NASA’s Final Shuttle Mission Reaches a Triumphant Wheel Stop
Orbiter Atlantis touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in the pre-dawn Thursday, bringing a triumphant conclusion to the nation’s long running shuttle program. Weather conditions were perfect, as the spacecraft’s rolled onto the runway along...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...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...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...Nostalgia, Promise of Bold New Missions Surround NASA’s Final Shuttle Flight
NASA’s final shuttle flight represents a milestone that has many who work at the space agency committed to its success, though already nostalgic about the retiring orbiters and hopeful the passage will lead the nation to embark on bold new ventures. Poised at...Moon Swoon! Dramatic Views of Tycho Crater
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) continues to crank out scads of data and imagery of Earth’s Moon. The Moon-circling spacecraft was launched on June 18, 2009. It has been busy providing new scientific information about our celestial neighbor in gravitational...Earth’s Moon: Mysterious Swirls
Scientists are puzzled. Our Moon is dotted with swirls, considered among the most puzzling features on the surface of the Moon. These bright, looping patterns are unlike anything seen in the solar system. While the origin of the lunar swirls has been discussed for...New Visitors Arrive at the Moon
It has been a long and loopy flight for two spacecraft. Now, after one and a half years and making more than 90 orbit maneuvers, along with numerous gravitational boosts, NASA’s ARTEMIS spacecraft have been repurposed – leaving orbit around Earth to arrive at their...Shuttle’s Successor to go on Three State Public Display
A flight tested version of NASA’s Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the spacecraft that may send future explorers on missions to asteroids and perhaps Mars, will make a series of public stops as it is transported across country from the Dryden Flight Research Center...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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