Mars is an obvious source of inspiration for science fiction stories. It is familiar and well-studied, yet different and far enough away to compel
Nuclear thermal propulsion, on the other hand, provides much more “oomph.”
STS-114 was the first Return to Flight mission since the tragic loss of Columbia Feb. 1, 2003. Two and a half years were spent researching and implementing safety improvements for orbiters and external tanks. They included greater in-depth examination of Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panels that are used on the wing leading edges, plus replacing bolts and new foam applications on the tanks.
decided to allow Robinson the attempt to pull out the protruding gap fillers with his hand
The Management Council approved the proposal to consider Skylab 4 a 59-day mission, which could be extended week by week to a maximum of 84 days. This
This picture was taken with a hand-held 35mm Nikon camera.
In the early morning of Dec. 21, 1968, at Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Launch Pad 39A, the five engines of the Saturn V’s first stage came to life precisely
Anders were strapped inside their Command Module (CM), the first humans to first-hand
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On the one hand, these accepted notions can help lead to more detailed further research
Before most Goddard spacecraft components are cleared for launch, they go through final checkups in one of the center’s many clean room facilities. The
Blastoff, on the other hand, can make quite a racket, which is why engineers use
Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-1945) is considered the father of modern rocket propulsion. A physicist of great insight, Goddard also had a unique genius
Esther Goddard was on hand for the formal dedication of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight
At the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, scientists established the International Geophysical Year (IGY), a global effort for a comprehensive study of the
mathematicians at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who calculated Explorer 1’s trajectory by hand