SpiderFab: On-orbit Construction Under Study
Introducing “SpiderFab™” technologies – a new development for in-space fabrication of spacecraft components. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has announced it has selected Tethers Unlimited, Inc. of Bothell, Washington for a Phase II contract...Mars Driving on Auto-pilot
NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars geared itself into autonomous navigation (autonav) – a first time drive that helps the robot steer itself en route to Mount Sharp. The capability uses software that engineers adapted to this larger and more complex vehicle from a similar...Wanted! Your Name for Journey to Mars
Want to go along for the ride aboard NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission? Here’s a way without packing your bags. The MAVEN Mars orbiter is being groomed for liftoff in November, 2013. It will carry with it selected art and haiku entries from...Dream Chaser Space Plane Takes Flight at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of Louisville, Colo., successfully completed a captive-carry test of the firm’s Dream Chaser spacecraft today at the agency’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif. It’s another milestone achieved under the...Well Suited for Space
A low-profile, lightweight, space suit simulator has been delivered to NASA, designed to meet the space agency’s research and training needs. Aurora Flight Sciences headquartered in Manassas, Virginia has collaborated with MIT experts to create an exoskeleton to...New Space Roadmap Released
A new report has been released, the Global Exploration Roadmap for 2013, an action plan for space exploration. The Global Exploration Roadmap is being developed by space agencies participating in the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG): Italy,...Rosetta Comet Mission: Arrival Next Year!
The en route space probe, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta, is scheduled to rendezvous with comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko next year, deposit a lander on its surface, and accompany the comet on its way toward the Sun. The ESA mission offers a unique chance to...“RING Leaders” in Space – Testing a New Propulsion Idea
A research project — Resonant Inductive Near-field Generation System, or RINGS – is a new electromagnetic propulsion technology. The idea could revolutionize the capabilities of satellites and future spacecraft by reducing reliance on propellants and extending...Juno to Jupiter: Earth Swing-by in October
A NASA probe en route to distant Jupiter has crossed the halfway point to its target. NASA’s Juno spacecraft was launched on Aug. 5, 2011, headed for arrival at massive Jupiter on July 4, 2016. The next milestone in Juno’s nearly five-year journey to Jupiter...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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