Danger Mars Colonists! Need for Predicting Space Storms
Future inhabitants of Mars (those that are not already there, perhaps) are in need of a space storm monitoring system. That’s the advice of Roger Dube, professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in...Cassini at Saturn: “Outta Sight” Imagery of Mimas
The Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn continues to churn out mind-blowing imagery. Collected last month during its closest flyby yet of Saturn’s “Death Star” looking moon, Mimas, new imagery is available for your perusal. The verdict from Carolyn...Suborbital Vehicles Take to the Sky
The skies over Mojave, California’s Air and Space Port have seen significant suborbital traffic recently. On March 20th, Masten Space Systems flew their automated Xombie craft to its highest altitude yet: 1,046 feet. That test hop above the desert landscape is a...Space Talk
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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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