Tag: NASA
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SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delivers DNA sequencer and new door to space station
SpaceX’s Dragon is firmly in the grip of the International Space Station’s robotic arm during the berthing operation. (Credit: NASA TV) Two days after its launch, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule was pulled in for its hookup to the International Space Station today as the spacecraft soared 252 miles above the California-Oregon state line. Among the nearly…
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NASA seeks five concepts for 2022 Mars orbiter and gives go-ahead for 2020 rover
An artist’s conception shows NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter relaying data. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech) NASA says it’s selected five aerospace companies, including Boeing, to conduct concept studies for a Mars telecommunications orbiter that’s likely to launch in 2022. It’s also given the formal go-ahead for the final design of its long-planned 2020 Mars rover. In…
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NASA shows off Juno spacecraft’s first view of Jupiter and its moons from orbit
This view from JunoCam shows Jupiter at far left, with the moons Io, Europa and Ganymede in orbit from left to right. Click on the image for a larger version. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS) It’s not the closest close-up of Jupiter, but it’s the first view provided by NASA’s Juno probe…
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Delta 2 rocket being assembled at Vandenberg for penultimate launch
The step-by-step Delta 2 assembly process. Photos by NASA The next-to-last Delta 2 rocket is being stacked at its California launch site to take flight in January to put a civilian weather satellite into polar orbit. The first stage, interstage, nine strap-on boosters and second stage of the United Launch Alliance rocket are being pieced…
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Pokémon Go is no-go for space station, but astronauts can fight aliens with HoloLens
Pikachu may fly on a rainbow in space, but don’t expect to catch one on the International Space Station. (Credit: Pikachu via YouTube) Astronauts have zapped virtual aliens on the International Space Station, using Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed-reality headset. So how about Pokémon Go, the latest craze in mixed-reality smartphone gaming? No-go, says NASA. “It is not…
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Trio gets to space station after 2-day trip
An upgraded Soyuz spacecraft nears the International Space Station for docking. (Credit: NASA) The first craft in Russia’s upgraded fleet of Soyuz spaceships reached the International Space Station overnight, delivering a trio of U.S., Russian and Japanese spacefliers for their four-month tour of duty. NASA’s Kate Rubins, Russia’s Anatoly Ivanishin and Japan’s Takuya Onishi lifted off…
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Trio gets to space station after 2-day trip
An upgraded Soyuz spacecraft nears the International Space Station for docking. (Credit: NASA) The first craft in Russia’s upgraded fleet of Soyuz spaceships reached the International Space Station overnight, delivering a trio of U.S., Russian and Japanese spacefliers for their four-month tour of duty. NASA’s Kate Rubins, Russia’s Anatoly Ivanishin and Japan’s Takuya Onishi lifted off…
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NASA’s Juno probe goes into orbit at Jupiter after nail-biting maneuver
Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io show up in the last image taken by the JunoCam instrument on NASA’s Juno spacecraft before all the instruments were powered down in preparation for orbital insertion. The June 29 picture was taken from a distance of 3.3 million miles from Jupiter. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI /…
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NASA’s Juno probe goes into orbit at Jupiter after nail-biting maneuver
Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io show up in the last image taken by the JunoCam instrument on NASA’s Juno spacecraft before all the instruments were powered down in preparation for orbital insertion. The June 29 picture was taken from a distance of 3.3 million miles from Jupiter. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI /…
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NASA-funded UW researchers develop kidney-stone zapping technology
Michael Bailey, the principal investigator of the research team, with the ultrasound system that will be sent to the International Space Station. Bailey’s team is incorporating technology that breaks up kidney stones into the machine. (Photo from HSNewsBeat) Imagine you are an astronaut, chosen for the first manned mission to Mars. After years of preparation,…