Asteroid Arrival! Dawn Spacecraft Slips Into Orbit Around Vesta
It’s official. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has relayed information to confirm that it has entered an orbit around asteroid Vesta. Dawn has become the first probe ever to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Researchers are now...De-Cluttering Outer Space: The Four Critical “Cs”
The worrisome build-up of human-caused orbital debris has reached a critical point. Collisions between objects will continue to occur, and so will impact damages to operational spacecraft. The trend will get worse unless more aggressive actions — such as active...Visionary Quest to Asteroid Vesta: Arrival July 16
Standby for up-close looks at the large asteroid Vesta! This object resides in the main asteroid belt and is the target of NASA’s Dawn spacecraft. Spacecraft controllers are ready to go into orbit around Vesta on July 16. Once on duty, scientists will begin gathering...Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle to Enter Extensive Test Period
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is being pursued as the way to explore beyond low Earth orbit – back to the Moon, out to asteroids, and eventually to Mars. Regarding the decision to press ahead with Orion, Lori Garver, NASA...Earth’s Moon: Mysterious Swirls
Scientists are puzzled. Our Moon is dotted with swirls, considered among the most puzzling features on the surface of the Moon. These bright, looping patterns are unlike anything seen in the solar system. While the origin of the lunar swirls has been discussed for...ISS-mounted Cameras to Provide Live HD Video Feed of Earth
A Canadian firm has announced it intends to offer the world’s first ever, live HD video feed of Earth from space. UrtheCast (pronounced “EarthCast”) is working in an exclusive relationship with Russia’s RSC Energia to build, launch, install, and operate two cameras on...Book Review: My Dream of Stars – From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
My Dream of Stars – From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer by Anousheh Ansari with Homer Hickam; Palgrave Macmillan; New York, New York: $16.00 (softcover); $25.00 (hardcover); 2010. This is a love story…anchored here on Earth with her soulmate, Hamid – as well...SETI Signals for Funding: New Site Offers Public Involvement
There’s no question that the search for life elsewhere is a profound enterprise in human history. As the quest continues to search and find other planets circling other stars, the hunger to find out just how crowded the universe is out there also grows. The search for...Cold Hard Facts! New Satellite Data Explores Fragile Arctic
The first maps of ice thickness courtesy of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) CryoSat mission are in – a new tool to advance polar science. ESA’s CryoSat was lofted in April 2010. From orbit, the spacecraft has spent the last seven months delivering precise...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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