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NASA’s Mars InSight lander snaps dusty ‘final selfie’ as power dwindles
NASA’s InSight lander is completely caked with a thick layer of Martian dust in its latest selfie, which the agency says will likely be the last of the mission. The solar-powered InSight lander is only working at about one-tenth of its landing capacity of 5,000 watt-hours, the agency said in a press conference May 17, …
Earthquake: NASA’s InSight lander vehicle records ‘monster quake’ on Mars
MARS (KABC) — NASA released images on Monday showing what scientists are calling a “monster earthquake” on Mars. The agency says the quake shook the planet Mars on May 4, the 1,222nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The 5.0 magnitude quake was apparently the largest temblor ever detected on another planet. A magnitude …
NASA satellite finds crashed Indian Moon lander Vikram | News
A NASA satellite orbiting the Moon has found India’s Vikram lander which crashed on the lunar surface in September, the United States space agency said on Monday. NASA released an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that showed the site of the spacecraft’s impact (September 6 in India and September 7 in the …
Blue Origin teams with spaceflight veterans to complete its lunar lander
This still leaves Blue Origin with plenty to do. It’ll be the “prime contractor” and handle overall program management, engineering (both for systems and the mission), mission assurance and safety. It’ll also provide the Descent Element based on work from its Blue Moon lander. This is an acknowledgment from all parties, not just Blue Origin, …
Bezos floats ‘national team’ to build Moon lander
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bezos made the announcement at the International Astronautical Congress in Washington Jeff Bezos has announced the formation of a “national team” that will aim to build the lander that will take astronauts back to the Moon in 2024. Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has teamed up with aerospace giants …
Nasa picks headquarters for Moon lander
Image copyright NASA A Nasa facility in Alabama that developed the giant rocket for the Apollo programme in the 1960s will play a key role in sending astronauts down to the Moon’s surface in 2024. The Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville will lead the development of a vehicle that will land astronauts on the …
Nasa Moon lander vision takes shape
Image copyright NASA Image caption Artwork: Nasa is seeking proposals for a lander to take humans to the Moon’s surface Nasa has outlined more details of its plans for a landing craft that will take humans to the lunar surface. The plans call for an initial version of the lander to be built for landing …
Launch of Indian moon lander postponed by ‘technical snag’ – Spaceflight Now
The GSLV Mk.3 launcher awaiting liftoff with the Chandrayaan 2 lunar mission. Credit: ISRO Indian engineers called off the launch of the Chandrayaan 2 lunar landing mission Sunday after observing a “technical snag” during the final hour of the countdown, India’s space agency said. The robotic probe was counting down to liftoff from the Satish …
