NASA is investing in technology concepts that include meteoroid impact detection, space telescope swarms and small orbital debris mapping technologies that may one day be used for
future space exploration missions.
The relative thinness of the ice shell at the south pole could also allow
a future space exploration mission to gather data, in particular using radar, which would be far more reliable and easy to obtain than with the 40 km thick ice shell initially calculated.
Not exact matches
«By investing in these studies, NASA will gain valuable insight into affordable ways to perform the Asteroid Redirect
Mission while also advancing technologies needed to drive
future exploration missions,» said James Reuther, deputy associate administrator for
Space Technology at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
THEMIS Principal Investigator Philip Christensen and THEMIS
Mission Planner, Jonathon Hill of ASU's School of Earth and Space Exploration, combined visible - wavelength and infrared data to produce an image color - coded for surface temperatures of this moon, which has been considered for a potential future human - mission o
Mission Planner, Jonathon Hill of ASU's School of Earth and
Space Exploration, combined visible - wavelength and infrared data to produce an image color - coded for surface temperatures of this moon, which has been considered for a potential
future human -
mission o
mission outpost.
NASA's
Space Technology
Mission Directorate (STMD) is paving the way for
future Mars
exploration.
Because of this,
future exploration missions will use all three of NASA's
space communication's networks at various times during the
mission.
Fazekas talks to Isabelle Tremblay, the systems engineer for the Canadian part of the
mission, about what it's like to work in
space exploration and what the
future may hold for early career
space scientists.
Twenty - five years ago, this month,
Space Shuttle Atlantis flew a
mission which harked back to the past and set in place a cornerstone to enable the
exploration of the
future.
Space Exploration and Terrorism: Apolitical, Techno - savvy,
Mission - intensive, and Fighting for the
Future, Martin Fowler
A strong advocate of Mars
exploration and a human
mission to the Red Planet, Rep. Edwards will discuss the
future of the U.S.
space program and the need for Congress to increase NASA's budget, including funding for a humans - to - Mars program.
During her 2008 campaign Clinton said she was «committed to a
space exploration program that involves robust human spaceflight to complete the Space Station and later human missions, expanded robotic spaceflight probes of our solar system leading to future human exploration, and enhanced space science activities.&r
space exploration program that involves robust human spaceflight to complete the
Space Station and later human missions, expanded robotic spaceflight probes of our solar system leading to future human exploration, and enhanced space science activities.&r
Space Station and later human
missions, expanded robotic spaceflight probes of our solar system leading to
future human
exploration, and enhanced
space science activities.&r
space science activities.»
While seedlings from Plant Gravity Perception will not wind up on astronauts» plates, their studied growth furthers our knowledge of perceptual thresholds and makes selecting appropriate garden greens likely to thrive in
space easier for
future long duration spaceflight, including
exploration missions beyond low - Earth orbit.
The dynamic content will introduce a wide variety of STEM - focused careers in
space exploration, compare and contrast differences between life in
space and on Earth, and illustrate the challenges of a
future Mars
mission.
Launching a satellite will prove that community funded
missions are viable and will ensure that the
future of
space exploration is at the fingertips of individuals.
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space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.