Atlantis Crew Previews U. S. Flag Challenge
The Atlantis astronauts, nearing the end of the final shuttle program visit to the International Space Station, are leaving a small U. S. flag to be reclaimed by the crew of the first commercially launched U. S. spacecraft to reach the orbital outpost. The flag flew...President Obama Lauds Shuttle, Station Programs in Chat With Atlantis Crew. NASA to Aim for Mars, He Says
President Obama commended NASA’s shuttle program in a call to the Atlantis astronauts on Friday in which he also re-stated his call for the space agency to develop the technologies for bold new missions of human exploration. An expedition to Mars is...Survey Findings Spotlight Life on Other Planets, Humans on Mars Timetable
The word from a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey is that 58 percent of American adults consider it likely life exists on other planets. Furthermore, Forty-nine percent (49%) say it’s likely that a human will walk on Mars in the next 25 years, down...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...NASA Readies an Exploration Threesome – Bound for Jupiter, Earth’s Moon and Mars
Now in prep status, a trio of NASA interplanetary missions that will be dispatched from Florida – headed for Jupiter, Earth’s Moon and Mars. First departure in early August is the Juno spacecraft that is targeted for giant Jupiter. Following a five-year cruise to...Anniversary of the First Nuclear Space Flight
This day…50 years ago! The Earth-orbiting Transit IV-A became the first flight test of a nuclear power source developed for use in spacecraft. Transit IV-A was powered both by solar cells and a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) using Plutonium 238 for fuel....NASA’s Mars Rover: On The Move! (video)
NASA is readying the Mars Science Laboratory’s Curiosity rover for its sendoff to the red planet – but first things first. A new video has captured the crating up of the huge robot at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for shipment to Florida. Check out this fast-paced...NASA Pushes Forward on High-power Solar Electric Propulsion
High-power solar electric propulsion is viewed by NASA as a vital and necessary future capability. This crucial technology is flagged within NASA’s strategic roadmaps for exploration, science and advanced technology. NASA issued late last week a Solar Electric...Next Mars Rover Prepared For First Step to the Red Planet
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission is being readied for a fall 2011 liftoff from Florida. Preparations are in full-swing on readying the MSL Curiosity rover for its red planet mission. Plans now call for the Curiosity robot and its descent stage to be...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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