NASA’s Summer of Innovation Shifts into High Gear
Credit: White House Thousands of middle school students and teachers are to be engaged with NASA through its Summer of Innovation initiative, to be kicked off on June 10. The effort is focused on stimulating math and science-based education programs. NASA’s goal is...Russian Lunar Reflector Used to Test Einstein’s Theory
This is what the Lunokhod rover released on the moon looked like in 1970. Nearly 40 years later, scientists have been able to locate the laser reflector, with the help of a telescope at Apache Point Observatory. (Courtesy of NASA) A serendipitous discovery on the...Moon Beam Idea Could Energize Earth
You’ve likely heard of the “farm belt” or the “bible belt” – but how about a “solar belt”…but on the Moon! The Japanese construction company, the Shimizu Corporation, is proposing the Luna Ring – an array of solar cells that would extend like a belt along...Japan’s Asteroid Probe: On Track for Australian Touchdown
Earth return of Japan’s Hayabusa asteroid probe and release of its sample capsule. Japan’s asteroid explorer, the Hayabusa spacecraft, is on track for a June 13 reentry into the Woomera Test Range in South Australia. Scientists at the Japan Aerospace Exploration...European Space Agency Backs China as Space Station Partner
A Chinese news source is reporting today that the European Space Agency (ESA) supports China’s inclusion in the International Space Station (ISS) partnership. ESA’s agency’s director-general Jean-Jacques Dordain made the remarks during a Global Lunar Conference...International Team Ready for Virtual Mars Journey
Credit: ESA Credit: ESA This week a six-person crew from Russia, Europe and China will begin their voyage to Mars! Well, sort of. The adventure is a simulated 520-day journey to the red planet, one that will test the endurance of crew members to carry out a...Waverider Flight: A “Game-changing” Success
An important step: More economical access to space – that’s one possible outcome from the May 26 first flight of the X-51A Waverider. This super-slick unpiloted vehicle made the longest ever supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight off the Southern...NASA Previews Post Constellation Plans
The technology and commercially themed exploration strategy outlined by President Obama earlier this year would mean the launching of new NASA robotic spacecraft at a rapid clip to set the stage for the human exploration of deep space. They would join robotic...Wheels Up! NASA’s Sky-high Telescope on Debut Flight
The sky is making way for a new astronomical tool. It is wheels up on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) as this modified Boeing 747SP fitted with a 2.7-meter German-built telescope makes a May 25 debut flight. Flight of the airborne...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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