Asteroid Impact Avoidance System
The worrisome thought of an asteroid hitting the Earth is not science fiction – and our planet has the scars to prove it. What scientists are focused on today is how best to deal with a space rock that has Earth’s name on it. Joining in on the global research...George Washington University Experts Express Concerns Over U.S. Human Space Flight Future
Portions of U. S. space policy focused on the future of human space exploration are seriously adrift, according to two George Washington University experts in the field. The declarations from Scott Pace, the director of GWU’s Space Policy Institute and a...SpiderFab: On-orbit Construction Under Study
Introducing “SpiderFab™” technologies – a new development for in-space fabrication of spacecraft components. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has announced it has selected Tethers Unlimited, Inc. of Bothell, Washington for a Phase II contract...NASA Video Chronicles Asteroid Redirect Mission
NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission Notional Concept Video, released on YouTube, offers a fast paced account of how U. S. astronauts might launch aboard an Orion spacecraft mounted atop a Space Launch System rocket to rendezvous with a small asteroid and gather...Space Center Houston Exhibit to Feature NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, Orbiter Replica
The Boeing Co. is partnered with Space Center Houston to develop a unique $12 million educational display commemorating NASA’s space shuttle era. The Shuttle and 747 Carrier Project is expected to open in 2015 at Space Center Houston, the official visitor’s...Dream Chaser Space Plane Takes Flight at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center
NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of Louisville, Colo., successfully completed a captive-carry test of the firm’s Dream Chaser spacecraft today at the agency’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif. It’s another milestone achieved under the...NASA Telescope Re-activated to Seek Possible Asteroid Mission Destinations
NASA will bring its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, a 16 inch space telescope, out of retirement in September to scan the solar system for potential destinations for the agency’s proposed Asteroid Retrieval Mission — an ambitious bid to corral...Well Suited for Space
A low-profile, lightweight, space suit simulator has been delivered to NASA, designed to meet the space agency’s research and training needs. Aurora Flight Sciences headquartered in Manassas, Virginia has collaborated with MIT experts to create an exoskeleton to...Administrator Charles Bolden Welcomes Eight New Astronauts to NASA
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden greeted eight new astronaut candidates at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Tuesday, the first of their profession to join the space agency in four years. The four men and four women will train for two years at NASA’s...Space Talk
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