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ESA resumes ExoMars parachute tests

WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency has resumed tests of the parachutes for its ExoMars lander, a system whose problems contributed to a...

Supply chain, Artemis program limit SLS use for science missions

WASHINGTON — A limited supply chain and the demands of the Artemis program will prevent the use of the Space Launch System for...

Fouled Timestamps on Mars Helicopter Ingenuity Have Lessons for Autonomous Cars 

By Lance Eliot, the AI Trends Insider  Have you ever glanced at a snapshot and asked someone when they took that...

NASA studying larger Mars helicopters

WASHINGTON — With the Ingenuity helicopter continuing to demonstrate its abilities on Mars, NASA engineers are examining concepts for larger, more capable rotorcraft...

Lockheed Martin to build aeroshell for Mars Sample Retrieval Lander

Lockheed Martin has been selected by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California to design and build the aeroshell and heat shield...

Dropping power levels threaten InSight mission

WASHINGTON — Dust accumulation on the solar panels of NASA’s InSight Mars lander is reducing the power to the spacecraft and could force...

Crustal block tectonics offer clues to Venus’ geology, study finds

New study that includes contributions by Baylor planetary geophysicist Peter James, identifies previously unrecognized pattern of tectonic deformation on Venus WACO, Texas (June...

Local Lockdowns Brought Fast Global Ozone Reductions, NASA Finds

Article courtesy of NASA.By Carol Rasmussen As the coronavirus pandemic slowed global commerce to a crawl in early 2020, emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx)...

Gearboxes that are out of this world!

Maxon products are used to power the Mars Rover’s small robotic arm Andrew Gibson, aerospace...

Perseverance rover begins first science mission in Mars’ Jezero Crater

After a pretty eventful start to life on Mars that has included capturing the first ever audio recordings on the planet, producing the...

ESA selects Venus mission

WASHINGTON — The European Space Agency has selected a Venus orbiter as its next medium-class science mission, just a week after NASA announced...

10 firms join Techstars 2021 Space Accelerator class

SAN FRANCISCO –Techstars Space Accelerator launched its 2021 class June 7 with nine U.S. and one Australian company. While some of the firms are...

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