Sentences with phrase «crewed deep space missions»

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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.

Government space programs and private sector initiatives are increasingly overlapping; both sides are championing a return to crewed deep - space missions, and new business models have democratized access to space to an unprecedented degree.

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

Artist's concept shows Jupiter spacecraft and Exoliner cargo carrier with NASA's Orion crew capsule in a Lockheed Martin dual use conceptual proposal for commercial missions to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) and deep space exploration missions to the Moon and Space Station (ISS) and deep space exploration missions to the Moon and space exploration missions to the Moon and Mars.

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Now do we take that to mean he's questioning Kirk's desire to explore in the wake of Into Darkness, or have the crew been into their «five year mission» in deep space for a while, indeed have they even completed that mission?

The full scene has arrived online and it introduces us to the crew of the colony ship Covenant, which is venturing deep into space on a mission to establish human outposts on other planets.