Fifty years ago, Apollo 15 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, sending Commander David R. Scott,…
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Inflatable Heat Shield One Step Closer to 2022 Demonstration
Inflatable Heat Shield One Step Closer to 2022 Demonstration Click here for original story,…
NASA Mission Explores Intense Summertime Thunderstorms
NASA and university scientists will be studying the intense summer thunderstorms over the central United States…
New Maps Help Developers Plan Lunar Road Trip for VIPER’s Artemis Mission
As any seasoned road-tripper knows, to get the most out of an adventure, a good map…
NASA’s TESS Discovers Stellar Siblings Host ‘Teenage’ Exoplanets
Thanks to data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international collaboration of astronomers has…
NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Patches of Rock Record Erased, Revealing Clues
Billions of years ago, Mars was home to lake systems that could have sustained microbial life.…
What is NASA’s Payload Accelerator for CubeSat Endeavors Initiative?
NASA’s PACE initiative supports a rapid cadence of flight demonstrations, aiming to speed up advances in…
Turning Up the Heat on Orion’s Heat Shield…x2!
For the first time, the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield material was simultaneously tested with the two…
Looking to the Clouds to Improve Climate Models for Earth and Other Planets
How do clouds contribute to climate patterns on Earth, as well as other planets like Saturn,…
Advanced Composite Solar Sail System: Using Sunlight to Power Deep Space Exploration
Advanced Composite Solar Sail System: Using Sunlight to Power Deep Space Exploration Click here…