Tag: Missions

Vice President Pence Calls for Human Missions to Moon, Mars at National Space Council

Vice President Mike Pence called for returning U.S. astronauts to the Moon and eventual missions to Mars during the first meeting of the National Space Council, held on October 5 …

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Solar Wind at Martian Moon Could Impact Future Missions

Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Both are small, airless bodies with irregular shapes. Because they lack protective atmospheres and magnetospheres, Phobos and Deimos are directly exposed to the …

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ESA’s Space Operations Centre – “Where missions come alive”

ESA’s European Space Operations Centre links people with spacecraft travelling to the frontiers of human knowledge. Our world is about systems, communication and exploration; our passion is for humanity’s voyages …

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“Wheels,” Tracy Highlight Missions on ISS

Expedition 25 Commander Doug “Wheels” Wheelock was joined by Expedition 23/24 Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell-Dyson for a special post-flight presentation to employees at NASA Headquarters on Mar. 16. Each spent …

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Project Gemini: “The Twelve Gemini Missions” 1966 NASA; Gemini Program Summary

Project Gemini playlist: more at: Overview of Project Gemini missions and accomplishments. also see: Gemini Spacecraft: Project Gemini Status Report No. 2 1965 NASA Public domain film from NASA, slightly …

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ISS Update: Communication Delays During Deep Space Missions

NASA Public Affairs Officer Brandi Dean talks with Jeremy Frank, Autonomous Mission Operations Test Principal Investigator, about how communication delays will affect future deep space missions and how NASA is …

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US Navy Overview: “Fleets in Being” 1968 United States Navy; Fleets, Warships and Missions

US Navy Training Film playlist: more at “THE MAKE UP AND MISSION OF THE U.S. NAVY, ITS THREAT TO ENEMY POWERS, NAVAL MISSION AREAS AND FLEET DEPLOYMENT.” First Fleet was …

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NASA’s flying saucer for Mars missions suffers another parachute failure | Mashable

A NASA spacecraft shaped like a stereotypical UFO and engineered to drop giant payloads to the surface of Mars just finished its second flight test above Earth, and it suffered …

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Explorations Precursor Robotic Missions (xPRM)

Jay Jenkins delivers a presentation from the Exploration Precursor Robotic Missions (xPRM) study team on May 25, 2010, at the NASA Exploration Enterprise Workshop held in Galveston, TX. The purpose …

SPACEX launch & landing : High Speed / Slow Motion Footage of Past Missions

New camera views of past launches and reentries. Missions in order of appearance: May JCSAT-14; July CRS-9 launch, stage separation, engine plume interaction, and re-entry burn; December 2015 ORBCOMM landing …

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