Washington, Feb 4 (Ians) A US-based startup aims to build robotic outposts and spacecraft that can be sent to space near the Moon. The company called Quantum Space, formed in 2021, is run by Steve Jurczyk, who served as NASA’s associate administrator beginning in 2018. It aims to create a fleet of robotic helpers that […]...
- 2/4/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Michael Collins, the astronaut who piloted the Apollo 11 spacecraft Columbia as Neil Armstrong and Col. Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon, died of cancer today. He was 90.
His family, which includes daughter Kate Collins, a longtime star of the ABC soap opera All My Children, announced the death on Twitter.
“Please join us in fondly and joyful remembering his sharp wit, his quiet sense of purpose, and his wise perspective gained both from looking back at Earth from the vantatge of space and gazing across calm waters from the deck of his fishing boat,” the family wrote.
NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk today called Collins “a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration,” noting that as “pilot of the Apollo 11 command module – some called him ‘the loneliest man in history’ – while his colleagues walked on the Moon for the first time, he helped our nation achieve a defining milestone. He also...
His family, which includes daughter Kate Collins, a longtime star of the ABC soap opera All My Children, announced the death on Twitter.
“Please join us in fondly and joyful remembering his sharp wit, his quiet sense of purpose, and his wise perspective gained both from looking back at Earth from the vantatge of space and gazing across calm waters from the deck of his fishing boat,” the family wrote.
NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk today called Collins “a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration,” noting that as “pilot of the Apollo 11 command module – some called him ‘the loneliest man in history’ – while his colleagues walked on the Moon for the first time, he helped our nation achieve a defining milestone. He also...
- 4/28/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Washington, March 20 (Ians) NASA has welcomed the nomination of former Democratic Senator Bill Nelson as its next administrator, as the US space agency works towards the key Artemis III mission that will launch the first woman and next man to the Moon in 2024.
US President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Nelson to serve as the 14th NASA administrator.
While chair of the House space subcommittee, Nelson flew aboard the space shuttle Columbia as a payload specialist on the Sts-61C mission in 1986. He was appointed to the NASA Advisory Council by former Administrator Jim Bridenstine in May 2019.
Nelson represented Florida in the Senate from 2001-19 where he served as ranking member on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
"Nelson has a proven history of supporting our work here at NASA, and has helped advance America's position in human exploration, science, aeronautics, and technology," said acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk.
"While...
US President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Nelson to serve as the 14th NASA administrator.
While chair of the House space subcommittee, Nelson flew aboard the space shuttle Columbia as a payload specialist on the Sts-61C mission in 1986. He was appointed to the NASA Advisory Council by former Administrator Jim Bridenstine in May 2019.
Nelson represented Florida in the Senate from 2001-19 where he served as ranking member on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
"Nelson has a proven history of supporting our work here at NASA, and has helped advance America's position in human exploration, science, aeronautics, and technology," said acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk.
"While...
- 3/20/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Washington, March 19 (Ians) NASA and Elon Musk's private aerospace company SpaceX have signed a joint agreement to maintain and improve space safety.
The focus of the agreement is on conjunction avoidance and launch collision avoidance between NASA spacecraft and the large constellation of SpaceX Starlink satellites, as well as related rideshare missions, NASA said on Thursday.
A conjunction is defined as a close approach between two objects in space, usually at very high speed.
"Society depends on space-based capabilities for global communications, navigation, weather forecasting, and much more," acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk, said in a statement.
"With commercial companies launching more and more satellites, it's critical we increase communications, exchange data, and establish best practices to ensure we all maintain a safe space environment."
The Starlink spacecraft are equipped with global navigation satellite service receivers to estimate orbital parameters, an ion propulsion system, and an autonomous manoeuvreing capability...
The focus of the agreement is on conjunction avoidance and launch collision avoidance between NASA spacecraft and the large constellation of SpaceX Starlink satellites, as well as related rideshare missions, NASA said on Thursday.
A conjunction is defined as a close approach between two objects in space, usually at very high speed.
"Society depends on space-based capabilities for global communications, navigation, weather forecasting, and much more," acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk, said in a statement.
"With commercial companies launching more and more satellites, it's critical we increase communications, exchange data, and establish best practices to ensure we all maintain a safe space environment."
The Starlink spacecraft are equipped with global navigation satellite service receivers to estimate orbital parameters, an ion propulsion system, and an autonomous manoeuvreing capability...
- 3/19/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Washington, March 19 (Ians) NASA has completed a crucial hot fire test of the core stage of Space Launch System (Sls) rocket which is designed to power future Moon missions under the agency's Artemis programme.
The successful test is a critical milestone ahead of the agency's Artemis I mission, which will send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a test flight around the Moon and back to Earth, paving the way for future Artemis missions with astronauts, NASA said on Thursday.
The team will use data from the tests to validate the core stage design for flight.
"The Sls is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built, and during today's test the core stage of the rocket generated more than 1.6 million pounds of thrust within seven seconds," acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said in a statement.
"The Sls is an incredible feat of engineering and the only rocket capable of powering...
The successful test is a critical milestone ahead of the agency's Artemis I mission, which will send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a test flight around the Moon and back to Earth, paving the way for future Artemis missions with astronauts, NASA said on Thursday.
The team will use data from the tests to validate the core stage design for flight.
"The Sls is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built, and during today's test the core stage of the rocket generated more than 1.6 million pounds of thrust within seven seconds," acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said in a statement.
"The Sls is an incredible feat of engineering and the only rocket capable of powering...
- 3/19/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Washington, Feb 23 (Ians) NASA has released a new video from its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover chronicles major milestones during the final minutes of its entry, descent, and landing (Edl) on the Red Planet on February 18.
A microphone on the rover also has provided the first audio recording of sounds from Mars.
About 10 seconds into the 60-second recording, a Martian breeze is audible for a few seconds, as are mechanical sounds of the rover operating on the surface.
From the moment of parachute inflation, the camera system covers the entirety of the descent process, showing some of the rover's intense ride to Mars' Jezero Crater.
"For those who wonder how you land on Mars - or why it is so difficult - or how cool it would be to do so - you need look no further," Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said in a statement.
The world's most intimate view of...
A microphone on the rover also has provided the first audio recording of sounds from Mars.
About 10 seconds into the 60-second recording, a Martian breeze is audible for a few seconds, as are mechanical sounds of the rover operating on the surface.
From the moment of parachute inflation, the camera system covers the entirety of the descent process, showing some of the rover's intense ride to Mars' Jezero Crater.
"For those who wonder how you land on Mars - or why it is so difficult - or how cool it would be to do so - you need look no further," Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said in a statement.
The world's most intimate view of...
- 2/23/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Feb 19 (Ians) As the world watched the new NASA rover touchdown on the Martian surface, it was Indian American Swati Mohan who virtually spearheaded the successful landing of Perseverance that will search for signs on life on the Red Planet.
"Touchdown confirmed! Perseverance is safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking the signs of past life," cheered Mohan, wearing a mask from the NASA headquarters in the US. The Landing was perceived to be "so dangerous" it was nicknamed "7 minutes of terror".
Swati Mohan, who also participated in several key NASA missions like the Cassini (a mission to Saturn) and Grail (a pair of spacecrafts in formation on the Moon), had immigrated to the US from India when she was just age one and was inspired by 'Star Trek' series at age 9.
Mohan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace...
"Touchdown confirmed! Perseverance is safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking the signs of past life," cheered Mohan, wearing a mask from the NASA headquarters in the US. The Landing was perceived to be "so dangerous" it was nicknamed "7 minutes of terror".
Swati Mohan, who also participated in several key NASA missions like the Cassini (a mission to Saturn) and Grail (a pair of spacecrafts in formation on the Moon), had immigrated to the US from India when she was just age one and was inspired by 'Star Trek' series at age 9.
Mohan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace...
- 2/19/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Washington, Feb 19 (Ians) The American space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), has successfully landed its Perseverance rover in a deep crater near the planet Mars' equator called Jezero.
Engineers at NASA's mission control in California erupted with joy when confirmation of touchdown came through, the BBC reported on Thursday.
"The good news is the spacecraft, I think, is in great shape," said Matt Wallace, the mission's deputy project manager.
"Congratulations to NASA and everyone whose hard work made Perseverance's historic landing possible. Today proved once again that with the power of science and American ingenuity, nothing is beyond the realm of possibility," US President Joe Biden tweeted.
The six-wheeled vehicle will now spend at least the next two years drilling into the local rocks, looking for evidence of past life.
Jezero is thought to have held a giant lake billions of years ago. And where there's been water,...
Engineers at NASA's mission control in California erupted with joy when confirmation of touchdown came through, the BBC reported on Thursday.
"The good news is the spacecraft, I think, is in great shape," said Matt Wallace, the mission's deputy project manager.
"Congratulations to NASA and everyone whose hard work made Perseverance's historic landing possible. Today proved once again that with the power of science and American ingenuity, nothing is beyond the realm of possibility," US President Joe Biden tweeted.
The six-wheeled vehicle will now spend at least the next two years drilling into the local rocks, looking for evidence of past life.
Jezero is thought to have held a giant lake billions of years ago. And where there's been water,...
- 2/19/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
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