As the Spirit and Opportunity rovers continue their extended studies of Mars, NASA’s Mars program appears headed for change. Those changes will be driven by a variety of factors including technical and budget issues, as well as a “rebalancing” of science objectives.
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7,824 results found Sort by:Griffin Tells Senate That Shuttle Must Be Replaced
NASA Administrator Mike Griffin told members of a Senate subcommittee May 12 he is willing to delay research activity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) — and launch some ISS hardware on something other than space shuttles — if that’s what it takes to replace the shuttle fleet with a new vehicle by 2010.
Contracts in Jeopardy as NASA Rethinks Tech Needs
More than $1 billion worth of human and robotic technology projects selected for funding late last year by NASA’s Exploration Systems mission directorate are on the chopping block as the U.S. space agency re-evaluates its technology investment strategy.
t/Space Offers an Option for Closing Shuttle, CEV Gap
Transformational Space Corp. (t/Space), a company founded in response to the new U.S. vision for space exploration, thinks it can help NASA close the gap between retiring the space shuttle fleet and fielding a Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) to carry astronauts beyond Earth’s orbit.
NASA Again Considering Launching Glory Climate Mission
Bowing to political pressure, NASA once again is considering flying a high-priority greenhouse gas sensor on a satellite dedicated to that mission.
Discovery Astronauts Participate in Practice Launch Abort
The seven astronauts slated to liftoff aboard NASA’s first space shuttle to fly in more than two years evacuated the shuttle Discovery May 4 in a mock launch abort that was conducted during a dress rehearsal for the liftoff.