{"id":81790,"date":"2012-12-27T18:30:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T10:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/the-top-10-moments-of-2012-for-space-exploration\/"},"modified":"2012-12-27T18:30:19","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T10:30:19","slug":"the-top-10-moments-of-2012-for-space-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/the-top-10-moments-of-2012-for-space-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 10 Moments of 2012 for Space Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tags: SpaceX, Space Exploration, NASA<\/p>\n

Publication Date: 10\/26\/2012<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\nArtist\u2019s rendition of one of the Voyager spacecraft.<\/i>
\nImage credit: NASA\/JPL\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For Venture Beat\u2019s science section, 2012 was the year space exploration made a comeback. To support its assertion, the website released a list of the top 10 moments of the year that made this generation \u201cshare an enthusiasm and wonder a previous generation experienced with the first moon landing.\u201d <\/p>\n

The last place went to NASA<\/strong>\u2019s interactive images of Earth at night dubbed \u201cBlack Marble.\u201d Then, research around Dyson spheres and warp propulsion (warp drives) got the ninth place, thrilling all Star Trek fans. <\/p>\n

Launching satellites from the International Space Station for the first time got the eight place in the list, followed by the development of Internet-like communications that make possible for astronauts to send commands to a surface robot from an orbiting spacecraft and receive data and images back from that robot. <\/p>\n

In sixth place was the retirement of the Endeavor space shuttle as a celebration for its prolific operational life. And, the Voyager mission finally reaching interstellar space after 35 years of launch, was number five on the list. <\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s plans to take humans to Mars in 2021 got it the fourth place, and Felix Baumgartner\u2019s dive from outside the stratosphere \u2013 120,000 feet \u2013 landed on the third place. <\/p>\n

Then, in second place was the moment when SpaceX<\/strong> successfully completed the first commercial resupply mission for the ISS. And, finally, the single, most exciting moment of the year for space exploration, according to Venture Beat, was the Curiosity Mars rover landing safely in the red planet and beginning operations. <\/p>\n

It was no doubt an exciting year for space exploration but also one to think about the future of the field. In the United States, a look back at the country\u2019s achievements, mishaps and plans for the coming years, got the Space Foundation to release a report about the American civil space program where it pointed out the lack of focus and consistent primary goals. <\/p>\n

Additionally, the threat of budget cuts continues as the year reaches its end and the industry fears for what 2013 might bring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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