Sentences with phrase «planetary exploration as»

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«Once renovations are complete, Hangar One will again be home to high - tech innovation, as Planetary Ventures begins using the historic facility for research, development, assembly and testing in the areas of space exploration, aviation, rover / robotics and other emerging technologies,» NASA said in a statement.

As director of the Planetary Exploration and Space Astronomy directorate of the Space Science branch, I lead the group that has sponsored this project.

My advice to young people wanting to get into planetary exploration or any space field is to make use of undergraduate work experience opportunities such as co-op programs and similar programs.

In this two - hour PBS special (a fine companion to The Life of Super-Earths), NOVA combines cutting - edge planetary science with the thrill of human exploration, putting astronomers and astrobiologists «on location» across the solar system as they explain the scientific search for life on other worlds.

That lesson is not lost on the wider planetary science community, which sees the program as crucial for establishing both winners and losers in the high - stakes game of interplanetary exploration.

The annual Texas gathering of planetary scientists featured new research from across the solar system, as well as a good deal of anger directed at politicians looking to cut back on planetary exploration

NASA, too, is feeling the pinch, as it juggles Mars planning, support of the troubled space shuttle fleet, lagging construction of the International Space Station, and an ambitious program of planetary exploration.

Only one will be chosen for flight as the fourth mission in the planetary exploration program; the APL - led New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt was the first New Frontiers mission ever selected.

«I'm convinced that a robotic sample return is the single biggest step that we as planetary scientists could take to foster human exploration of Mars,» says planetary scientist and former NASA associate administrator Alan Stern.

NASA may have to draw money from other Mars missions as well as the agency's larger planetary exploration programme to pay for the MSL delays, but did not specify which projects would be affected.

He added that since President Obama entered office, there has been a «disproportionate increase» in funding for Nasa's earth science programme, which has come at the expense of space exploration as well as planetary science, heliophysics and astrophysics.

The Mars Exploration Program studies Mars as a planetary system in order to understand the formation and early evolution of Mars as a planet, the history of geological processes that have shaped Mars through time, the potential for Mars to have hosted life, and the future exploration of MarsExploration Program studies Mars as a planetary system in order to understand the formation and early evolution of Mars as a planet, the history of geological processes that have shaped Mars through time, the potential for Mars to have hosted life, and the future exploration of Marsexploration of Mars by humans.

While at the AAS, Bethany managed the public policy activities including, creating and managing a federal and local grassroots advocacy program designed to work with association members to effectively communicate with policy makers and successfully leading a coalition, working with Congressional leaders, and drafting legislation to secure millions of federal dollars appropriated for the restarting domestic production of Plutonium - 238 as a fuel source for planetary exploration.

Regardless of whether you think of Pluto as a planet or not — that debate is still raging among planetary scientists and celebrities alike — the New Horizons flyby was a historic moment for solar system exploration, and it deserved every bit of attention it got.

The all - inclusive annual ASE Planetary Congress, held in a different host country each year, has a long history as the premier forum for astronauts and cosmonauts from all spacefaring nations to meet and exchange information about their respective space agencies, human spaceflight operations and future plans for exploration beyond low earth orbit.

«We're very excited to approve names recognizing people of significance to Pluto and the pursuit of exploration as well as the mythology of the underworld,» says Rita Schulz, chair of the IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature.

If the history of planetary exploration is any indication, then New Horizons is bound to provide the next paradigm shift in our understanding of the many different and fascinating worlds within our planetary family and possibly beyond as well.

In a talk entitled, «A Future Mars Environment for Science and Exploration» given at the recent Planetary Science Vision 2050 Workshop in Washington DC, Green discussed a magnetic shield which would be launched into stable orbit between Mars and the sun at a position known as the Mars L1 Lagrange Point.

Author of books: Atmospheres of Mars and Venus (1961, nonfiction) Planets (1966, nonfiction, with Jonathan Norton Leonard) Intelligent Life in the Universe (1966, nonfiction, with Iosif S. Shklovskii) Planetary Exploration (1970, nonfiction) Planetary Atmospheres (1971, nonfiction, with Tobias C. Owen and Harlan J. Smith) U.F.O.'s: A Scientific Debate (1972, with Thornton Page) The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective (1973, nonfiction) Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (1973, nonfiction) The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence (1977, nonfiction) Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record (1978, nonfiction) Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science (1979, nonfiction) Cosmos (1980, nonfiction) Comet (1985, nonfiction, with Ann Druyan) Contact (1985, novel) Nuclear Winter (1985, nonfiction) A Path where No Man Thought: Nuclear Winter and the End of the Arms Race (1990, nonfiction, with Richard P. Turco) The Demon - Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (1996, essays) Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are (1992, nonfiction, with Ann Druyan) Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (1994, essays) Billions and Billions (1996, essays) The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God (2006, nonfiction, posthumous, with Ann Druyan)

Planetary Radio host Mat Kaplan learns why Director of Advocacy Casey Dreier is cautiously optimistic about the budget outlook for planetary science and exploration, so long as Planetary Society members and others keep making their voices heard in the nation'sPlanetary Radio host Mat Kaplan learns why Director of Advocacy Casey Dreier is cautiously optimistic about the budget outlook for planetary science and exploration, so long as Planetary Society members and others keep making their voices heard in the nation'splanetary science and exploration, so long as Planetary Society members and others keep making their voices heard in the nation'sPlanetary Society members and others keep making their voices heard in the nation's capitol.

«As planetary exploration faces drastic budget cuts globally,» they say, «it is critical to avoid unnecessary expenses and reroute the limited taxpayers» money to missions that can have the greatest impact on planetary exploration.»

As a member of the engineering staff, her research work encompassed a multidisciplinary approach to the development and testing of analytical instruments for planetary exploration missions with the focus on transitioning fundamental scientific research and early technological demonstrations toward breadboard and brassboard instrumentation development.

Terrence Malick's Voyage of Time documentary was decades in the making, a realization of a vision and a goal for the filmmaker — an exploration of the universe and all creation, billed as a look into our planetary past and a search for humanity's place in the future.

As we previously covered, Horizons is introducing planetary landings to the Elite Dangerous universe and with that comes new gameplay possibilities, such as plant exploration and -LSB-..As we previously covered, Horizons is introducing planetary landings to the Elite Dangerous universe and with that comes new gameplay possibilities, such as plant exploration and -LSB-..as plant exploration and -LSB-...]

A vast procedural generated space and planetary exploration and survival game Expect to pay: $ 60 / # 40 Developer: Hello Games Publisher: Hello Games Reviewed on: Intel i5 - 6600K @ 3.50 GHz, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Multiplayer: Not as far as we've seen Link: Official Site