Spacewalking Cosmonauts Launch Educational Satellite
Persistent spacewalking cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev successfully deployed ARISSat-1, a 57-pound educational satellite from the International Space Station on Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Russian Yuri Gagarin’s first human...Juno Ready for Jump to Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is ready to begin its five-year journey to Jupiter with a boost from Cape Canaveral this Friday, August 5th. On that day, the launch window opens at 11:34 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and remains open through 12:43 EDT. Weather appears to be...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...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...Surprise at Faraway Pluto!
Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have found a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The discovery of the tiny, new satellite — temporarily designated P4 — was uncovered in a Hubble survey searching for rings around the dwarf planet....NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover: Where on Mars Will It Land?
This Friday, NASA is set to announce just where the Mars Science Laboratory will set down on the red planet. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), or Curiosity robot, will land on the surface of Mars in August 2012. But where? The two candidate sites are Eberswalde...Sizing Up Space Rocks: Vesta – a Clear Winner!
After nearly four years traveling through space, the NASA Dawn spacecraft reached its destination and entered orbit around the asteroid Vesta on 16 July 16th. Scientists will create detailed maps and elevation models of this celestial body, which is located in the...NASA’s Juno to Jupiter: Spacecraft Prepared for August 5th Liftoff
NASA’s Juno mission to giant planet Jupiter is now in final preparation for its departure. The launch of the Lockheed Martin-built Juno aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on track for an August 5th takeoff from Florida. After launch, the spacecraft will...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...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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