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On April 11, 1970, at 19:13 GMT, Apollo 13 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atop the giant Saturn V booster sat Command Module 109 and Service Module 109, which together formed CSM-109 (otherwise known as Odyss… Continue reading “Houston, we’ve had a problem”: The story of NASA’s most successful failure
NASA has selected a lunar-crater radio telescope idea to receive funding through its NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, the agency announced on Tuesday. The Phase I award goes to projects in very early stages of development. CNET reports… Continue reading NASA Contemplates Turning a Moon Crater Into a Giant, Powerful Telescope
NASA has awarded a US$75.9-million contract to Masten Space Systems of Mojave, California, to produce and operate eight lunar mission payloads, including nine science and technology instruments to be delivered to the lunar surface in 2022. The objectiv… Continue reading Masten Space Systems selected to deliver payloads to lunar south pole
Scientists are exploring the potential of using the urine of astronauts to help build some of the first moon bases. By using resources harvested from the Moon, with a little help form astronauts too, it is hoped that lunar settlers will be able to cut … Continue reading Astronaut pee could help build 3D-printed moon bases
NASA has selected SpaceX to carry cargo to the space agency’s deep-space Gateway outpost. Under the first Gateway Logistics Services contract to be awarded to a US company, SpaceX will deliver pressurized and unpressurized supplies, experiments, and it… Continue reading NASA contracts SpaceX for supply missions to Gateway outpost
NASA is building a Moon-mining robot and is asking for public help to improve it. The Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot (RASSOR) bucket challenge is accepting new designs to tweak the technologies needed to mine ice and other materials… Continue reading NASA calls on public to help improve RASSOR Moon-mining robot
schwit1 shares a report from IEEE Spectrum: Here on Earth, our lives have been transformed by the Global Positioning System, fleets of satellites operated by the United States and other countries that are used in myriad ways to help people navigate. Do… Continue reading Can Astronauts Use GPS To Navigate On the Moon?
schwit1 shares a report from UPI: Construction on NASA’s mobile launcher program for the new Space Launch System moon rocket is 44 percent over budget and three years behind schedule, a new report said. The space agency has built one massive rolling pl… Continue reading NASA’s SLS Moon Rocket Is 44 Percent Over Budget and 3 Years Behind Schedule, Report Says
Time isn’t as constant as we might think. The Earth’s rotation is changing, which affects how many hours are in a day and how many days in a year. Now palaeontologists have managed to precisely measure how long days and years were back in the age of th… Continue reading Dinosaurs saw shorter days and longer years, says fossil shell study
The Minor Planet Center has announced that Earth now has two moons. But don’t bother running outside to check – this second satellite is tiny and temporary.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Earth, Moon, Asteroid Continue reading Earth has picked up a tiny second moon