CubeSat Thruster: Engine of Creation
A worry about the proliferation of CubeSat satellite launches is adding clutter to an already troublesome amount of Earth-circling debris. If CubeSats were deployed at higher orbits, they would take much longer to degrade, potentially creating space clutter. As more...First Space-bound Orion Reaches NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
NASA hosted ceremonies on Monday marking the arrival of the first space-bound Orion/Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center launch site inFlorida. The spacecraft, manufactured by Lockheed Martin at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility...Two to Go!
Enterprise, NASA’s flight test orbiter, reached New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday, where it will remain for several weeks, awaiting a barge ride up the Hudson River to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Before its...NASA Hands Discovery to the Air and Space Museum
Orbiter Discovery now belongs to the Smithsonian Institution’s Air and Space Museum and the American people. The spacecraft’s official transfer from NASA to the famed museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport in...Hubble’s Hidden Treasures
Ever find yourself outside on a clear night, looking out at the cosmos wondering what it would be like to fly really close to the stars? Maybe, someday. But a contest involving the Hubble Space Telescope, a 22-year-old collaboration between NASA and the...Nomad Planets: Our Galaxy Awash in Homeless Worlds?
Bacteria-carrying planets may be wandering through space instead of orbiting a star. That’s the news from the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC), a joint institute of Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. A...Hot Findings: “FLEX” Time in Space
It is known as the Flame Extinguishment Experiment, or FLEX for short. The work on improving fire-fighting techniques in space is being done on the Destiny module of the International Space Station. While important for human space travelers, the experiments on the ISS...Apollo Legends Urge Congress to Hasten the Pace of Human Space Exploration
The first and last of the Apollo program astronauts who walked on the moon urged the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on Thursday to ramp up support for NASA’s human exploration efforts. Neil Armstrong, who commanded the July 1969...NASA’s Offers Shuttle Space Cuisine, Heat Shielding to Schools
As NASA continues to distribute property from the agency’s long running space shuttle program, it is offering surplus food prepared for the astronauts who flew on the winged orbiters and thermal protection tiles that fended off the heat buildup...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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