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The wayward Russian Marscraft, Phobos-Grunt, is expected to soon dive into the Earth’s atmosphere, destroying itself during a fiery re-entry process. Phobos–Grunt was launched on November 8 of last year, but due to a propulsion failure, the spacecraft was marooned in...Book Review: Fifty Years on the Space Frontier – Halo Orbits, Comets, Asteroids, and More
Fifty Years on the Space Frontier: Halo Orbits, Comets, Asteroids, and More by Robert W. Farquhar; Outskirts Press, Inc., Denver, Colorado; (hard cover); $32.36; 2011 There is renewed and growing interest in imaginative use of L-points in space – special spots in...NASA Call: Preserve and Protect the Lunar Landing Sites
The Moon is peppered with human-made artifacts and historical sites that document humankind’s zeal for exploring the Moon. Robert Kelso, director of lunar commercial services for NASA, has developed a set of guidelines intended to safeguard the historic and scientific...Follow Us
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
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.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.
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