Space Technologies Lab

Space Technologies Lab at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Home of EagleCam and LLAMAS (Literally Looking At More Astronauts in Space)

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

We would like to congratulate Jared on the nomination to be the next NASA Administrator! We have had the opportunity to work with him to send a payload on his Polaris Dawn mission, which has been a fantastic learning opportunity.

[Jared Isaacman @rookisaacman]

I am honored to receive President Trump’s @realDonaldTrump nomination to serve as the next Administrator of NASA. Having been fortunate to see our amazing planet from space, I am passionate about America leading the most incredible adventure in human history.

On my last mission to space, my crew and I traveled farther from Earth than anyone in over half a century. I can confidently say this second space age has only just begun. Space holds unparalleled potential for breakthroughs in manufacturing, biotechnology, mining, and perhaps even pathways to new sources of energy. There will inevitably be a thriving space economy—one that will create opportunities for countless people to live and work in space. At NASA, we will passionately pursue these possibilities and usher in an era where humanity becomes a true spacefaring civilization.

I was born after the Moon landings; my children were born after the final space shuttle launch. With the support of President Trump, I can promise you this: We will never again lose our ability to journey to the stars and never settle for second place. We will inspire children, yours and mine, to look up and dream of what is possible. Americans will walk on the Moon and Mars and in doing so, we will make life better here on Earth.

It is the honor of a lifetime to serve in this role and to work alongside NASA’s extraordinary team to realize our shared dreams of exploration and discovery.

Grateful to serve,

Jared

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

Enjoying the view of Space and the amazing crew 😎

[Jared Isaacman @rookisaacman]

This is a vid of life inside Dragon. We just finished searching for cables in the lower section where we store the suits, @Gillis_SarahE and @annawmenon were prepping for the ONS ultrasound to image our optic nerves, tunes jamming and the @EmbryRiddle LLAMAS camera recording.

[Polaris @PolarisProgram]

Orbiting Earth on board Dragon, the Polaris Dawn crew talked with families of @FoldsofHonor, an organization providing educational scholarships to spouses and children of America's fallen and disabled military service-members and first responders 🇺🇸

[Chris “Hanks” Sembroski @ChrisSembroski]

Go Eagles! Go @PolarisProgram!
@ERAU_Daytona @ERAUWorldwide @ERAUPrescott @ERAU_Alumni
https://t.co/okOwqXmDSr

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

Right window, 55 seconds into the video. We are ready for the view! 👀

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

Targeting Tuesday, August 27 for launch of Polaris Dawn, the first of the @PolarisProgram’s three human spaceflight missions designed to advance the future of spaceflight

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

Can’t wait to see these in stereoscopic view 😎

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

The SpaceX Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suit → https://t.co/z2Z9iVpt6x #Maythe4thBeWithYou

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

We are honored to be a part of such an exciting mission!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

This will be the first commercial space walk!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

This will be the first commercial space walk!

[John Kraus @johnkrausphotos]

It was great to spend some time at ERAU with the Space Technologies Lab EagleCam team this week. Watching college students - my age or even younger - work on payload operations on the Moon was quite the humbling & unique experience. I can’t wait to see what this team does next!

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

3/3 However, the team was able to collect other data sets from the EagleCam system, and this data will be analyzed and published in the near future. See the link for the full update. https://t.co/LaIV5Lyr21

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

1/3 The EagleCam team is incredibly proud to be the first university student-built payload on the Moon. With the challenges presented by the off-nominal landing configuration of the Odysseus lander, the student team has been working tirelessly over the past five days to adapt

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

2/3 mission plans and procedures in order to deploy its CubeSat camera system. Despite the team’s strong effort, the technical complications ultimately resulted in an inability to capture images of the Odysseus lander.

[Intuitive Machines @Int_Machines]

The images included here are the closest observations of any spaceflight mission to the south pole region of the Moon. Odysseus is quite the photographer, capturing this image approximately 30 meters above the lunar surface while his main engine throttled down more than 24,000 mph. Another day of exploration on the south pole region of the Moon. (27FEB2024 0835 CST)

[Intuitive Machines @Int_Machines]

Flight Controllers continue to communicate with Odysseus. This morning, Odysseus efficiently sent payload science data and imagery in furtherance of the Company’s mission objectives. Flight controllers are working on final determination of battery life on the lander, which may continue up to an additional 10-20 hours. 🧵(27FEB2024 0848 CST)

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

2/2: Using backup hardware and copies of software, we have rewritten processes and procedures for deployment given our best estimate of configuration. We remain excited to demonstrate EagleCam’s capabilities!

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

1/2: The EagleCam and Intuitive Machines teams are working hard to deploy EagleCam and downlink images ASAP. The EagleCam team has been busy doing engineering tasks.

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

Last night, the students at the Space Technologies Lab, in conjuction with the WIDE Lab, tested the WiFi connection in the new expected deployment configuration. For more updates, see https://t.co/LaIV5Lyr21.

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

@TeachLearnGrow2 @WishM777 @therobdale We are actively working with Intuitive Machines to determine a safe deployment time.

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

EagleCam Update:

https://t.co/LaIV5Lyr21

[Space Technologies Lab @SpaceTechLab]

The EagleCam team are using tools available in the Space Technologies Lab to simulate what we can expect to receive once EagleCam deploys. We are currently working with Intuitive Machines to determine a safe deployment time and strategy.