Scientists can place an artificial eclipse over the sun so that the dimmer features can be seen. @NASAGoddard #StateOfNASA
Check out spaceplace.nasa.gov/spaceweather/e… to learn about space weather, since I’m not going to be able to do it justice. #StateOfNASA
Parker Solar Probe will help understand what causes solar wind to accelerate faster the farther away from the source it gets. It will also get into the corona to understand what’s happening there. It’s only on the equator of the sun. #StateOfNASA
The Solar Orbiter will orbit the sun on an angle (instead of on the equator) and will be able to see the solar poles for the first time. Transit time will be around 2 years, but data will be collected while in transit as well. #StateOfNASA
You can see models and data at the Integrated Space Weather Analysis System online! iswa.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebA… #StateOfNASA 
Super random fact: when @NASAGoddard was breaking ground, they discovered dinosaur footprints... rather, a random dude walking by did and pointed it out. There were also protohuman footprints. #StateOfNASA
More than $25B invested in @NASA for FY 2021 (12% increase). This includes $3.3M for a human landing system to get to the moon in 2024, and beyond that, Mars. #StateOfNASA
FY 2021 budget fully funds @NASA SLS and ORION. #StateOfNASA
Artemis plan is to go to the moon and stay, in order to build a sustainable facility. #StateOfNASA
Artemis I is uncrewed, Artemis II and III will carry astronauts to The Gateway and the moon. #StateOfNASA Learn more about the lunar gateway: nasa.gov/topics/moon-to…
The $3.3B human landing system will shuttle astronauts from the lunar gateway to the surface of the moon and back. Proposals are currently being reviewed for the HLS project. #StateOfNASA
This year marks 20 (!) years of continuous human presence on the International Space Station. #StateOfNASA
@NASAGoddard updates on CLPS, the commercial lunar payload services, which will integrate @NASA and commercial partners to deliver payload to the lunar surface. #StateOfNASA nasa.gov/content/commer…
#JamesWebbTelescope is funded in FY2021 budget, as are Earth observatory missions. #StateOfNASA
$1.5B in exploration technology development, with additional funds for planetary sciences, Mars planetary rover (which includes a helicopter apparently). Rover will will also return Martian rocks and soil for study #StateOfNASA
Once rover deposits sample tubes on Mars, another robot collect samples which will be transferred to a rocket to return these to Earth around 2031. This is a multi-NASA effort (plus collaboration from European space agency) to assemble the various components. #StateOfNASA
Back to the tour! We’re inside the “shake and bake” facility, which tests everything that goes to space to ensure it functions and doesn’t break.
This space environment simulator is where the first satellites were tested @NASAGoddard
Engineer model of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope aperture cover. WFIRST is the next generation telescope planned after James Webb. @NASAGoddard #StateOfNASA
The “White House” clean room @NASAGoddard. It was built with leftover money from @NASAHubble. Lololol leftover money. #StateOfNASA LRO, Parker solar probe, MMS, & other notable spacecraft have come through this clean room.
This is the largest subwoofer in the US. It can test equipment up to 150 decibels, to ensure that the payload can withstand launch stress. @NASAGoddard
The vibration in this room will measure at 3.2 on the Richter scale, so @NASAGoddard has to inform @USGS when they’re performing a test. #StateOfNASA
Model of WFIRST used to calibrate the equipment that will be used to test the actual machinery once built. @NASAGoddard #StateOfNASA
2025 is the initial projection for launch for the WFIRST telescope. This infrared telescope will have a field of view 100x that of @NASAHubble. Hubble’s blueprint was used to design WFIRST, and it will be using the same type of mirror. #StateOfNASA @NASAGoddard
WFIRST will be able to measure the interaction of stars in nearby galaxies to understand dark matter & energy. It will also have a coronagraph and spectrograph to better analyze the composition of stars and galactic cores. #StateOfNASA @NASA
There are 250 different steps for deployment of the James Webb Telescope after launch. If any of these go wrong, the telescope will not function. With a perfect launch to L2 1M km away, we get 10 years of function. Less perfect we get 5 due to fuel constraints. #StateOfNASA
JWST will transmit images back to Earth twice a day, with about 6GB worth of images once it launches... which might be March, 2021, might be later. #StateOfNASA
This is a mock-up of the LANDSAT satellite that @NASA is aiming to refuel via robots. Hubble, ISS, & Solar Max have all been serviced in space since their launches, but needed to send people. As we are more satellites that will require repaired, we’ll need robots. #StateOfNASA
The #1 reason a satellite gets to end of life is running out of fuel. By refueling via robot, we can dramatically decrease costs and increase mission life. All of this tech is developed @NASAGoddard #StateOfNASA
Satellites are now being developed specifically to be serviced by robots (which prev/current satellites were not), which will cut down on required tools and allow standardization of equipment. @NASAGoddard #StateOfNASA
This program, Restore-L, is slated to launch in 2023. It is being developed to refuel LANDSAT 7, but this technology will be applicable to many other missions in the future, including assembly on things like Gateway. @NASAGoddard #StateOfNASA
What an amazing day @NASAGoddard for #StateOfNASA! Thank you to @NASASocial and everyone who organized the event and took the time to show us the incredible work being done here. I wish all of the programs, current and planned, all of the luck in the universe!
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