NASA and Houston-based Axiom Space are expected to provide more details Monday about their plan to launch the first all-private astronaut mission, Ax-1, to the International Space Station on in late March. Former NASA astronaut Michael López-Alegria will command the crew that also includes three paying passengers to launch on […]
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NASA selects futuristic space technology concepts for early study
An astronaut steps into a body scanner and, hours later, walks on Mars in a custom-made spacesuit, breathing oxygen that was extracted from Mars’ carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. On Venus, an inflatable bird-like drone swoops through the sky, studying the planet’s atmosphere and weather patterns. Ideas like these are currently science […]
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PIO Raja Chari led NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts headed to International Space Station
NASA’s spacex”>SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut team led by PIO (Person of India Origin) Raja Chari are in orbit following their launch to the space-station”>International Space Station on the third commercial crew rotation mission aboard the microgravity laboratory. The international crew of astronauts lifted off at 9:03 pm EST Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center […]
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Gamma-ray Telescope selected by NASA to chart Milky Way evolution
The US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected a new space telescope proposal to study the recent history of star birth, star death, and the formation of chemical elements in the Milky Way. For the unversed, in 2019, NASA’s Astrophysics Explorers Program received 18 telescope proposals and selected four for […]
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NASA’s Lucy Mission prepares for launch to Trojan asteroids
NASA has tested the functions of Lucy, the agency’s first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, filled it with fuel, and is preparing to pack it into a capsule for launch on October 16. Named after characters in Greek mythology, these asteroids circle the Sun in two swarms, with one […]
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NASA, Boeing helping Russia in trying to find cause of cracks on space station
Engineers from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are helping Russia in its investigation into the possible causes of cracks and air leaks at the International Space Station (ISS). Paul Hill, a member of NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, said at a Sunday panel meeting that the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, the […]
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SpaceX cargo mission rescheduled for Sunday over bad weather – NASA
The launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft was delayed by one day over poor weather conditions, NASA said on Saturday. “Due to weather, today’s @SpaceX cargo mission is postponed,” the space agency wrote on Twitter. The next opportunity to launch the CRS-23 mission is on Sunday, at 07:14 GMT. It will deliver […]
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NASA’s Mars Rover Perseverance Fails to Pick Rock Sample in First Attempt
NASA’s Perseverance rover did not collect a rock sample on Mars in its first attempt to gather samples, the US space agency has said. Early last month, the self-driving six-wheeled robot started its journey across Jezero Crater floor to seek signs of ancient life. The crater harboured a big lake […]
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Scientists use NASA satellite data to track ocean microplastics from space
Scientists from the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way to use the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean. Microplastics from when plastic trash in the ocean breaks down from the sun’s rays and the motion of ocean waves. These […]
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NASA to land first person of colour on Moon
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will land the first person of colour on the moon as part of an international spaceflight program called Artemis, according to the US space agency. Taking a giant step for diversity, the Biden-Harris Administration seeks to land the first woman and the next man on the lunar […]
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NASA’s Mars Helicopter to make first flight attempt on Sunday
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is two days away from making humanity’s first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. If all proceeds as planned, the 4-pound (1.8-kg) rotorcraft is expected to take off from Mars’ Jezero Crater on Sunday at 12:30 pm local Mars solar time, hovering 10 […]
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Nasa releases first audio from Mars, video of landing
The US space agency Nasa yesterday released the first audio from Mars, a faint wind sound captured by the Perseverance rover. Nasa also released the first video of the landing of the rover on the Red Planet. A microphone did not work during the descent but the rover was able […]
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NASA offers opportunity to engage with Mars Perseverance Rover landing
American independent space agency, NASA has announced on Thursday that to discuss events surrounding the landing of its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, it will host virtual news briefings, live shows, and activities in the week of February 15. NASA announced the viewing guide for the landing of its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on […]
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NASA’s planet hunter, TESS, finds Earth-sized planet in ‘Goldilocks zone’
NASA said on Monday that its planet hunter satellite TESS had discovered an Earth-sized world within the habitable range of its star, which could allow the presence of liquid water. The planet, named “TOI 700 d”, is relatively close to Earth — only 100 light years away, NASA’s Jet Propulsion […]
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‘A work in progress’: NASA unveils its first electric airplane
NASA, most prominent for its many Florida-launched exploits into space, showcased an early version of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, the X-57 “Maxwell,” on Friday at its lesser-known aeronautics lab in the California desert. Adapted from a Italian-made Tecnam P2006T twin-engine propeller plane, the X-57 has been under development since […]