Nasa Mission

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  Moon Or Mars? NASA's Future At A Crossroads Under Trump 2.0

  Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back or cancel NASA's Artemis missions following the departure of a key official and Boeing's plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on its lunar rocket.

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  Blue Ghost Lander Lowers Orbit, Prepares for Lunar Touchdown on March 2

  Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander has successfully lowered its orbit to 120 km in preparation for a lunar touchdown on March 2. The spacecraft, which launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. Mission teams are monitoring its orbit and finalizing descent plans, though commun...

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  Perseverance Rover Examines Serpentine Lake on Mars, Seeking Clues on Past Water Presence

  NASA’s Perseverance rover has closely studied the rock formation known as Serpentine Lake on Mars, which reveals serpentine minerals that typically form in water-rich environments. The analysis aims to uncover clues about Mars' geological history and potential past habitability. Despite challenges in extracting samples from other sites, such as C...

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  NASA Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore Dismiss ‘Stranded’ Claims, Set for Return in March

  Contrary to speculation, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are not stranded on the ISS. While their mission was initially set for ten days, technical issues with Boeing’s Starliner have delayed their return. NASA has confirmed that the astronauts will now return aboard SpaceX’s Crew-9 in March 2025, aligning with a standard six-...

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  Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Set for Historic Moon Landing on March 2, 2025

  Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander will make its descent to the Moon on March 2, 2025, near Mare Crisium. This mission, supported by NASA’s CLPS initiative, will carry key scientific payloads to test new technologies for future crewed missions to the Moon and Mars. It aims to collect critical lunar surface data and demonstrate advancemen...

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  Solar Sail Satellites Could Enhance Space Weather Forecasting and Alerts

  Solar sail satellites, harnessing sunlight for propulsion, are being developed to improve space weather forecasting. NOAA and NASA’s Solar Cruiser project aims to extend geomagnetic storm alert times by 50%, reducing risks to power grids, GPS, and air traffic. The new spacecraft, expected to launch in 2029, will move beyond traditional observatio...

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  NASA's SLS Block 1B Brings Enhanced Payload Capacity for Artemis IV

  NASA’s Artemis IV mission will deploy the SLS Block 1B, featuring an upgraded upper stage and an adaptive payload adapter designed using structured light scanning. Engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center have tested the adapter to handle three times the expected load. The structured light technique reduces manufacturing costs and allows rapid d...

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  NASA SPHEREx Mission to Map Water Ice in the Milky Way for Life’s Origins

  NASA’s SPHEREx mission, launching February 27, will search for water ice and frozen compounds in the Milky Way’s molecular clouds. By surveying over 9 million regions, the mission aims to understand how these compounds influence planet and star formation. Findings will complement data from the James Webb Space Telescope, enhancing insights into...

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  Stranded In Space For 8 Months, Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore To Return To Earth On...

  NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded in space for the past eight months due to an extended spaceflight mission, are expected to return home next month.

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  SpaceX Starship Prepares for Next Flight After Successful Static Fire Tests

  SpaceX has successfully completed static fire tests for both the Super Heavy booster and Starship second stage at its Texas facility. The tests simulated real launch conditions, validating the engines ahead of the next integrated flight test (IFT-8), which could take place by the end of February, pending FAA approval. The previous test flight in Ja...

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  Suspicion Gives Way To TRUST: India-US Joint Space Missions Take Flight

  An Indian astronaut - or a Gaganyatri - will soon travel to the International Space Station (ISS), and a groundbreaking India-US earth-imaging satellite will be launched on an Indian rocket.

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  NASA’s PRIME-1 Mission to Study Lunar Ice and Advance Moon Exploration

  NASA’s PRIME-1 mission, set to launch on Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander, will explore lunar ice and subsurface materials at Mons Mouton near the Moon’s South Pole. The mission features the TRIDENT drill, which will extract soil samples up to one meter deep, and the MSOLO spectrometer, which will analyze gases released from these samples to...

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  May 2024 Solar Storm Triggers Unusual Radiation Belts, Raising Space Safety Concerns

  A significant solar storm in May 2024 led to the creation of two temporary radiation belts, detected by the CIRBE satellite in June. One belt contained high-energy electrons, while the other was rich in protons, a rare occurrence. While the electron belt dissipated in three months, the proton-dominated belt remains, potentially affecting space miss...

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  UCLA Unveils SPLITTER, a Tethered Jumping Robot for Space Exploration

  Researchers at UCLA’s RoMeLa lab have developed SPLITTER, a robotic system designed for planetary exploration through tethered jumping. The system consists of two quadrupedal robots connected by a tether, allowing efficient movement in low-gravity environments like the Moon and asteroids. Unlike traditional rovers, SPLITTER’s design enables sta...

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  Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore Will Return To Earth On This Date

  NASA and SpaceX are accelerating the target launch and return dates for the upcoming crew rotation missions to and from the International Space Station (ISS), which will bring the agency's stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back.