Tag Archives: spacecraft

[ad_1] It’s been a busy week for the folks manning the controls of the Sun-touching Parker Solar Probe at NASA. After breaking a bunch of records last week for its distance from …

[ad_1] Posted Nov 8, 2018 "Only a fraction of interstellar objects could be technological debris of extraterrestrial civilizations. But we should examine everything that enters the solar system from interstellar space in …

[ad_1] Diamond-shaped asteroid Bennu was captured on camera rotating “one full revolution.” (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona) With help from its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, NASA researchers spotted quite a gem last week. The asteroid — literally shaped …

[ad_1] Jason Rhian November 8, 2018 NASA organized an event in front of the United States. John P Murtha presents his Orion recovery operations. Photo Credit: Alex Ustick / SpaceFlight Insider CAPE …

[ad_1] A scientific paper led by two researchers at Harvard University made a splash this week by claiming that a cigar-shaped rock zooming through our solar system may have been sent by …

[ad_1] This pompous name is used by NASA and its European counterpart ESA to describe the part of the ship that will handle in-space maneuvering throughout the mission.The unit includes the main …

[ad_1] This pompous name is used by NASA and its ESA European counterpart to describe the part of the ship that will handle the maneuvers in space throughout the mission. The unit …

[ad_1] Orion spacecraft: ESA hands over service module to NASA A central module for America‘s new Orion spacecraft comes from Europe and was manufactured in Germany. It‘s a major step in transatlantic …

[ad_1] by MARCIA DUNN, AP Writer on Aerospace DOSSIER – In this archival photo of July 6, 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe is installed in a clean room at Astrotech Space Operations …

[ad_1] In this archival photo from July 6, 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe is installed in a clean room at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida, after installing its heat shield. Parker …