Missions
Best-Ever Topographic Map of Earth from NASA and Japan
[/caption]NASA and Japan recently announced a new and improved digital topographic map of Earth, which was produced with detailed measurements…
- Asteroids
- Hubble
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Meteorites
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- NASA
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- Space Flight
Dawn Discovers Surprise 2nd Giant South Pole Impact Basin at Strikingly Dichotomous Vesta
[/caption] Scientists leading NASA’s Dawn mission have discovered a 2nd giant impact basin at the south pole of the giant…
NASA to Test New Atomic Clock
[/caption] When people think of space technologies, many think of solar panels, propulsion systems and guidance systems. One important piece…
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- Mars Science Laboratory
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Mars Science Laboratory’s Gateway to Space – The Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – United Launch Alliance (ULA) uses a structure that incorporates several launch and support operations into…
- Atlas V
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Crewed Variant of X-37 Space Plane Proposed
[/caption] As reported online at Space.com, the Boeing Company is already working on the CST-100 space taxi as a means…
Phobos-Grunt: The Mission Poster
[/caption] Russia is marking the upcoming blastoff of their dauntingly complex Phobos-Grunt sample return mission to the Martian moon Phobos…
NASA to Test New Solar Sail Technology
[/caption] Solar sails, much like anti-matter and ion engines appear at first glance to only exist in science fiction. Many…
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Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser to Conduct Drop Test Next Summer
[/caption] It looks as though the efforts to get commercial space taxis off the ground – is succeeding. Sierra Nevada…
NASA to Test Laser Communications System
[/caption]Quite often, communication rates with remote spacecraft have been a limiting factor when exploring our solar system. For example, it…
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Bolden Visits Kennedy Space Center, Talks SLS and the Future
[/caption] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – NASA Administrator Charles Bolden stopped by Kennedy Space Center in Florida to tour NASA’s Mobile…