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It Takes A Nation To Build A Rocket
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 25, 2008If you don't follow NASA more closely than noting a space shuttle launch or space walk on the International Space Station, you may not be aware that America is building a new rocket. It's called the Ares I, and it is America's rocket that will carry humans into space for exploration missions to the moon and beyond. Together with a larger follow-on rocket, the Ares V, and a capsule ... more Moon Mission In Dec If ISRO Misses October Date 
New Delhi, India (PTI) Sep 22, 2008India's maiden moon mission could begin its space odyssey in December if it misses its earliest launch window of October 19-26, former ISRO chief Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan has said. The cyclone season in the Bay of Bengal extends all through November which rules out the possibility of space launches, he said. Chandrayaan-I, which is being assembled at the ISRO Satellite Centre in ... more India's Moon Mission May Lift Off October 19
New Delhi, India (PTI) Sep 19, 2008Weather permitting, India's maiden moon mission, Chandrayaan-1, may lift off Oct 19 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, scientists associated with the odyssey indicated Thursday. 'The tentative date is Oct 19,' they said in Bangalore after completing all the work on the cuboid-shaped 590 kg spacecraft that will carry 11 payloads. Meanwhile, the government Thursday approved a sequel ... more Building A New Rocket For The Nation 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 17, 2008The Ares I rocket, America's next flagship in space, is now in development by NASA and its industry partners, and soon will carry human explorers and new missions of discovery to the moon and beyond. And thousands of American workers in 32 states and Puerto Rico are helping make it happen. Planning and building the Ares I, the first launch vehicle in NASA's robust, next-generation ... more Science By The Light Of The Moon 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 16, 2008In 2004, NASA announced their intentions to reinvigorate lunar science research in the United States by returning human explorers to the moon. Since the President's Vision for Space Exploration was released, space agencies from around the world have established new programs and research initiatives for lunar exploration. NASA has begun developing the infrastructure and equipment needed for ... more |
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Bangalore, India (PTI) Sep 12, 2008The lunar craft to be used in India's first unmanned mission to the Moon--Chandrayaan-I-- successfully passed a test for its endurance in harsh space environment crossing a major milestone in preparation for the odyssey expected some time next month. The two-week vacuum test to evaluate the thermal design of the spacecraft and to verify its endurance in the harsh environment of space has ... more NASA Developing Fission Surface Power Technology 
Cleveland OH (SPX) Sep 11, 2008NASA astronauts will need power sources when they return to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. NASA engineers are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide the necessary power and taking initial steps toward a non-nuclear technology demonstration of this type of system. A fission surface power system on the moon has the potential to generate a steady 40 kilowatts of ... more Cassini Images Ring Arcs Among Saturn's Moons 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 08, 2008NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a faint, partial ring orbiting with one small moon of Saturn, and has confirmed the presence of another partial ring orbiting with a second moon. This is further evidence that most of the planet's small, inner moons orbit within partial or complete rings. Recent Cassini images show material, called ring arcs, extending ahead of and behind the small ... more Robot Scout Will Test New Lunar Landing Techniques For Future Explorers 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 05, 2008The first attempt to land humans on the moon -- Apollo 11 -- was a triumph that almost ended in disaster. At just 400 feet from the lunar surface, with only about a minute's worth of fuel remaining, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin saw that their ship's computer was taking them directly into a crater the size of a football field, strewn with SUV-sized boulders. They ... more |
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Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 26, 2008The Ares Projects continues to achieve major milestones and successes as NASA develops the next generation of launch systems -- the Ares I rocket and Ares V heavy lifter -- which will take us to the moon and beyond. Read the monthly Ares Update to stay informed about the Ares launch vehicle fleet. Find up-to-date information about the hardware being built, the latest testing and a detailed ... more Going Looney In Space 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2008As NASA prepares to send humans back to the moon and then on to Mars, psychologists are exploring the challenges astronauts will face on missions that will be much longer and more demanding than previous space flights. Psychologists outlined these mental health challenges at the American Psychological Association's 116th Annual Convention, and introduced a new interactive computer program ... more Chandrayaan-I Set For Launch Later This Year: Kasturirangan 
New Delhi, China (PTI) Aug 21, 2008India's maiden moon mission Chandrayaan-I is set for a late October or an early December launch, noted space scientist and former ISRO chairman Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan said. The spacecraft, which will carry five Indian and six international experiments, has been assembled and undergoing a series of tests, he said. The unmanned mission, which will orbit the moon for two years, is ... more NASA Seeks Input For Commercial Lunar Communications And Navigation 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 20, 2008NASA issued a Request for Information, or RFI, on Monday to gauge interest and solicit ideas from private companies in providing communications and navigation services that would support the development of exploration, scientific and commercial capabilities on the moon over the next 25 years. NASA plans to establish science stations on the lunar surface beginning as early as 2013, followed ... more
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