Sentences with phrase «future deep space missions»

It is expected NASA will continue to contract future deep space missions to launch on the two new - generation rockets now operational at Cape Canaveral.

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.

Not exact matches

«I don't think you're going to see anything out of Star Wars,» he said of future manned missions to deep - space destinations.

The finding could help reduce health risks to humans on future missions into deep space.

Indeed, the dangers posed by cosmic radiation are so daunting that even some members of the normally upbeat astronaut corps are beginning to question whether a human mission to deep space will be feasible anytime in the near future.

Astronaut sampling and potential commercial activities could indicate the value of C - type asteroids for commercial mining purposes, which in turn could have significant impacts on how deep space missions are designed in the future.

The announcement is a crucial milestone for the agency's nascent Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM), which is intended to set the stage for future missions sending humans to Mars and other deep - space destinations.

Using advanced Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) technologies is an essential part of future missions into deep space with larger payloads.

The long stay for Kelly and Kornienko should provide valuable information on the effects of long - term living in a microgravity environment — considered important for planning future deep - space missions to asteroids and Mars.

Ostensibly designed as a precursor to future NASA missions to Mars and deep space, one scientist called the Asteroid Redirect Mission a «one - off costly stunt» that did nothing but distract from the agency's ultimate goal of sending a manned mission to the Red Mission a «one - off costly stunt» that did nothing but distract from the agency's ultimate goal of sending a manned mission to the Red mission to the Red Planet.

NASA Wednesday announced more details in its plan for its Asteroid Redirect Mission, which in the mid-2020s will test a number of new capabilities needed for future human expeditions to deep space, including to Mars.

It is specifically designed for future deep - space missions.