Powered Descent Initiation has begun. During this 9-minute braking burn, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander is fully autonomous, using D’Souza Guidance — a
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, commander; Michael Barratt, pilot; and mission specialist Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut mission specialist Alexander Grebenkin, departed Kennedy Space Center’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building and are now on their way across the spaceport to Launch Pad 39A. After waving to family, friends, and …
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The crew wrapped up part of a muscle research program today while continuing other experiments to study the effects of living in space. Also, a new CubeSat deployer was installed in Japan’s Kibo laboratory module. Scientists want to understand how the lack of gravity impacts muscles that aren’t used due to working in the microgravity …
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NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg, along with UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, are on their way to Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A after departing the Florida spaceport’s Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. They are right on schedule. Before leaving, the flight crew paused …
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The Open Science Data Repository (OSDR) case studies present examples of how OSDR’s data, tools, and services drive advancements in space biology research and
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NASA invites the media to view full-scale testing of a prototype of the agency’s first robotics Moon rover, VIPER – short for Volatiles Investigating Polar
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X-57 High Voltage Testing Begins
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NASA is working with Astrobotic to determine impact to the agency’s five science investigations aboard the company’s Peregrine Mission One spacecraft. Earlier today, Peregrine became the first American commercial lunar lander to launch on a mission to the Moon. Soon after spacecraft separation, Peregrine experienced a propulsion issue. The privately designed and developed spacecraft uses …
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John Oldham likes to say that learning happens when you get something in your hands. The former carpenter and current NASA Glenn exhibits technician believes
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