I understand its trajectory must have not been optimized to minimize time to Jupiter given its delta v and instead to perform the gravity assist maneuver to Jupiter. Had the trajectory been optimized instead to encounter Jupiter as quickly as possible what is the fastest it could've made it there given the same amount of delta v?

We purchased a house in the UK several years ago after the owners passed away and the home went into probate with no living family existing/ wanting the home or contents. This meant that the loft/ attic was full of stuff. My understanding of the previous owners was that he was a Submariner and she was similarly involved in the UK Navy. When slowly going through the piles of stuff I stumbled across the pictured "token". I don't believe he had anything to do with NASA.

What exactly do I have here (beyond what it says on the face). I doesn't appear to have any significant monetary value according to eBay. Would this be of interest to a Museum? Should I just pop this back in the loft for another 40 years?

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I've heard of three proposals that claim to be able to make it to mars in 45 days. One is VASIMR , one is a bimodal nuclear thermal propulsion system with a wave rotor topping cycle in nuclear thermal mode and the second part would be a nuclear electric mode. The third is laser thermal propulsion. What might the times to Jupiter and Saturn look like these ways?

I paint Mars landscapes based on NASA's public domain photos taken by MRO. I also layer real Martian dust onto the wet paint in some areas of the painting to create a stronger connection with the Red Planet. My paintings are meant to look abstract until you learn what they are of. If you look up the name of the painting on science.nasa.com you'll find a corresponding photo I used to make a painting and you will see the resemblance. LMK what you think of this idea. Also, before you come at me with "post it on art subreddits, not here", please know there is a Creative Sunday exception of the rule on this subreddit which talks about art being allowed to be posted on Sundays as long as it has to do with NASA.

I was wondering if there were any recent interior photos of the Enterprise?

I have a project I am working on and I am wondering if anyone knows what kind of trash an Astronaut would have aboard or would bring back from a flight. My project is to see how organic and inorganic trash would break down during pyrolysis in space and what gases would be produced. I know the question is odd and most likely no one would know but even a little information would be helpful. Thanks!

I work at JSC as an engineer and my wife is interested in doing one of the VIP tours. Is it free with my a badge? Is it worth it? Or should i just tour her around myself? I’m not that knowledgeable about the campus yet haha.

Because wouldve the fire risk remained unnoticed?

Voyager 1 is again using normal X-band communication frequencies instead of S-band.

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/dsn-now/dsn.html

Training sessions will be available in English and Spanish (disponible en español).

English (November 19 & 21): https://go.nasa.gov/3BefXOl

Spanish (7 y 9 de enero [January]): https://go.nasa.gov/47zcAxD

Currently watching the Apollo 13 Survival docu on Netflix and I’m having a “how is that possible” moment. Not a conspiracy theory question, a serious question. About 1 hour in they’re talking about reentry. SPOILER ALERT! They’re coming in hot and on the path to skip off the Earth’s atmosphere. The man says “we’d come back to earth someday”. If they’re skipping off the atmosphere wouldn’t they shoot back into 0 gravity space and just keep floating out? Would they skip and then get sucked back in? I’m supper confused about that one sentence. Anyone care to explain?

Hi! I'm currently making a Lovecraftian horror short film about isolation chambers. The idea is that, through the isolation process, scientists have been able to tap into a new dimension. So think M.K. Ultra type stuff, the works of Donald Hebb, CIA mind control, Stanford prison experiment, but with a sci-fi twist. I'm currently in the editing process, and I want the movie to feature real world archives. So I was wondering if any of you guys are aware of cool public domain footage that could be appropriate for my movie. Anything that thematically fits : space exploration, operations, NASA stuff, news programs, etc.