Space Spinoffs Benefit All Walks of Life
NASA offered strong evidence on Wednesday that its missions and activities represent long range investments in breakthrough technologies that demonstrate down-to-Earth benefits for the vast majority of us – the men and women who will never see the inside of a...Aerospace, an Economic Beacon
Aerospace products and services continue to represent an financial beacon for the United States, where they are responsible for more than 600,000 jobs. However, like many sectors, gains have been slowed by a sluggish global economy, according to a new report from...Dragon Splashs Down Just After 2 p.m., EST, After Successful SpaceX Test Flight. Updated With Post-flight Comments
The Space X and NASA successfully carried out the first flight demonstration of the Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon capsule on Wednesday. The unmanned two orbit mission marked a significant milestone for the company started by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk as well...SpaceX, NASA Partnership Nears First Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Test Flight
SpaceX, one of two companies on the forefront of a NASA-led effort to develop commercial cargo and crew transport services to support the International Space Station in the post-shuttle era, will attempt the first of three space agency sponsored test flights this...Senate Panel Urges NASA Budget Flexibility
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee pledged a bi-partisan effort on Wednesday to remove legislative barriers from future temporary budget measures that could pro-long NASA’s efforts to transition from the Constellation lunar program to a...Back to the Moon: Human and Robot Partnership Charted
Industry space planners are scoping out next steps beyond low Earth orbit – but with a trajectory twist: Exploring the Moon’s hidden farside from the L2 Lagrange Point. Stationed in that L2 slot a piloted spacecraft would be synchronized with the Moon in its orbit...Beyond Low Earth Orbit: “Gateway” Habitats Advocated
A NASA, university and industry team is studying mid-decade human exploration beyond low Earth orbit. Detailed by the team are options for long-duration “Gateway” habitats. An interim look at such a prospect is being briefed at high-levels within NASA, a plan that...Space Traffic Control: Avoiding Collisions in Earth Orbit
If you’re trying to avoid future collisions of satellites, something akin to a space traffic control system is likely in the offing. This year alone, dozens of spacecraft have been purposely jockeyed around to lessen the chance of running into trouble. Today it’s...Groundbreaking for The Spaceship Company
The privatization of commercial space travel has taken a step forward. On November 9, The Spaceship Company (TSC) broke ground on a new assembly, integration and test hangar at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. A subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation,...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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