The LOFTID mission tested a novel approach to guiding spacecraft through the extreme heat of returning from orbit, which could be used to put people on Mars.
Tag: Rocket Science and Propulsion
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New Europa Pictures Beamed Home by NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
The space probe has been studying Jupiter since 2016 and just flew within about 200 miles of the surface of the ice-covered ocean moon.
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NASA Smashes Into an Asteroid, Completing a Mission to Save a Future Day
The DART spacecraft completed its 10-month journey to demonstrate a technique that could defend the planet from deadly space rocks in the future.
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How to Watch NASA’s DART Spacecraft Slam Into an Asteroid
The DART mission has been flying to its target since launching last year. On Monday night, it will connect.
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Why NASA Will Wait Longer to Launch the Artemis Moon Rocket
After a pair of called-off launches, the latest caused by a large hydrogen leak, the agency is not expected to try again until later in the month or October.