Sentences with phrase «first deep space mission»

The House's dissatisfaction with the Asteroid Initiative is further evidenced by the scheduling of a hearing (as reported by the Space Politics website) by the Science, Space, and Technology Committee for 10 a.m. on Feb. 27, which will also be webcast live, titled «Mars Flyby 2021: The First Deep Space Mission for the Orion and Space Launch System?»

Lockheed Martin's venerable family of Atlas rockets are in the midst of a back - to - back lineup of interplanetary launches, the first deep space missions for Atlas boosters in over 27 years.

Not exact matches

Slated for a first crewed mission in 2021, it is expected to serve as NASA's deep - space exploratory spacecraft for the next decade, potentially carrying astronauts to the moon, nearby asteroids and even Mars or one of its moons in the 2030s.

The mission is certainly exciting — it will mark the first time humans have traveled that deep into space in 45 years.

They were the first human missions to those two giant planets and then afterwards, they just shot out of the solar system and are now heading into deep interstellar space.

The first U.S. production in nearly 30 years of a specialized fuel to power future deep space missions has been completed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee.

After the crew returns to Earth, the deep - space vehicle remains in high Earth orbit, awaiting refueling and refurbishment for its first asteroid mission.

The next time rocket engine No. 2059 fires for that length of time, it will be carrying humans on their first deep - space mission in more than 45 years.

StemRad, a developer of revolutionary technology that shields first responders, astronauts and soldiers from harmful radiation exposure, announced today that NASA and the Israel Space Agency have signed an agreement for the launch of StemRad's AstroRad radiation protection vest aboard NASA's EM - 1 mission around the moon, the last test flight before the space agency begins deep space manned missSpace Agency have signed an agreement for the launch of StemRad's AstroRad radiation protection vest aboard NASA's EM - 1 mission around the moon, the last test flight before the space agency begins deep space manned missspace agency begins deep space manned missspace manned missions.