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Ready for liftoff? 🚀 Not quite. We’re going back to the #Moon, but more electrical #power is needed to live there. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and selected companies will develop technologies to enable long-term exploration. See some developments ⤵️ #space #spaceexploration

NASA plans to retire the International Space Station (ISS) with a spectacular descent into the South Pacific by 2030, costing around $1 billion. Seeking a US Deorbit Vehicle, the hefty cost aims to avoid reliance on Russian vehicles. While the ISS could theoretically be elevated to escape Earth’s atmosphere, it’s expensive and risky due to potential debris. NASA prefers a carefully planned descent to the South Pacific, minimizing the risk of harm to people and property. Despite scientific achievements, the ISS’s retirement represents a significant milestone in space exploration. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #nasa #InternationalSpaceStation #spacestation #iss #spaceexploration #spacescience #businessdor

CLIP X-files to power NASA’s 2029 Mars manned exploration mission! According to the Director of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, "We see no reason why the most efficient instrument of human locomotion cannot be used to power humanity’s multi-planetary exploration and expansion." ;) #NASA #MarsMission #SpaceExploration ..... #Aprilfirst ;)

How NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization are collaborating to pinpoint locations on the lunar surface. It is an incredible engineering achievement. This is the power of open architecture, collaboration and not to mention democracies. #sapce #spaceexploration #moon #engineering #extremeengineering #science #tech https://lnkd.in/eKFMec3g

#OTD in History, on January 6, 1969, Deke Slayton, the head of NASA's astronaut office, held a meeting with the future #Apollo11 crew - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. During this meeting, he informed them that their upcoming mission, set for July, might involve a lunar landing. That was a current schedule as Apollo 8 had recently completed the first crewed mission around the Moon, and Apollo 9 and Apollo 10 were scheduled to test lunar landing equipment (Apollo 9 on Earth orbit) and conduct a lunar rehearsal (Apollo 10) On January 9, 1969, #NASA officially announced the crew for the Apollo 11 mission. The fifth crewed Apollo mission, aimed to achieve President John F. Kennedy's goal „before this decade is out, of landing a Man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth”. The following day, NASA introduced the Apollo 11 crew during a press conference at the (now called) Johnson Space Center in Houston. Photo: NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #space #spaceexploration #Apollo #JFK #science

#OnThisDay in 2019, NASA's New Horizons flew by the farthest object ever visited by spacecraft. 2014 MU69, officially named Arrokoth, is a binary Kuiper Belt object, which means it is two things that fused together. Arrokoth was about 43 AU, or 4 billion miles, from Earth during the flyby. This was the first close-up look at a solar system object of this type. Arrokoth is the first unquestionably primordial contact binary ever explored, and strangely shaped. New Horizons is currently about 58 AU from home and will join Voyagers 1 and 2 in interstellar space in the 2040s. Learn more: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ #JHUAPL | #NewHorizons | #NASA | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | #SolarSystem

Here on Earth, we have the Global Positioning System satellite constellation to provide precise position, navigation, and timing (PNT) information, but no such capability exists on Mars. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is working on that. JPL is developing modeling and simulation capabilities to assess different Mars data-relay satellite architectures for their ability to provide PNT information. Right now, NASA relies in part on Earth-based tracking for spacecraft and rover operations on the Red Planet. Mars-based PNT would have higher precision and reliability, boosting spacecraft autonomy and reducing power requirements, while also limiting burdens on NASA’s Deep Space Network. Learn more about the project, key partners, and NASA centers on our TechPort database. https://lnkd.in/eNdur27R

"Absolutely mind-blowing! The exploration milestones achieved by NASA's New Horizons continue to astound. Witnessing the flyby of Arrokoth, a binary Kuiper Belt object, expanded our understanding of our solar system's outskirts. The quest for interstellar space beckons, with New Horizons set to join the Voyagers in the 2040s. The relentless pursuit of discovery and exploration is what propels us forward. 🌌🛰️ #NewHorizons #NASA #SpaceExploration"

Part 2 – NASA Case – Challenges and Goals [Video]. Note: Taxonomies aren't rocket science, but the rocket scientists at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration still need them. Want to know how the best and brightest organize the massive amounts of knowledge in their databases? Check out my video series linked below: Watch Part 2 here >> NASA Taxonomy: A Way To Unify The NASA Information Space >> https://lnkd.in/g5qw3pNg - Joseph Busch PS. If you missed part 1, 'What is KOS?' you can check it out here. https://lnkd.in/eryGr3pF #taxonomy #nasa #kos #knowledgeorganizationsystem #InformationSpace

Did you know that next week #NASA is planning to launch its first ever asteroid-exploring mission, titled #Psyche? The pioneering mission to study a metal-rich asteroid, Psyche aims to help scientists learn more about the formation of rocky bodies in our solar system. With a launch readiness date set for Thursday, Oct. 12, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Psyche spacecraft will travel 2.2 billion miles from NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida to a metal-rich #asteroid in the far reaches of the main asteroid belt between #Mars and #Jupiter. Read the article to learn six things to know about the mission: https://lnkd.in/d8XgPVbG #UnfoldTheUniverse #NASA #USinLT #SpaceExploration #WorldSpaceWeek #PsycheMission #ScienceDiplomacyUSinLT Lietuvos inovacijų centras / Lithuanian Innovation Centre (LIC)