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NASA, NOAA Launch Three Spacecraft to Map Sun’s Influence Across Space

NASA, NOAA Launch Three Spacecraft to Map Sun’s Influence Across Space

Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched three new missions Wednesday to investigate the Sun’s influence across the solar system. At 7:30 a.m. EDT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the agency’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration …

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NASA considers using nuclear weapons against moon-bound asteroid

NASA considers using nuclear weapons against moon-bound asteroid

The Apollo-class asteroid 2024 YR4 continues to occupy scientists. Now that it has turned out that it will just miss the Earth, another danger has reared its head: a possible collision course with the moon. According to the latest calculations, the probability of impact is around 4 percent. The impact could occur in December 2032. NASA examines defensive measures Should …

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Who is NASA astronaut Anna Menon? Know all about her India connection | World News

Who is NASA astronaut Anna Menon? Know all about her India connection | World News

Among nearly 400 individuals ever chosen to explore space on America’s behalf, 10 more NASA astronaut candidates were introduced Monday. The 10 newest astronaut candidates are: Ben Bailey, Lauren Edgar, Adam Fuhrmann, Cameron Jones, Yuri Kubo, Rebecca Lawler, Anna Menon, Dr. Imelda Muller, Erin Overcash, and Katherine Spies. Seven of the 10 candidates have military experience, including four of the …

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NASA Will Crash The International Space Station in 2030. Here’s What Comes Next. : ScienceAlert

NASA Will Crash The International Space Station in 2030. Here’s What Comes Next. : ScienceAlert

For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, including at least one American – a streak that will soon reach 25 years. When viewed in the history of spaceflight, the International Space Station is perhaps one of humanity’s most amazing accomplishments, a …

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NASA Awards Company to Attempt Swift Spacecraft Orbit Boost

NASA Awards Company to Attempt Swift Spacecraft Orbit Boost

Driving rapid innovation in the American space industry, NASA has awarded Katalyst Space Technologies of Flagstaff, Arizona, a contract to raise a spacecraft’s orbit. Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft will rendezvous with NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and raise it to a higher altitude, demonstrating a key capability for the future of space exploration and extending the Swift mission’s science lifetime. …

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NASA And Its Psyche Spacecraft Communicated With Lasers From 350 Million Kilometers Away

NASA And Its Psyche Spacecraft Communicated With Lasers From 350 Million Kilometers Away

Stations on planet Earth have sent and received messages beamed via laser from NASA’s Psyche spacecraft over 350 million kilometers (218 million miles) away. This breakthrough in optical communication shows that NASA is laying the groundwork for high-speed data links for future human missions to Mars. NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications technology has recently demonstrated that data encoded in lasers …

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NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations

NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations

For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit, including at least one American – a streak that will soon reach 25 years. When viewed in the history of spaceflight, the International Space Station is perhaps one of humanity’s most amazing accomplishments, a …

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Rocket Lab Stock Falls Despite On-Time Delivery Of NASA Mars Orbiters

Rocket Lab Stock Falls Despite On-Time Delivery Of NASA Mars Orbiters

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sep 23 – Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) shares slipped about 3% even as the company delivered two spacecraft to NASA for its upcoming Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (EscaPADE) mission. The twin spacecraft, named Blue and Gold, arrived at Kennedy Space Center, where Rocket Lab engineers will handle inspections, functional testing, and final …

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NASA Launches IMAP and Space Weather Missions on SpaceX Rocket: How to Watch – The New York Times

NASA Launches IMAP and Space Weather Missions on SpaceX Rocket: How to Watch  The New York Times Live coverage: SpaceX to launch NASA, NOAA missions exploring the impacts of the Sun  Spaceflight Now NASA launches urgent mission to protect GPS, power grids from solar storms  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Space Weather Missions  NASA (.gov) …

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