X-37B Robotic Space Plane Ends 469-day Mission
A Boeing-built X-37B has swooped down from space to an autopilot landing at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The June 16th runway touchdown of the winged robotic craft marked the record setting end of an impressive 469-day test mission. It was launched...Take a Look! New Mars Atlas Spotlights Impact Craters
When you look up at the Earth’s moon – it’s obvious that it was on the receiving end of impacting objects. New research is also showing that Mars too is a beaten up and battered world. Here’s the count, according to scientists identifying impact craters on the red...China Prepares for Important Piloted Spaceflight Mission
China is readying its crew-carrying Shenzhou-9 spacecraft to conduct that country’s first piloted docking mission. Shenzhou-9 will have three astronauts onboard – a crew that may include a woman — to manually rendezvous and dock with the already orbiting...Next Steps in Mars Exploration
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is drawing closer to a red planet touchdown at Gale Crater. That early August landing, if successful, will open a new chapter of investigating Mars in preparation for eventual human visits. The keys to...SpaceX Dragon Successfully Berths with Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully rendezvoused and berthed with the International Space Station on Friday, accomplishing the first cargo delivery by a U. S.commercial supplier. The milestone was a significant step in the push by U. S.policy makers...Dragon Flyby Sets Stage for 1st U. S. Commercial Space Station Mission
The unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carried out a successful flyby of the International Space Staton early Thursday, a milestone in the company’s bid to achieve the first U. S. commercial re-supply mission to the orbiting science laboratory. The four hour...SpaceX, NASA Forge New Course in Space Exploration
SpaceX forged a new course in space operations Tuesday, as the company’s Falcon 9 rocket and cargo carrying Dragon capsule raced into Earth orbit on the first U. S. commecial re-supply mission to the International Space Staton. The nine-day mission, flying under...NASA’s WISE Mission Identifies Asteroid Threat
New estimates based on findings from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Explorer, or WISE mission, reflect a big increase in the number of asteroids that could pose a collision threat to the Earth. And experts suggest they have found only a third to a half of...Mars Rover: Back On the Prowl for More Science
NASA’s Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover is on a roll. The robot had spent some 19 weeks parked in one spot to survive the Martian winter. Due to the setting sun, Opportunity’s solar power was too low for driving. The winter worksite was on the north slope of an...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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