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A team at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland streamed 4K video footage from an aircraft to the International Space…
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Using NASA’s first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system, pictures and videos of cherished pets flew through space over laser communications…
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By Daniel Boyette Advanced space nuclear propulsion systems are critical to NASA’s Moon to Mars vision. On May 15, one…
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NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications experiment also interfaced with the Psyche spacecraft’s communication system for the first time, transmitting engineering…
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By Daniel Boyette Jeremy Kenny squinted his eyes as he looked toward the brilliant light. Then came the deafening sound…
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As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign to return humans to the Moon for the benefit of all, the agency is…
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By Wayne Smith In his youth, NASA technologist Les Johnson was riveted by the 1974 novel “The Mote in God’s…
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Capable of receiving both radio frequency and optical signals, the DSN’s hybrid antenna has tracked and decoded the downlink laser…
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Editor’s note, Feb. 6, 2024: This article has been updated to clarify that the Radio Frequency Mass Gauge estimates how much…
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NASA is wrapping up the initial phase of its Fission Surface Power Project, which focused on developing concept designs for a…
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Establishing sustained operations at the Moon and Mars presents a multitude of opportunities and challenges NASA has yet to encounter.…
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The video, featuring a cat named Taters, was sent back from nearly 19 million miles away by NASA’s laser communications…
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A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system…
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The mission team has celebrated several successes since its launch from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 13. The latest is…
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A little more than a year ago, a NASA flight test article came screaming back from space at more than…