18 October 2021
NASA's Lucy mission launches, encounters problem with solar panel
... they will prevail here as well,” Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for science, tweeted 17 October. In the...whose skeleton provided unique insight into humanity's evolution, NASA hopes Lucy the space probe will revolutionise our ...
05 November 2021
Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit over SpaceX lunar lander contract
... Blue Origin who subsequently filed protests with the US’s Government Accountability Office (GAO) to lodge their dissatisfaction. “In NASA’s own words, it has made a ‘high risk’ selection,” said Blue Origin back in April “Their decision eliminates...
11 March 2019
NASA outlines future Moon to Mars plans
... U.S. Congress last year. “President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 NASA budget is one of the strongest on record for our storied...on to Mars, and we want the world to come with us. “NASA is everywhere, and we are impacting people’s lives across the globe. ...
25 October 2019
Jim Bridenstine discusses impact of Trump impeachment on NASA plans
...of the country's fiscal 2020 federal budget negotiations. NASA officials have said just over US$500 million of... Bridenstine - Trump's appointee to run the agency - acknowledged that NASA didn't expect to provide those figures until the agency turns in...
02 April 2020
Thousands Apply to Join NASA’s Artemis Generation, #BeAnAstronaut
...are excited to start reviewing astronaut applications to identify the next class of astronaut candidates.” Since the 1960s, NASA has selected 350 people to train as astronaut candidates for its increasingly challenging missions to explore space. With...
29 April 2020
NASA's new solar sail system to be tested on-board NanoAvionics' satellite
... the solar sail during and after deployment. "I'm tremendously proud and excited that NanoAvionics will be part of NASA's effort to validate a new beam-powered propulsion system, eventually leading to more marvelous deep-space missions following...
