NASA Probe Readied for Moon Mystery Duty
There’s been a quip circulating for years. That is, the first restaurant on the Moon will have little atmosphere. But a future lunar probe is being readied to detail just that – how much atmosphere is present surrounding the Moon. NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust...Software Company Presents Apollo 11 Moon Landing Dramatization
Experience the drama of humankind’s first moon landing in a new creative format. Thamtech, LLC, has developed a multimedia online recreation of the Apollo 11 July 20, 1969 landing at the Sea of Tranquility. The production weaves together...Europe Eyes Robotic Lunar Lander
Europe’s Astrium has briefed the major results of its Lunar Lander Phase B1 study, carried out on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). The study has consolidated the mission concept for automatic landing near the Moon’s south pole in 2019 as well as the...NASA’s X1 Suits Up for Missions on Earth as Well as in Space
Space technology can be as much about improving life on Earth as exploring new worlds. Robonaut 2, the first humanoid in space and a joint effort between NASA and automaker GM, has been living aboard the International Space Station for more than a year....House Republicans Back Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012
The Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012, legislation introduced in Washington on Thursday, would significanty change the way NASA is led and its programs managed in order to establish new stability and accountability, according to its six...Stable Funding Crucial to NASA’s Human, Robotic Exploration Plans
NASA and the agency’s prime contractors for the Space Launch System and Orion/Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, the primary elements of the first U. S. human deep space exploration capability since the Apollo program and potential major new science initiatives,...International Astronautical Federation to Share Flags Flown Aboard U. S., Russian and Chinese Spacecraft
Three hundred commemorative flags belonging to the International Astronautical Federation and the only objects to have flown in space by all nations with active human space programs will be returned to the organization by a Chinese delegation at the ILA Berlin Air...Protecting Apollo 11’s Landing Site
As a public memorial is being readied in Washington, D.C. to honor the recent passing of astronaut Neil Armstrong, work is underway to protect the Apollo 11 landing site on the Moon and make it a National Historic Landmark. A New Mexico State University NMSU professor...Radar Finds Walls of Lunar Crater May Hold Patchy Ice
The walls of the Moon’s Shackleton crater are likely the site of small patches of ice. Thanks to the Mini-RF radar on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), data collected show that small patches of ice could make up at most 5 to 10 percent of material in walls of...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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