NASA has selected a range of early-stage innovative studies that could benefit space missions in the future. These studies include custom-made spacesuits for Mars travel and new planetary defense technology that could pulverize asteroid threats.
Seventeen concepts received money in the latest round of funding for the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. In total, $5.1 million is being spent on these studies.
NASA, SpaceX Crew-4 mission set for early Wednesday launch to ISS
Early Wednesday morning the four astronauts of NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 mission will finally get their chance to blast off to the International Space Station.
NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, and Jessica Watkins will be joined by European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti as they embark on NASA's next long-duration mission.
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Dragon Endeavour Departs Station With Axiom Space Astronauts – Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft undocked from the space-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony module at 9:10 p.m. EDT to complete the first all- private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory. Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1).
The Crew Dragon is slowly maneuvering away from the orbital laboratory into an orbital track that will return the astronaut crew and its cargo safely to Earth, targeting a splashdown off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, targeted for 1:06 p.m. EDT Monday, April 25.
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Centrella awarded NASA Distinguished Service Medal | E-News | West Virginia University
The medal is awarded to those who display distinguished service, ability or courage, and have personally made a contribution representing substantial progress to the NASA mission.
"This award came as a real surprise to me," Centrella said. "I know the esteem in which it is held at NASA, and I was humbled to realize that my colleagues at NASA had nominated me and that I had been selected for this honor."
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Inflatable Venus drone, Mars spacesuits and more: NASA picks far-out tech concepts for future study… https://t.co/4jUeuyPafX SPACEdotcom (from NYC) Mon Apr 25 16:11:20 +0000 2022
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