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During a luncheon sponsored by the Planetary Society on September 9, three avid science advocates told members of Congress that funding for space exploration should continue despite the financial hardships that the United States are currently facing.
While the tough economic times that lie ahead are dangerous, th... |
12 September 2011
08:45 GMT |
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When the White House called on the National Academies to determine precisely how many astronauts NASA needed to conduct space exploration after the retirement of the shuttles, the numbers the organization returned were a lot lower than what is actually needed.
According to a new report released by the National Re... |
12 September 2011
03:45 GMT |
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As the Space Age began, the Soviet Union and the United States started a space race that saw numerous rockets, satellites and astronauts being sent to orbit. Later, when other countries joined, activity levels increased until finally the amount of junk they put in orbit while doing so posed tremendous risks.
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7 September 2011
18:01 GMT |
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One of the main problems that will affect astronauts during long space exploration journeys is the lack of gravity. The American space agency has now commissioned a group of researchers to investigate the creation of a new class of spacesuits that would resist their wearers' movements, simulating gravity.
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6 September 2011
10:22 GMT |
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According to NASA Space Food Systems Laboratory senior research scientist Maya R. Cooper, one of the greatest challenges the American space agency will have to face before even considering sending humans to Mars is finding a way of feeding the space explorers.
As space agencies around the world are starting to co... |
6 September 2011
03:36 GMT |
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Yesterday, August 22, the Expedition 28 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) powered up their newest crewmember, Robonaut 2. This is a robotic astronauts designed to assist the astronauts with some of the most perilous and complex tasks on the orbital facility. The machine was launched to the ISS on Febr... |
23 August 2011
05:55 GMT |
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Officials with the American space agency announce that three more Technology Demonstration Missions (TDM) have been approved by a special NASA commission. The endeavors have the potential to change the way space is explored, experts say. At the same time, another main reason why these specific missions were selected ... |
23 August 2011
02:37 GMT |
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Officials from the American space agency announce that engineers are working on refining new technologies that could be used for space exploration. Particularly, their goal is to enable the creation of a new generation of robotic landers that could be sent to numerous locations in the solar system.One of the long-ter... |
16 August 2011
03:12 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announced today, August 12, that a new Mission Directorate has been created at NASA. Dubbed Human Exploration and Operations (HEO), the organization's main objective will be to focus on operations conducted in low-Earth orbit (LEO) and beyond.The Space Operations and Explor... |
12 August 2011
12:01 GMT |
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In the absence of active, aggressive action for removing space junk from low-Earth orbit (LEO), spacecraft and satellite launching to space will soon be at a tremendous risk of destruction during ascent. Experts say that the situation in space is currently reaching a critical status. At this point, the space industry... |
12 August 2011
11:34 GMT |
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Representatives of the American space agency announce that NASA has just awarded 30 new research grants, to study teams investigating advanced concepts related to the exploration of space. The agency gets involved in such endeavors in order to foster innovation in this important field of research.The projects are fun... |
9 August 2011
05:53 GMT |
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The American space agency announces that it has just awarded four individual contracts to companies that announced their intention to start research on orbital refueling technologies. In order to move beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO) with more astronauts and larger spacecraft, these gas stations are needed.
NASA has b... |
6 August 2011
04:58 GMT |
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Lori Garver, the Deputy Administrator at NASA, said during the NewSpace 2011 conference that the American space agency will continue to support the private spaceflight industry despite the hard time NASA itself is going through.
The meeting – held on July 28, in Mountain View, California – was organiz... |
1 August 2011
02:59 GMT |
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In a recent test conducted by the US Air Force on the X-51 Waverider, the hypersonic-capable, scramjet engine-driven vehicle did not ignite in mid-air, essentially failing one of its most important tests. The USAF has been trying to build a working scramjet engine for years, and the X-51 vehicle was its most promisin... |
27 July 2011
10:24 GMT |
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Officials at the European Space Agency (ESA) say that it's time for the International Space Station (ISS) to enter new types of uses. They argue that the orbital outpost can now be converted to a testbed for technologies to be used in future space exploration missions.For the past 10 year or so, the space lab ha... |
27 July 2011
04:46 GMT |
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Scientists have know for quite some time now that exposure to microgravity influences the way microorganisms develop. Some strains become more virulent, whereas others are less so. Experts are now conducting more research on the issue, in order to benefit future space explorers.There is currently no doubt that the fu... |
27 July 2011
02:59 GMT |
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Spaceflight has been a source of pride for United States and its population for more than 50 years, but now there appears to be no more drive to achieve groundbreaking performances in this regard. Many believe that the nation is slacking, and falling behind in the space.
While it is true that NASA was the most te... |
15 July 2011
02:53 GMT |
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A private space race to put robots on the Moon received a new chief recently. The announcement was made yesterday, July 11, by the X-Prize Foundation. The Google Lunar X Prize will from now on be led by Alexandra Hall, who is a space science veteran.
The expert will act as the senior director of the initiative, w... |
12 July 2011
02:50 GMT |
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a press briefing on Thursday, July 7, that the imminent closing of the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) and last year's cancellation of Project Constellation do not mean that the future is not bright for American spaceflight. The top official at the American space agency beli... |
8 July 2011
10:41 GMT |
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Investigators at the University of Glasgow are proposing a new, innovative system for conducting research in deep space, and on other planets and moons. Rather than building a large, expensive robot, they are advocating the creation of multiple, “Smart Dust” shape-shifting devices.Such instruments would b... |
6 July 2011
16:01 GMT |
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Chang'e 2, a robotic spacecraft built and operated by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA), recently left lunar orbit, and moved on to a new leg of its mission. The probe is now headed to deep-space, collecting data and relaying them back to Earth.The vehicle left lunar orbit on June 9, beginning an ... |
16 June 2011
04:22 GMT |
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Experts with the European Space Agency (ESA) say that they plan to have a robotic mini-shuttle up and running by no later than 2020. The small, unmanned spacecraft will be able to carry experiments to low-Earth orbit, and maybe even travel to the International Space Station (ISS).This project is currently only in its... |
14 June 2011
03:22 GMT |
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Officials with the European Space Agency (ESA) say that the Rosetta spacecraft will be put into hibernation mode as soon as possible, as it begins the longest leg of its massive cosmic journey. The first opportunity to do so will arise on June 8, and mission controllers plan to take it. The space probe will spend mor... |
3 June 2011
09:49 GMT |
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A collaboration of researchers in the United States has recently finished developing a new thermal control system for electronics that will enable future devices to exceed current heat limitations. When devising an electronic circuit, the golden rule is that increased complexity requires more electricity to operate. ... |
27 May 2011
03:30 GMT |
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The last Apollo Program astronaut ever to set foot on the Moon, Harrison Schmitt, is proposing that the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration be shut down entirely, and replaced with a new agency, that could be called the National Space Exploration Administration (NSEA).The move would have the sole purpose... |
26 May 2011
13:01 GMT |
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On Tuesday, May 24, the American space agency made an important announcement, that has considerable implications for the future of space exploration. NASA officials said in a teleconference that the next major spacecraft the agency will operate is the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV).
This vehicle is based on conce... |
25 May 2011
01:39 GMT |
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The American space agency will make a special announcement today, NASA spokespersons said this morning. It was revealed that the nature of the announcement concerns the deep space human exploration program that the organization chose to follow. NASA officials will be making the statement at 3:30 pm EDT (1930 GMT), Sp... |
25 May 2011
01:01 GMT |
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The United States' space program would have looked entirely different had it not been for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and its Spacecraft Assembly Facility (SAF). Located in Pasadena, California, the lab has been constructing and managing spacecraft for 50 years. The SAF itself was constructed back i... |
13 May 2011
05:26 GMT |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is proud to announce that the Mars500 experiment, which is currently being carried out in the Russian Federation, will soon turn one. Six astronauts are locked together in a confined space, simulating a return journey to Mars. As the name implies, the crew will spend a lot of time in s... |
11 May 2011
08:55 GMT |
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A spacecraft design created by engineers at the NASA Johnson Space Center, in Houston, Texas, has now been deemed ready to carry out its first untethered test flight. Experts want to use this machine to put about 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) of cargo on the Moon.The design, called Morpheus, is touted as a potential d... |
11 May 2011
03:04 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that they will provide a $200 million research fund for the development of studies dealing with the creation of orbital refueling stations. Such structures are truly important if we are to move forward in space exploration. These stations could be critical for future mi... |
10 May 2011
02:34 GMT |
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As space technology progresses, conducting a manned mission to Mars is becoming a real possibility, and an expensive one at that. In conducting such a difficult task, the United States is considering all of its alternatives, including cooperating with China on the matter.
A senior official at the White House told... |
7 May 2011
04:12 GMT |
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Exploring the Red Planet is something that space agency expect to be able to do with humans starting in the mid-2030s. By 2035 or 2036, astronauts need to set food on Mars, and finally begin exploring our neighboring planet. But there are still some large obstacles to pass before that happens, experts say, and so may... |
20 April 2011
09:22 GMT |
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Generally, ecosystems take millions of years to evolve. The interactions that govern a habitat, such as for example the food web that develops within, take time to adjust themselves. But the process can apparently be sped up, as a 200-year-old experiment shows. The test was set up by a young Charles Darwin, who was n... |
11 April 2011
05:25 GMT |
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said on Wednesday, April 6, that the International Space Station (ISS) is a vital stepping stone on our quest to explore the Red Planet. The orbital facility provides a critical test platform for technologies that will be used during long-term, space exploration missions. He also add... |
8 April 2011
04:21 GMT |
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An analysis of the most feasible, possible ways of traveling through space has revealed that using spacecraft powered primarily by water to explore Mars and other locations in the solar system might open up new possibilities in space exploration.Flights to the Red Planet, Venus, the Saturnine moons Enceladus and Tita... |
25 March 2011
08:41 GMT |
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Yesterday, March 21, Denver, Colorado-based Lockheed Martin unveiled the first completed Orion spacecraft, which it developed for the American space agency. At the same time, it announced the inauguration of a new, state-of-the-art Space Operations Simulation Center (SOSC).These were two of the most ambitious project... |
22 March 2011
05:47 GMT |
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Recent investigations conducted at the site of the worst nuclear disaster ever discovered the existence of living plants blossoming in the tremendously radioactive soil. The findings brings new hope that future space explorers will be able to grow crops on other moons or planets. Experts visited the site of the Chern... |
17 March 2011
07:00 GMT |
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According to planetary scientists, it could be that most Earth-like exoplanets orbiting other stars might in fact be nothing more than pretty-looking “dead zones.” The conclusion was drawn from an analysis which showed that many such objects may not feature a magnetosphere. This is a layer in the atmosphe... |
16 March 2011
10:01 GMT |
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The science group in charge of processing the readings taken by a NASA orbiter around the Moon have just released the final batch of data. The information were collected during the mission's exploration phase, which concluded some time ago. At the same time, the experts also published data collected by the Lunar... |
16 March 2011
07:04 GMT |
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In 2004, scientists inaugurated a new research facility near the South Pole. One year later, it was operating at full capacity. Now, the South Pole Station Food Growth Chamber is providing new hopes that future space exploration expedition will be able to feed themselves. Off-world exploration is a very energy-intens... |
7 March 2011
11:10 GMT |
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In spite of the fact that the Jupiter moon Europa is one of the most interesting places for science in the entire solar system, a flagship-class mission to investigate it in detail may no longer be on the table.
Officials at NASA hinted at the fact that the budget allotted for planetary probes may decline at the ... |
5 March 2011
04:47 GMT |
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According to a new proposition by experts at NASA, corporate partners could help an upcoming mission to Mars by sponsoring the construction of a spacecraft and the training of a crew to go there.A human mission to the Red Planet is one of the main goals in space exploration today, and the really interesting thing is ... |
11 February 2011
07:02 GMT |
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According to an announcement made by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden yesterday, February 9, the American space agency cannot possibly hope to survive without developing strong partnerships with the private space industry and spaceflight companies.The official seems to believe that these agreements are what will pro... |
10 February 2011
03:42 GMT |
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Two private space companies signed an agreement yesterday, February 6, that draws the major guidelines for a new cooperative program. The corporations are planning to rely on each other to launch a robot to the Moon by as soon as December 2013. Astrobotic Technology is the company that will develop and construct the ... |
7 February 2011
04:32 GMT |
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The general feel among space analysts is that upcoming missions to other moons, planets and stars will be carried out by robots, or by cyborgs, but not likely by humans. It's only fitting that things should be set up like this too, they add. According to studies, the number of advantages that robotic space explo... |
3 February 2011
05:51 GMT |
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The six members of an experiment meant to simulate the solitude of long-term space travel are getting ready to enter a new phase in their mission early next month. At that time, they will be simulating a Martian landing, a landmark achievement that will see them “exploring” the Red Planet for a month.The ... |
26 January 2011
11:57 GMT |
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The American space agency has a dark week ahead, beginning on Thursday, January 27. For the next few days, it will commemorate the crews of the space shuttles Columbia and Challenger, lost in the line of duty, as well as the three astronauts that perished during a fire on the Apollo 1 mission.
The tragedy that sa... |
25 January 2011
02:05 GMT |
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The Deep Space Network (DSN) facility in Canberra, Australia, is bound to become one of the main beneficiaries of the modernization and upgrade program currently underway at the American space agency. The facility will get two new antennas. The new 34-meter (112-foot wide) beam waveguide antennas will be installed ne... |
20 January 2011
10:28 GMT |
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Most of us have been using a technology originally developed for space for many years, without even realizing it. One in three mobile phones on the market today features camera technologies that were originally developed to bring the most distant galaxies in the Universe into our lives.
The same cameras were used... |
19 January 2011
02:35 GMT |
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