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03 Aug 2024

Elon Musk-Run SpaceX, NASA To Send Mission With Over 3,500 Kg Cargo To ISS

In addition, the NG-21 will also carry two tiny CubeSats, as part of NASA's ELaNa (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites) programme. It will be deployed from the ISS after the Cygnus docks on August 5.

13 Oct 2022

Artemis I Moon mission: NASA's Big Rocketship will launch on THIS DATE

The US space agency has now set the next launch attempt of the Artemis I Moon mission for November 14 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft is planned during a 69-minute launch window Earlier, NASA had pushed back the Artemis I Moon mission launch to November in the wake of hurricane Ian

02 Feb 2021

Indian-American Bhavya Lal appointed Acting Chief of Staff of NASA

In a statement, NASA said Lal brings extensive experience in engineering and space technology, serving as a member of the research staff at the Institute for Defence Analyses Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) from 2005 to 2020. There, she led analysis of space technology, strategy, and policy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Space Council, as well as federal space-oriented organisations.

11 Sep 2020

NASA seeking explorers for mining on moon, welcomes private firms

NASA is looking for private companies from around the world that can grab lunar dirt and rocks, setting off the process of creating a new marketplace for space resources. Outlining its goal, the US space agency has said that it aims to complete the retrieval and transfer of ownership of the resources before 2024. NASA has set the goal of landing the first American woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024

23 Aug 2020

Tiny asteroid may hit earth on Nov 2, a day before US election, says NASA

Asteroid '2018VP1' with diameter 0.002 km will pass near Earth on Nov 2. The asteroid has 0.41% chance of hitting the planet, according to NASA. It was first identified at Palomar Observatory in California in 2018.

13 Jun 2020

NASA selects new head of human spaceflight mission

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has selected Commercial Crew Program Manager Kathy Lueders to be the agency`s next associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate.

14 Feb 2019

NASA bids adieu to Opportunity, the Mars rover that kept going and going

Engineers lost contact with the solar-powered vehicle on June 10 during a dust storm that encircled Mars.

13 Jun 2018

Woman sues NASA over piece of moon gifted by Armstrong

The US astronaut gave the vial of moon dust along with a handwritten note to the little girl

06 Jun 2018

NASA chief in talks with companies about running ISS

The head of the US space agency is in talks with several global companies about taking over day-to-day operations at the International Space Station in the coming years, US media said today.

20 Apr 2018

US Senate confirms Jim Bridenstine as new NASA chief

The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump-nominated Representative Jim Bridenstine to lead the US space agency.

09 Apr 2018

Why NASA sent human sperm to space

With talk of space tourism and even trips to Mars, NASA has launched human sperm to the International Space Station (ISS) to test what happens when it gets exposed to zero-gravity environment.

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09 Apr 2018

NASA to launch Parker Solar Probe, humanity's first flight to Sun in July

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is all set to launch its humanity's first mission to the Sun, Parker Solar Probe, in July.

04 Apr 2018

NASA hires Lockheed Martin to build quiet, supersonic plane

NASA has inked a deal with Lockheed Martin to develop a supersonic "X-plane" that could break the sound barrier without a sonic boom, officials said today.

02 Apr 2018

NASA invests in technology for space exploration missions

NASA is investing in several next-generation technology concepts that will help the US space agency use them for future space exploration missions.

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30 Mar 2018

NASA set to launch its first-ever mission to study Mars' deep interior

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is all set to go on a journey to Mars to study the deep interior of the Red Planet and find traces of how it was formed.

28 Mar 2018

NASA delays launch of world's largest space telescope until 2020

The most powerful space telescope ever built, the Webb telescope is considered to be the successor to NASA's 26-year-old Hubble Space Telescope.

27 Mar 2018

NASA to intensify focus on Earth's frozen regions

NASA will launch two new satellite missions and conduct an array of field research in 2018, the US space agency said on Tuesday.

26 Mar 2018

New milestone: NASA's Curiosity rover completes 2,000 days on Mars

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has achieved a new milestone as it completes 2,000 days on the Martian surface.

05 Mar 2018

How NASA space tech has made it to the Oscars

In 2016, Epner's reputation for durable and brilliant gold coatings, built in part through its many years working for NASA, brought a new client -- the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

06 Jan 2018

NASA Rover's images similar to trace fossils on Mars: Scientists

The first new batch of 2018 photographs taken Curiosity Lens Imager (MAHLI) could be similar to Ordovician trace fossils.

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