HPC Matters: How Advanced Computing Enables NASA MissionsRupak BiswasIlan Ramon International Space Conference
Future Missions to Mars: Even though some incredible technologies have been proposed to shorten the travel time to Mars, engineers will be using the tried and true methods of following minimum energy transfer orbits using chemical rockets. NASA’s MAVEN mission will launch in 2013 using this techn...
A mission can come to an end in several ways. If a spacecraft is reliant on solar power, as many are, then it may peter out as its panels lose efficacy. That’s what happened to theInSight lander on Mars, as its solar panels were covered in dust carried by winds that built up ove...
The rovers, developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, are just the size of a carry-on suitcase. They are designed to move independently but share data so they can cover more ground than a single rover could. They'll have to work over a lunar day, which is about two weeks, to ma...
How Nasa Learned To Fly in Space: An Exciting Account Of The Gemini MissionsHarlandDavid M
Many missions, however, require a spacewalk, perhaps to deploy a satellite or make repairs. During a spacewalk, an astronaut must wear a space suit -- what NASA calls an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) -- to protect and sustain him or her in the vacuum of outer space. Each EMU has ...
NASA is currently planning itsArtemis program, which is intended to bring people — including female crew members — to the moon for the first time since the end of Apollo. Artemis aims to have its first landing in 2024 and build toward a sustained human presence on the moon by 2028. ...
are not secured to something, you float. Furthermore, if you cannot reach a wall or hand/foot-hold, you cannot move from your position because you have nothing to push against. For this reason, NASA has placed many restraints, hand-holds and foot-holds throughout the cabin of the ...
Credit: NASA/SpaceX/Amit Kshatriya This chart includes an illustration of SpaceX's ship-to-ship refueling demonstration.Credit: NASA/SpaceX/Amit Kshatriya The results of this refueling demonstration will allow SpaceX and NASA engineers to calculate how many refueling tankers they will need to...
In fact, managers crosschecked the problems discovered with theMars Climate Orbiterwith theMars Polar Lander. It too was also on its way to Mars in 1999. Although it didn’t have the same problem, its mission failed too! It ended up crashing into the Martian surface. ...