Sentences with phrase «duration space flight»
And, «Studies have been conducted showing the extensibility of the basic Centaur and Evolved Centaur designs to long duration space flight for exploration purposes and even for use as a Lunar Lander.
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«We need to look at mice involved in longer duration space flight to see if there are compensatory mechanisms that come into play that might protect them from serious damage.»
A major concern for long - duration space flight is how the microorganisms who hitch a ride with us will adapt to the loss of gravity.
It was proposed by NASA to be an ideal food for long duration space flights.
Not exact matches
Spending nearly a year in space, 249 miles from Earth, could be a lonely prospect, but an office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, made sure astronaut Scott Kelly could reach home for the entire 340 - day duration of his misspace, 249 miles from Earth, could be a lonely prospect, but an office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, made sure astronaut Scott Kelly could reach home for the entire 340 - day duration of his misSpace Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, made sure astronaut Scott Kelly could reach home for the entire 340 - day duration of his mission.
An example of a long - duration robotic asteroid sample return mission is the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security — Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS - REx) mission managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, which will investigate and return a sample from a NEA named Bennu.
The Project Mercury astronaut data can be of interest to operators of future commercial space flights as the short duration of the Mercury missions is similar to that of planned future tourist spaceflight opportunities.
Each seat comes with plenty of storage space, an in - seat power supply (so you can use your laptop for the duration of the long - haul flight), a side table for space to work, and a personal minibar, stocked with soft drinks (albeit not cooled: so more aesthetic than functional).