Tag: NASA
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Bezos offers NASA $2bn discount for human lunar lander mission
Blue Origin had filed a protest with the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) against NASA for awarding $2.9 billion contract to SpaceX for landing astronauts on the Moon by 2024
July 27, 2021 -
NASA’s Insight lander has revealed deep interiors of the Red Planet
InSight scientists spend much of their time searching for bursts of vibration in seismograms, where the tiniest wiggle on a line can represent a quake or, for that matter, noise created by wind.
July 25, 2021 -
NASA to take SpaceX flight for Mission to Jupiter’s icy moon
In the 2021 budget, NASA got permission to consider commercial alternatives to the SLS. It soon started officially looking for a commercial alternative. On Friday it awarded the contract to SpaceX.
July 24, 2021 -
NASA celebrates 100th birthday of 1st American to orbit the planet
"Other US astronauts had been to space but Glenn was the first to actually orbit the planet we call home"
July 17, 2021 -
NASA to probe cosmic secrets using exploding stars
"By narrowing down possible explanations, Roman could revolutionise our understanding of the universe -- and dark energy is just one of the many topics the mission will explore!"
May 29, 2021 -
Organic salts detected on Mars: NASA
Organic compounds and salts on Mars could have formed by geologic processes or be remnants of ancient microbial life, NASA said in a statement.
May 24, 2021 -
SpaceX-NASA crew-1 astronauts return safely from space station
"Welcome home Victor, Michael, Shannon, and Soichi, and congratulations to the teams at NASA and SpaceX who worked so hard to ensure their safe and successful splashdown," NASA Administrator, Senator Bill Nelson, said.
May 3, 2021 -
NASA to launch balloons to study Sun-Earth system
Balloon-Based Observations for sunlit Aurora will test a wide-view infrared camera designed to study daytime auroras.
May 1, 2021 -
NASA astronaut successfully harvests 2 plants in space
Astronauts have been enjoying the Amara mustard "like a lettuce wrap," Hopkins explained, adding ingredients such as chicken, soy sauce, and balsamic vinegar.
April 29, 2021 -
NASA’s Apollo 11 mission astronaut Michael Collins passes away
"NASA mourns the loss of this accomplished pilot and astronaut, a friend of all who seek to push the envelope of human potential. Whether his work was behind the scenes or on full view, his legacy will always be as one of the leaders who took America's first steps into the cosmos."
April 29, 2021 -
Bezos’ Blue Origin slams NASA for giving Musk a $2.9B contract
"NASA has executed a flawed acquisition for the Human Landing System programme and moved the goalposts at the last minute," Blue Origin said in a statement on Monday.
April 27, 2021 -
NASA, SpaceX launch astronauts to space station-check details
The Crew-2 mission is the second of six crewed missions NASA and SpaceX will fly as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program.
April 25, 2021 -
Martian subsurface has ingredients for present-day microbial life
"The big implication here for subsurface exploration science is that wherever you have groundwater on Mars, there's a good chance that you have enough chemical energy to support subsurface microbial life,"
April 24, 2021 -
NASA’s Mars rover extracts first oxygen from Red Planet
"Oxygen isn't just the stuff we breathe. Rocket propellant depends on oxygen, and future explorers will depend on producing propellant on Mars to make the trip home," Reuters said.
April 22, 2021 -
NASA launches mini helicopter on Mars in historic feat
The Perseverance rover will provide support during flight operations, taking images, collecting environmental data, and hosting the base station that enables the helicopter to communicate with mission controllers on Earth.
April 20, 2021 -
Scientists may detect extraterrestrial life in next 5-10 years
Since none of these super-Earths or mini-Neptunes exist within our solar system, scientists struggle to determine whether their atmospheres contain ammonia and other potential signs of living things.
April 17, 2021 -
NASA SpaceX Crew-2 set for launch on April 22
The mission is the second of the six certified, crew missions NASA, and SpaceX will fly as a part of the agency`s Commercial Crew Programme. Crew-1 successfully docked into the ISS in November, last year.
April 16, 2021