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Nasa has announced two missions to Venus by 2030 – here’s why that’s exciting
In the latest announcement from Nasa’s solar system exploration program, two missions have been given the go-ahead – and they’re both bound for Venus. The two ambitious missions will ...
Next Element for NASA’s Moon Rocket Gets Stacked for Artemis I
Workers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida have stacked the launch vehicle stage adapter atop the Space Launch System rocket’s core stage inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). ...
Teams Add Launch Abort System to Ready Orion for Artemis I
The Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission recently completed fueling and servicing checks while inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The capsule ...
NASA Begins Major Assembly of Rocket Stage for First Crewed Artemis Mission
The NASA team is moving parts of the Space Launch System rocket to begin assembly of the forward, or upper part, of the rocket’s core stage for the Artemis II Moon mission. On March 19, the intertank ...
NASA’s Moon Program – Artemis – Boosted At White House Press Briefing
NASA’s ongoing Artemis mission – a mission to return humans to the moon by 2024 – got a positive mention in a White House press briefing this week (February 4, 2021), a welcome boost ...
NASA to Explore Divergent Fate of Earth’s Mysterious Twin with Goddard’s DAVINCI+
Although Earth and Venus are similar in size and location, they are very different worlds today. While Earth has oceans of water and abundant life, Venus is dry and fiercely inhospitable. Although it’s ...
Then There Were 3: NASA to Collaborate on ESA’s New Venus Mission
With significantly higher resolution than that of NASA’s Magellan mission, which captured images of Venus in the early 1990s, VenSAR will improve our understanding of the planet’s surface features. ...
NASA Selects 2 Missions to Study ‘Lost Habitable’ World of Venus
NASA has selected two new missions to Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. Part of NASA’s Discovery Program, the missions aim to understand how Venus became an inferno-like world when ...
SpaceX Crew-1 NASA astronauts splash down in the Gulf of Mexico
The four Crew-1 astronauts splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico right on schedule early Sunday, returning to Earth after a six-month stay on the International Space Station. The astronauts — three ...
What Is the International Space Station?
The International Space Station is a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth. It serves as a home where crews of astronauts and cosmonauts live. The space station is also a unique science laboratory. Several ...
Station Research Today Benefitting Astronauts and Earthlings
Nanoparticles, time perception and peppers topped the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Monday. Life support maintenance and cargo operations rounded out the day for the Expedition ...
Nanoparticles, Microscopic Animal Research during Life Support Work
Nanoparticles and microscopic animals were the research highlights aboard the International Space Station today. The Expedition 65 crew also focused on servicing life support components and Russian spacesuit ...
Concepts for Mars Sample Return
The Mars Sample Return Campaign is an effort to bring samples of Martian rocks and soil back to Earth, where they can be investigated in unprecedented detail, using all the capabilities of terrestrial ...
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Reveals Intriguing Terrain for Rover Team
Ingenuity’s ninth flight provided imagery that will help the Perseverance rover team develop its science plan going forward.
Study Looks More Closely at Mars' Underground Water Signals
A new paper finds more radar signals suggesting the presence of subsurface ‘lakes,’ but many are in areas too cold for water to remain liquid.
Taking Flight on Another World
The Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, is a technology demonstration to test powered, controlled flight on another world for the first time.
Super Hornet Ski Jump!
Jan 13, 2021
Super Hornet Ski Jump Launch Demo -An F/A-18 Super Hornet recently completed a take-off from a ski jump ramp during a demonstration at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland.
What is 'Black Flag?'
Jan 11, 2021
The Air Force's Air Combat Command authorized operation "Black Flag," a tactics and integration exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
NASA's X-59 Project
NASA is on a mission to revolutionize supersonic air travel for passengers across the globe, with NASA’s first large scale, piloted X-plane in more than three decades.
The Storytellers Series: The Terrible Teens - the Newer Fighters
August 12, 2021
The Storytellers Series: Thermal Nuclear Rocket Update
August 17, 2021
The Storytellers Series: Drones - Magic vs. Not!
August 27, 2021
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