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New Image From NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Shows a Mountain Three Times As High As Mt. Everest
A new image from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows a mountain three times as high as Mt. Everest, amidst the topography in the south polar region of the giant asteroid Vesta.
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Rover, Curiosity Placed on the Spacecraft’s Heat Shield
In preparation for launch later this year, the “back shell powered descent vehicle” configuration containing NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, has been placed on the spacecraft’s heat shield.
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Completes Spiral Into Its New Science Orbit for Closer View of the Giant Asteroid Vesta
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has completed a gentle spiral into its new science orbit for an even closer view of the giant asteroid Vesta. Dawn began sending science data on Sept. 29 from this new orbit, known as the high altitude mapping orbit (HAMO).
NASA GRAIL Mission on Its Way to the Moon
NASA’s GRAIL mission to study the moon from crust to core successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Pad SLC-17B at 9:08 a.m. EDT (6:08 a.m. PDT). Mission controllers will await communication in approximately 90 minutes...
Grail Launch Postponed Until Saturday September 10
The launch of a Delta II rocket carrying NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) has been postponed one day to allow additional time to review propulsion system data from Thursday’s detanking operation after the launch attempt...
Mars Science Laboratory Project Continues to Press Ahead with Launch Preparation Activities
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Project continues to press ahead with launch preparation activities, planning to use additional time before encapsulating the rover in the launch vehicle’s nose cone.
NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory Moon Mission Begins Final Launch Preparations
NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to study the moon is in final launch preparations for a scheduled September 8 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. How People Arrived Here: grail mission, laboratory...
NASA Selects Three Proposals for Flight Demonstration
NASA has selected three proposals, including one from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., as Technology Demonstration Missions to transform space communications, deep space navigation and in-space propulsion capabilities. The projects...
