Nasa 2012 Info News Hinode Observes An Active Sun

Hinode Observes an Active Sun The X-ray Telescope on the Japanese/NASA mission Hinode has been observing the full sun, nearly continuously, for an extended period. In this movie significant small-scale dynamic events can be observed as well as the slow maturation of many active regions now visible on the solar disk. Hinode is joint JAXA/NASA mission to study the connections of the Sun's surface magnetism, primarily in and around sunspots. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages Hinode science Commercial Crew Program: Launch Abort Systems NASA's work in the next generation of launch abort systems (LAS) is significantly different from past programs. Instead of designing a specific system for a given spacecraft or rocket, engineers are drawing objective requirements that private companies must meet to be considered for NASA missions to low Earth orbit. Under the second round of development for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, several companies are moving their LAS concepts forward. Commercial US spacecraft are not expected to VIDEO RATING: 0 / 5

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