17 June 2020
NASA wants to visit Neptune’s weird moon Triton
... an energetic ionosphere and a young, unique surface,” Mitchell concludes. Trident is one of four concepts being considered for NASA’s Discovery Program mission; the remaining three are VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography, and...
18 June 2020
Countdown to NASA’s new Mars rover launch
... Katie Stack Morgan, Perseverance deputy project scientist at the NASA-funded Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California where the... the launch date, said Omar Baez, launch director in NASA’s Launch Services Program in Florida, but the three-week...
21 August 2020
A small air leak has been found on the International Space Station, says NASA
... presents no immediate danger to the crew or the space station, NASA added. The atmosphere in the off-word laboratory is normally maintained ... crew members to go about their daily work. But, says NASA, over time, a tiny bit of air leaks out requiring ...
02 October 2020
Nasa funds ICON to develop a 3D construction system for the moon
... exploration, has over a decade-long association with NASA’s Johnson Space Center Human Habitability Division. “With ...no strangers and have already competed against each other in NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Competition. The challenge, which started in...
17 February 2021
NASA forecasts cost of Artemis programme at $86 billion
...for work on the three human landing system projects that NASA is currently supporting, well short of the requested $3.37 ... goal established by the Trump administration would be met. NASA’s goal of returning American astronauts to the surface of the...
17 September 2021
NASA funds project to mine the Moon with swarms of autonomous robots
NASA is funding a new project that uses swarms of autonomous robots to mine...on the moon." The duo’s work has attracted funding to the tune of $500,000 from NASA, part of which will be used to train students in space mining. One of the reasons Momayez...
