[ad_1] File photo of the International Space Station. The launch is scheduled for May 27 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and will hit the ISS the next day. Reuters Last update: May 2, 2020, 12:48 p.m. IST Two NASA astronauts preparing to travel in SpaceX’s new space taxi …
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[ad_1] While SpaceX founder Elon Musk faces strong criticism for calling stay-at-home “fascists”, officials representing his space company and NASA are trying to allay fears about the coronavirus. They said Friday that in the run-up to a historic space launch scheduled for May 27, they are employing additional security measures …
Read More »NASA names companies to develop human landers for lunar missions
[ad_1] The Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft takes off from NASA’s Wallops flight facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, United States, on February 15, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen / Xinhua) “With these contractual awards, the United States is moving forward with the final step necessary to land astronauts …
Read More »NASA and SpaceX to make first historic flight amid historic pandemic
[ad_1] NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley. SpaceX NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters on Friday that first launch of astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX spacecraft, an event scheduled for May 27, is “a priority” for the space agency. It’s a statement I’d expect …
Read More »Musk and Bezos compete to help NASA return humans to the moon
[ad_1] NASA has formally recruited tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to return humans to the Moon in 2024. The independent space agency revealed Thursday that it had awarded $ 967 million in deals to three American companies in connection with their Artemis project: Musk’s SpaceX, Bezos’ Blue Origin, …
Read More »Dance of black holes | NASA Captures Two Dancing Black Holes That Combine To Create A Flare Brighter Than 1 Billion Stars
[ad_1] NASA captures two dancing black holes coming together & nbsp Key points The debris field is called an accretion disk and when the smallest black hole crashes into it Create an explosion of light that is brighter than 1 billion stars. About 3.5 billion light-years away, two black holes …
Read More »NASA chooses three contracts, including Elon Musk’s SpaceX to build new lunar landers
[ad_1] SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks at a post-launch press conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. (Image: Reuters) Lunar landers will carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon and vice versa. Reuters Last update: May 1, 2020 1:25 p.m. IST NASA selected space firms SpaceX, …
Read More »NASA will license its FDA-approved fan to manufacturers for free
[ad_1] “Now that we have a design, we are working to pass the baton to the medical community and ultimately to patients as quickly as possible,” said Fred Farina, director of innovation and corporate partnerships at Caltech. The design offers some key benefits. NASA says it can be built faster …
Read More »Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos win NASA contracts for Moon Lander
[ad_1] On Thursday, NASA awarded nearly $ 1 billion in contracts to three space companies, including those belonging to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, to develop lunar landers as the United States seeks to return humans to the Moon. The human landing system contracts were awarded to Musk’s SpaceX, Bezos’ …
Read More »Indian girl receives the honor of naming the first NASA helicopter on Mars
[ad_1] The first NASA helicopter on Mars has a name now and the credit goes to Vaneeza Rupani, a 17-year-old girl of Indian descent. Rupani, a high school student from Northport, Alabama, earned the honor of naming the helicopter after submitting her essay in NASA’s “Name the Rover” contest. Destined …
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