Space
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NASA Research Could Reshape Understanding of Moon Formation
HOUSTON, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — New NASA research combining experimental studies with analyses of samples collected nearly 50 years ago during Apollo provides compelling evidence that the Moon formed from the same materials as Earth in the aftermath of a giant impact between the young Earth and a Mars-sized impactor. In the generally accepted model for the formation of the Moon, the…
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Lucy Mission
NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the agency’s first-ever mission to explore Trojan asteroids. The Lucy mission currently is targeted to launch in October 2021 on an Atlas V 401 rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. With boosts from Earth’s gravity, the spacecraft will embark…
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NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return to Earth After 197-Day Mission in Space
Three members of the International Space Station’s Expedition 57 crew, including NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor, returned to Earth Thursday, safely landing at 12:02 a.m. EST (11:02 a.m. local time) in Kazakhstan. Auñón-Chancellor and her crewmates, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev, launched June 6 and arrived at the space station two days later to begin their mission.…
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NASA-Supported Payloads to Get Lift from Blue Origin
Editor’s Note: Blue Origin has scrubbed the Tuesday, Dec. 18 launch due to a ground infrastructure issue; the next launch attempt is to be determined depending on weather forecast. Before a NASA technology makes it to orbit or lands on another planet, researchers test – and retest – it in space-like conditions. These tests often take place on Earth, but some…
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NASA Begins America’s New Moon to Mars Exploration Approach in 2018
NASA welcomed a new administrator, Jim Bridenstine, deputy administrator, Jim Morhard, and chief financial officer, Jeff DeWit, in 2018. Their focus is on firmly establishing the groundwork to send Americans back to the Moon sustainably, with plans to use the agency’s lunar experience to prepare to send astronauts to Mars. “Our agency’s accomplishments in 2018 are breathtaking. We’ve inspired the world and created…
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Press Releases
OUTFRONT Studios Launches Campaign with Florida’s Space Coast Featuring 30 Foot Rocket
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) today announced a campaign designed by its in-house creative studio OUTFRONT Studios for the Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism, featuring one of the largest three-dimensional displays in an out-of-home campaign. Orlando commuters traveling East on Interstate 4 can see three creatives on OUTFRONT’s trivision billboards boasting Florida’s Space Coast’s diverse assets as a destination. The out-of-this-world…
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NASA Retires Kepler Space Telescope, Passes Planet-Hunting Torch
After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicate our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets – more planets even than stars – NASA’s Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations. NASA has decided to retire the spacecraft within its current, safe orbit, away from Earth. Kepler leaves a legacy…
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Lockheed Martin Reveals New Human Lunar Lander Concept
DENVER, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today, at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Bremen, Germany, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) experts revealed the company’s crewed lunar lander concept and showed how the reusable lander aligns with NASA’s lunar Gateway and future Mars missions. Concept video: https://vimeo.com/293133933 The crewed lunar lander is a single stage, fully reusable system that incorporates flight-proven technologies and systems from NASA’s Orion spacecraft. In…
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NASA to Broadcast Final Parachute Test for Orion Spacecraft
NASA will air the final test Wednesday, Sept. 12, of the parachute system for its Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts to the Moon and beyond. Live coverage of the test from the U.S. Army’s Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona will begin at 10:15 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the Orion Facebook page. Viewers can ask questions of NASA experts,…
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Colorado Air and Space Port Granted Site Operator License from Federal Aviation Administration
DENVER, Aug. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a site operator license to Colorado Air and Space Port after a 180-day review period, the 11th such license granted in the United States. Colorado Air and Space Port will serve as America’s hub for commercial space transportation, research, and development. “Facilities like Colorado Air and Space Port will be developed…
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