Two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday for the first time in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space …read more Source:: Science
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NASA astronauts launch from America in historic test flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon
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•For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. …read more Source:: Science
Telescopes and spacecraft join forces to probe deep into Jupiter’s atmosphere
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•NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the ground-based Gemini Observatory in Hawaii have teamed up with the Juno spacecraft to probe the mightiest storms in the solar system, taking place more …read more Source:: Science
Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraft
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•Researchers have developed a novel solution to help reduce impact forces — for potential applications in spacecraft, cars and beyond. …read more Source:: Science
Ultra-lightweight ceramic material withstands extreme temperatures
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•Researchers have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating spacecraft because it can withstand the intense heat and severe temperature …read more Source:: Science
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrives at asteroid Bennu
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•NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft completed its 1.2 billion-mile (2 billion-kilometer) journey to arrive at the asteroid Bennu Monday. The spacecraft executed a maneuver that …read more Source:: Science
Voyager 1 fires up thrusters after 37 years
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•A set of thrusters aboard the Voyager 1 spacecraft successfully fired up Wednesday after 37 years without use. Since 2014, engineers have noticed that the thrusters Voyager 1 has been …read more Source:: Science
Spacecraft to seek life on Mars in European-led mission
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•BERLIN (Reuters) – A spacecraft is due to set off for Mars next week on a mission that scientists hope will help answer one of the most burning questions of …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Spacecraft to sample water plumes from Saturn moon
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (REUTERS) – A U.S. spacecraft was poised to make a deep dive into plumes of water, ice and organic matter blasting from Saturn’s small, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Scientists plan risky move to get Rosetta spacecraft nearer comet
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•PARIS (Reuters) – European scientists are planning a risky maneuver to get their Rosetta spacecraft closer to the comet it is orbiting, so it can communicate with its robotic lander …read more Source:: UKScienceNews