Tag: NASA
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‘Mars 2030’ VR experience will allow users to explore terrain, drive rover, work in station and more
A scene from “Mars 2030.” (Fusion Media Group Image) Space geeks looking to take a walk 34 million miles from home without actually training to be an astronaut will get the opportunity to do that, virtually, when “Mars 2030” is released to consumers next month. The immersive VR production from Fusion Media Group, in partnership…
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NASA introduces a dozen new astronauts with Vice President Mike Pence’s blessing
Vice President Mike Pence addresses NASA’s newly named astronaut candidates. (NASA via YouTube) More than 18,300 people applied to be part of NASA’s astronaut corps, and today NASA unveiled this year’s class of seven men and five women. The Class of 2017’s astronaut candidates include: Kayla Barron of Richland, Wash., a Navy lieutenant and nuclear engineer.…
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Here’s how NASA’s shiny 2020 rover will look when it’s hunting for life on Mars
This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Mars 2020 rover on the surface of Mars. (NASA / JPL-Caltech) The rover that NASA is getting ready to send to Mars in 2020 looks a lot like the Curiosity rover that’s been working on Mars for almost five years – except for that freakishly big robotic arm. The arm is…
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Nerd Nite meets NASA, sparking memories for an astronaut with deep Northwest roots
NASA astronaut Anne McClain takes the stage at Nerd Nite Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Chelsey Ballarte) The High Dive is known for drawing crowds into the local music scene, but this week, music wasn’t what drew nearly 200 people to the venue – it was NASA. Nerd Nite Seattle is a monthly gathering at the…
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NASA spacewalkers triumph over fussy bolt to finish quick space station repair job
NASA astronaut Jack Fischer waves to the camera during a repair spacewalk. (NASA TV) NASA spacewalkers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer replaced a faulty computer relay box on the International Space Station today, but not before dealing with a problem all too familiar to home fixer-uppers. The box, about the size of a microwave oven,…
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President Trump’s budget plan gets a bad review from the science community
President Donald Trump is calling for significant cuts in science spending. (Flickr / Gage Skidmore) President Donald Trump sent his budget request for the next fiscal year to Congress today, giving the science community a glimpse of what may be to come – and many don’t like what they see. The budget proposal cuts funding for most research…
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NASA decides against putting crew on first SLS rocket launch, now delayed to 2019
An artist’s view shows NASA’s Space Launch System launching an Orion capsule. (NASA Illustration) NASA has broken the news to the White House and the world that speeding up the first crewed flight of its exploration launch system wouldn’t be worth the added cost and risk. That means the first launch of NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch…
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Google film ‘Dot of Light’ features pioneering female astronauts and dramatic views from space
Three female pioneers of space exploration are the subjects of a new short film from Google. And the experiences the women had and how they describe it all has led the tech giant to offer new Google Artworks Live Case designs for Pixel and Nexus smartphones. The 10-minute film, called “Dot of Light,” mixes historic footage…
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Cassini orbiter survives first dive inside Saturn’s rings: 21 to go, and then the end
This unprocessed image of Saturn’s atmosphere was captured by the Cassini probe during its dive inside the planet’s rings. (NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute Image) NASA’s Cassini orbiter zoomed inside Saturn’s rings overnight for the first time in its 20-year-long flight – and lived to tell about it. Signals received by the Deep Space Network’s…
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In video call to space station, President Donald Trump calls for speeding up trips to Mars
President Donald Trump chats with astronauts on the International Space Station from his desk in the White House’s Oval Office, flanked by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins on the left and Ivanka Trump on the right. (White House via YouTube) Humans on Mars by 2024? President Donald Trump set that time frame today, almost certainly in…