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NASA’s Mini Rover Team Is Packed for Lunar Journey - NASA
A trio of suitcase-size rovers and their base station have been carefully wrapped up and shipped off to join the lander that will deliver them to the Moon’sAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Terminal Transmits First Laser Communications Uplink to Space - NASA
NASA’s LCOT (Low-Cost Optical Terminal), a ground station made of modified commercial hardware, transmitted its first laser communications uplink to the TBIRDKorine Powers (NASA)
NASA’s Record-Breaking Laser Demo Completes Mission - NASA
NASA’s TBIRD (TeraByte InfraRed Delivery) demonstration and its host spacecraft — the PTD-3 (Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-3) — have completed theirKatherine Schauer (NASA)
NASA Streams First 4K Video from Aircraft to Space Station, Back
NASA’s Glenn Research Center streamed 4K video from an aircraft to the International Space Station and back for the first time using laser communications.Kelly M. Matter (NASA)
NASA Artemis Mission Progresses with SpaceX Starship Test Flight - NASA
As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign to return humans to the Moon for the benefit of all, the agency is working with SpaceX to develop the company’s StarshipLee Mohon (NASA)
NASA Solar Sail Technology Passes Crucial Deployment Test - NASA
NASA continues to unfurl plans for solar sail technology as a promising method of deep space transportation. The agency cleared a key technology milestone in January with the successful deployment of one of four identical solar sail quadrants.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
NASA’s New Experimental Antenna Tracks Deep Space Laser - NASA
Capable of receiving both radio frequency and optical signals, the DSN’s hybrid antenna has tracked and decoded the downlink laser from DSOC, aboard NASA’sAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Tests New Spacecraft Propellant Gauge on Lunar Lander
A NASA-developed fuel measurement technology, the Radio Frequency Mass Gauge, will be demonstrated on a journey to the Moon.Ellen Bausback (NASA)
NASA uses innovative technologies to address the challenges of cryogenic fluid management during sustained
One of those challenges is working with cryogenic fluids, meaning fluids existing in a liquid state between minus 238 degrees Fahrenheit and absolute zeroKelly M. Matter (NASA)
NASA uses innovative technologies to address the challenges of cryogenic fluid management during sustained
One of those challenges is working with cryogenic fluids, meaning fluids existing in a liquid state between minus 238 degrees Fahrenheit and absolute zeroKelly M. Matter (NASA)
NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link - NASA
A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system on Dec. 5, 2023. Together,Katherine Schauer (NASA)
NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link - NASA
A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system on Dec. 5, 2023. Together,Katherine Schauer (NASA)
The Heat is On! NASA’s “Flawless” Heat Shield Demo Passes the Test - NASA
The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) launched on Nov. 10, 2022, aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket andJulia L. Bradshaw (NASA)
The Heat is On! NASA’s “Flawless” Heat Shield Demo Passes the Test - NASA
The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) launched on Nov. 10, 2022, aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket andJulia L. Bradshaw (NASA)
NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft, Optical Comms Demo En Route to Asteroid
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is on its voyage to an asteroid of the same name, a metal-rich world that could tell us more about the formation of rocky planets.Abbey A. Donaldson (NASA)
NASA Studies Human Pilots to Advance Autonomous Air Taxis
Air taxis may become an important part of the U.S. transportation ecosystem, quickly carrying people relatively short distances – and eventually some may flyLaura Mitchell (NASA)