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Mitigating Lunar Dust: Masten Completes FAST Landing Pad Study
Landing on the Moon (and staying on the Moon) ain't an easy task. The lunar surface has limited sunlight, extremely cold temperatures, and lots of dust (aka. lunar regolith). But the...
Here we report the opening statement of ranking member Babin at Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing on the future of the ISS (Washington, DC)
"We are at an inflection point for our nation's space program. Last year, NASA once again...
The Expedition 65 crew opened up BEAM today and transferred cargo for return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship. The orbital residents also worked on robotics, continued eye checks, and configured new life support gear.
Commander Akihiko Hoshide from the Japan...
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter provided a 3D view of a rock-covered mound during its 13th flight on Sept. 4.
The plan for this reconnaissance mission into the “South Seítah” region of Mars’ Jezero Crater was to capture images of this...
Two interactive web experiences let you explore the Martian surface, as seen by cameras aboard the rover and orbiters flying overhead.
It’s the next best thing to being on Mars: Two online interactive experiences let you check out Jezero Crater...
The evening of Aug. 1 felt a lot like a birthday to NASA planetary scientist Justin Simon. On that night, Simon attended a virtual watch party for researchers preparing to use NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover to conduct the...
The project NEIL (Navigation Early Investigation on Lunar surface) will experiment satellite-based positioning on the lunar surface.
The project is at the center of an agreement between the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and NASA, linked to the CLPS 19-D mission...
After completing their final day of astronaut training at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California on Wednesday, September 8, the crew of Inspiration4 arrived in Florida on Thursday, September 9, landing at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center just...
The US Space Agency has been investing in the future of space economy in recent years.
When SpaceX launches its Inspiration4 mission with four crew members to space, it will be the company’s first fully private launch with astronauts to...
By combining observations from three international spacecraft at Mars, scientists were able to show that regional dust storms play a huge role in drying out the Red Planet.
Dust storms heat up higher altitudes of the cold Martian atmosphere, preventing...
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