[ad_1] Ryugu, more than 180 million miles from Earth, and a 16-hour survey of its rocky surroundings. The foot-wide, German-built lander is called MASCOT, which stands for Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout. It …
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[ad_1] Lockheed Martin today unveiled a new lunar lander concept at the International Astronautical Congress in Germany, offering the public a glimpse of a lander who could one day take a crew …
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[ad_1] This is not the lunar lander of your grandfather. Today (October 3), aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has unveiled its one-step reusable spacecraft concept, capable of carrying four astronauts between the lunar …
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[ad_1] In the midst of all of NASA's recent discussions on the return of humans to the moon, aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin has announced the design of a landing gear capable of …
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[ad_1] The Japanese space shuttle Hayabusa2 successfully dropped the MASCOT lander on the Ryugu asteroid on October 3, 2018 (Japan time). Left: Illustration of the MASCOT undercarriage separating from the mother ship …
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[ad_1] Artist’s concept of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft approaching asteroid Ryugu. Credit: DLR A German-built landing probe the size of a microwave oven carrying a camera and a suite of scientific instruments …
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[ad_1] Moon Express, which wants to open missions to the Moon in the next two years, says it raised $ 2.5 million in bridge funding and began a $ 20 million Series …
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[ad_1] WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (WAVY / AP) – A rocket carrying a parachute system designed to land spacecraft on Mars was launched on Friday morning from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. This is …
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[ad_1] The two undercarriages performed a series of surface experiments to detect microbial biosignatures. The results of the mission were both inconclusive and controversial, leading to a wide debate on the validity …
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