[ad_1] The capsule will be released on Sunday at 2,20,000 kilometers (1,36,700 miles) away in space and will land in a remote and sparsely populated area of Woomera, Australia. Japanese space agency officials said Friday that the Hayabusa2 probe is on its intended trajectory as it approaches Earth to deliver …
Read More »NASA selects companies to collect lunar resources for Artemis demonstrations
[ad_1] NASA is asking commercial companies to collect moon rocks NASA is taking a major step forward in its lunar exploration goals by selecting commercial companies to harvest lunar resources as part of the Artemis program. Credits: NASA NASA has selected four companies to collect space assets and transfer ownership …
Read More »The European Space Agency signs an agreement to remove debris from orbit
[ad_1] The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a $ 102 million contract with a Swiss start-up to purchase a unique service: the first ever removal of a space debris object from orbit. The company, ClearSpace SA, will capture part of a used rocket using what is described as a …
Read More »The scientist joins the next adventure on Mars
[ad_1] Kirsten Siebach has to persevere a little longer, waiting for her ship to arrive. That ship is in space and is carrying a rover called Perseverance to Mars. And Siebach, a Martian geologist at Rice University, is now one of 13 scientists recently selected by NASA to help run …
Read More »NASA will nominate companies selected to raise lunar resources under the Artemis program
[ad_1] screen_shot_2020-12-01_at_2.04.57_pm.png NASA is taking a major step forward in its lunar exploration goals by selecting commercial companies to harvest lunar resources as part of the Artemis program. Credits: NASA NASA will hold a media conference call on Thursday, December 3 at 1:00 PM EST to announce the companies it …
Read More »The new technology can obtain oxygen, fuel from the salt water of Mars
[ad_1] When it comes to water and Mars, there is good news and not so good news. The good news: there is water on Mars! The not so good news? There is water on Mars. The red planet is very cold; the non-frozen water is almost certainly full of salt …
Read More »The UK-built rover landing on the Martian surface is approaching a giant fall
[ad_1] Once the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover reaches Mars, a dramatic 6-minute sequence will see a “descent module” – carrying the rover – deploy two parachutes to quickly slow it down before it lands on the surface. Martian. Atmospheric drag will slow the module from around …
Read More »NASA TV coverage set for next space station resupply mission with SpaceX
[ad_1] ksc-20200306-ph-awg07_0007_medium.jpg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 11:50 pm EST on March 6, 2020, carrying the unmanned Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX 20a commercial refueling …
Read More »A NASA study finds there has been a nearly 20% drop in global nitrogen dioxide levels due to the COVID-19 blockade – Technology News, Firstpost
[ad_1] FP trendNovember 19 2020 14:57:09 IST As soon as the pandemic hit us and the governments of all countries imposed blockades, a significant reduction in air pollutants was noted. Now the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has an exact figure of the pollution deviation this year. The data …
Read More »NASA hosts a virtual event to take advantage of STEM and small business opportunities with minority colleges
[ad_1] official-logo-nasa-use-this-one.jpg Media are invited to the 15th edition of NASA’s Technology Infusion Road Tour, a virtual event on November 18-19, HBCU / Minority Serving Institutions (MSI). More than 1,200 HBCUs and MSI are attending this event with representatives from NASA offices and mission directions discussing the importance of partnerships …
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