NASA, International Partners Prepare for Desert RATS Asteroid Mission
NASA will focus its energies on preparations for a mission to a near Earth asteroid late this month, as it joins forces with dozens of experts from academia and industry, the European and Canadian space agencies on the Black Rock Lava Flow...NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Reveals Evidence for Water Flows
Recently discovered linear features on sloped Martian terrains suggest water flows on some regions of the Red Planet, raising the prospects for conditions favorable for life, say scientists. The features were imaged by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter,...U. S. Should Have Kept Shuttle Operating, According to Zogby Poll
Americans disagree with the decision to retire NASA’s space shuttle program and fear the U. S. will fall behind rival nations in the exploration of space, according to a late July poll by IBOPE Zogby. The majority of those surveyed also believe the U. S. needs...New View of Mars Rover’s Exploration Site: Gale Crater
When NASA’s mega-Mars rover, Curiosity, lands in August 2012, its target zone is Gale Crater. The robot will touch down at the foot of a layered mountain inside the crater that spans 96 miles (154 kilometers) in diameter. This geological feature also holds a mountain...Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Readied for Acoustical Testing
NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, or MPCV, is moving forward as the space agency’s deep space vehicle for human exploration. At the Lockheed Martin Waterton facility near Denver, Colorado, work is underway to integrate the Crew Module and the tower-like Launch...Houston Embraces Final Shuttle Crew
The crew of NASA’s final shuttle mission completed the last leg of their mission on Friday, as they returned to Houston, where hundreds from the Texas city welcomed them back as colleagues and neighbors. Neither the rush hour traffic nor the high heat seemed...Next Mars Rover to Land at Gale Crater
Official word from NASA this morning: The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) — the huge Curiosity rover — will touch down at Gale crater. That site offers access to diverse rock strata, including interbedded sulfates and phyllosilicates in a three mile (5...NASA’s Final Shuttle Mission Reaches a Triumphant Wheel Stop
Orbiter Atlantis touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in the pre-dawn Thursday, bringing a triumphant conclusion to the nation’s long running shuttle program. Weather conditions were perfect, as the spacecraft’s rolled onto the runway along...Final Shuttle Crew Can Expect Favorable Landing Weather
The Atlantis astronauts can expect great weather as they attempt to descend to Earth on Thursday, following a successful 13-day re-supply mission to the International Space Station that will mark the end of NASA’s long running shuttle program. The orbiter is...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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