After 60 Years, Nuclear Power for Spaceflight is Still Tried and True
Six decades after the launch of the first nuclear-powered space mission, NASA is embarking on a bold future of human exploration and scientific discovery.
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Biological & Physical Sciences, Flight Opportunities Program, Physical Sciences Program, Space Technology Mission Directorate, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology for Space TravelFirst NASA-Supported Researcher to Fly on Suborbital Rocket
Read more: First NASA-Supported Researcher to Fly on Suborbital RocketFor the first time, a NASA-funded researcher will fly with their experiment on a commercial suborbital rocket. The technology is one of two NASA-supported experiments, also known as payloads, funded by the agency’s Flight Opportunities program that will launch aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket system on a flight test no earlier than Thursday,…
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Station Science Top News: August 16, 2024
Read more: Station Science Top News: August 16, 2024Locations designed as a maintenance work area and an exercise area on the International Space Station are commonly used by crew members for stowage and body maintenance activities, respectively. These differences between intended and actual use demonstrate that systematic observation of material culture can help researchers identify how astronauts adapt to life in microgravity and support better…
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NASA’s SERT II: ‘A Genuine Space Success Story’
Read more: NASA’s SERT II: ‘A Genuine Space Success Story’“A genuine space success story,” is how Experiments Manager William Kerslake described NASA’s second Space Electric Rocket Test (SERT II), the first long-duration operation of ion thrusters in space. SERT II provided researchers with data for years beyond its expected lifetime and was a rare example of an entire mission – including the launch, propulsion…
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NASA Announces Semifinalists of Power to Explore Challenge
Read more: NASA Announces Semifinalists of Power to Explore ChallengeNASA selected 45 student essays as semifinalists of its 2024 Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes.
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NASA Improves GIANT Optical Navigation Technology for Future Missions
Read more: NASA Improves GIANT Optical Navigation Technology for Future MissionsGoddard’s GIANT optical navigation software helped guide the OSIRIS-REx mission to the Asteroid Bennu. Today its developers continue to add functionality and streamline useability for future missions.
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Goddard Engineers Improve NASA Lidar Tech for Exploration
Read more: Goddard Engineers Improve NASA Lidar Tech for ExplorationLidar technology improvements will help NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and surveying, mapping, 3D-image scanning, hazard detection and avoidance, and navigation.
