Sentences with phrase «human mission destination»
In order for a NEA to be identified as a potential human mission destination, it must meet several criteria.
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Months - long testing of the system began in November at the energy department's Nevada National Security Site, with an eye toward providing energy for future human and robotic missions in space and on the surface of Mars, the moon or other solar system destinations.
The most important change is expressed in a 63 - word text that sets the objective for the US to lead ``... the return of humans to the Moon for long - term exploration and utilization, followed by human missions to Mars and other destinations.»
If Congress votes to take Tito up on his offer, it could help return a sense of purpose to the US human space programme: despite talk of a NASA mission to the vicinity of Mars in the 2030s or sending crew to an asteroid, SLS currently has no firm destination.
Committee member Edward Crawley of MIT presented a short list of possible destinations for future human missions at a public meeting on Thursday in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
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.
After two years of operation, NHATS has identified more than 1,000 NEAs that could be destinations for future robotic or human missions, enabled by future technology.
He also said that he has changed his mind about the practicality of a human mission to an asteroid and now believes it should not be the next destination.