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Humans can live on Moon for longer periods in this decade: NASA
London : Not just SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the US space agency also thinks that humans could stay on the Moon for a longer period in this decade. Howard Hu, who leads the Orion lunar spacecraft programme for NASA, told the BBC that the Artemis…
NASA picks SpaceX for 2nd crewed Starship demonstration mission to moon
Washington : NASA has awarded a contract modification to Elon Musk-run SpaceX to further develop its Starship human landing system to meet agency requirements for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis.
With this addition,…
NASA confirms discovery of destroyed shuttle Challenger artefact 36 yrs on
Washington : A TV documentary crew seeking the wreckage of a World War II-era aircraft has discovered an artefact from the destroyed space shuttle Challenger that killed seven astronauts aboard, including a school teacher, in 1986.…
NASA again delays Artemis I Moon mission launch
Washington : NASA has once again delayed its Artemis I Moon mission launch owing to a tropical storm next week.This mission was scheduled to finally launch on November 14 but tropical storm Nicole approaching the Florida coast has forced…
NASA again gears up for Artemis Moon mission launch attempt
Washington : After several failed attempts, the US space agency is hopeful that on November 14, it will be able to finally launch the Artemis I Moon mission into space.Artemis I will provide a foundation for human exploration in deep space…
NASA space mission to probe metal-rich asteroid now set for Oct 2023
Washington : The U.S. space agency has announced that it will launch its delayed Psyche mission, aimed at investigating an asteroid of similar name, in October next year.NASA selected Psyche in 2017 to investigate a previously unexplored…
NASA’s Mars lander captures stunning meteoroid impact, spots more ice
New York : NASA's InSight lander has captured a stunning meteoroid impact on Mars that occurred last year, the largest to date observed on the Red Planet, and boulder-size blocks of water ice can be seen around the rim of an impact crater.…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captures images of Earth, Moon ahead of gravity assist
Washington : A NASA spacecraft named Lucy, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, has captured an stunning image of Earth, along with a photo of the Earth and the Moon, as part of gravity assist to gain some of the orbital…
NASA’s James Webb takes star-filled portrait of Pillars of Creation
New York : NASA has announced that its James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape the iconic Pillars of Creation, where new stars are forming within dense clouds of gas and dust.
According to the space…
NASA set to break sound barrier again for future air travel
Washington : NASA aeronautical innovators are poised to break the sound barrier again, this time in a very different way that could make it possible for all of us to one day travel by air just as fast as any of the X-1 pilots who flew…