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NASA and Lockheed Martin reveal quiet supersonic aircraft
NASA and Lockheed Martin have recently unveiled the X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft, an experimental plane that could potentially transform the future of air travel.
magniX achieves milestone in NASA electrified flight Demo
magniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, announced that it has successfully completed the first phase of testing at the NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
NASA fixes 24-billion-km Voyager-1 glitch
The US space agency announced that its Voyager-1 probe is now transmitting usable information back to Earth, following a period of incoherent signals. This milestone has been achieved despite the spacecraft's age of 46 years, making it humanity's most distant object. A computer malfunction had previously halted the return of intelligible data since November; however, engineers have successfully rectified this issue.
SETS Hall Effect thrusters recognised by NASA – again
SETS Hall Effect thrusters have, again, gotten NASA recognition. Their ST-25 and ST-40 thrusters were listed in the agency's latest ‘State-of-the-Art Small Spacecraft Technology report’.
NASA’s first asteroid sample has successfully landed
After years of anticipation and hard work by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) team, a capsule of rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu finally is on Earth.
NASA streams cat video from deep space using a laser
NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment has transmitted an ultra-high-definition video from 19 million miles away.
NASA names astronauts to next Moon mission
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. The agencies revealed the crew members Monday during an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston.
Former NASA astronaut says engineering needs women for best talent
Progress in gender equality has improved for women in science and engineering, said two-time American space shuttle pilot Susan Kilrain at Space Camp 2101, a five-day event at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) geared to engage and motivate primary and secondary grade students toward STEM careers.
NASA & DARPA will test nuclear engine for future Mars missions
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have announced a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, an enabling capability for NASA crewed missions to Mars.
NASA issues award for greener airliner of future
NASA announced Wednesday it has issued an award to The Boeing Company for the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which seeks to inform a potential new generation of green single-aisle airliners.