaver, associate administrator for NASA’s Office of Communications, in a statement released at the time.

During his upcoming six-month mission, Williams will become the American with the most cumulative days in space – 534 – surpassing Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly, who will wrap up his one-year mission on March 1.

A free stream of Third Rock Radio’s broadcast will be available via the NASA.gov homepage, directly from www.thirdrockradio.net, or through the TuneIn mobile app. NASA expects to announce its selections in mid-2017. Once it was at a safe distance from the ISS, Cygnus’s engines fired, sending it into the Earth’s atmosphere to burn into ash. The astronauts removed the precious contents, then filled it with garbage and old equipment for incineration. The stunning 250-mile-high view showed the capsule slowly backing away, its two circular solar wings looking like open umbrellas.

“But it’s heartening to know so many people recognize what a great opportunity this is to be part of NASA’s exciting mission”.

“It’s been a pleasure”, he noted.

“A attractive release.” they replied.

Williams also is expected to be at the station for arrivals of two American cargo spacecraft – the SpaceX Dragon and Orbital ATK Cygnus – as well as the deployment of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), a demonstration of expandable habitat technology that will be attached to the station for two years. Technicians had to disinfect everything. The company is working to get back on track following a launch accident last summer.

The proper disposal of trash has become more of a concern in recent years, since simply jettisoning items out of ships has created a large amount of space junk that is still believed to be risky to spacecraft and orbiting satellites.

Bolden is glossing over the real reasons why astronaut applications are up: NASA spent much of 2015 talking to the public about its aggressive plans to send astronauts to Mars by 2040. For now, USA astronauts are hitching rides with the Russians.