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February 27, 2024
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander was the first private spacecraft to reach the lunar surface. We now have some images of what it sees as well as an update on its fate.
March 29, 2023
The solutions could reduce crew fatigue and the potential for human error, as well as minimizing crew-training costs and providing more effective operations.
March 28, 2023
Huelva, 28 March 2023 - Airbus Defence and Space and the companyswholly-owned subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, have achieved in-flight autonomous guidance and control of a drone using an... | March 28, 2023
May 14, 2021
Weighing about 550 pounds, the six-foot-long Orpheus drone cost nearly $2 million to build and was named for the Greek poet and prophet. The main goal for this next-generation mini-submarine that was engineered and constructed by WHOI in Massachusetts, will be to increase our knowledge of the deepest areas of our planet’s oceans known as the hadal zone. This exotic region is represented by radical trenches and troughs as deep as 20,000 to 36,000 feet, replicating challenges and conditions th...
May 14, 2021
The new underwater vehicle, called Orpheus, relies on autonomous navigation software developed by NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California for the Mars Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter. The primary task for the mini-submarine, which was built by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts, will be to advance humanitys understanding of the deepest regions of the oceans, the so-called hadal zone. With trenches and troughs as deep as 20,000 to 36,000 ...
February 19, 2021
Touchdown: NASA’s Perseverance rover ready to search for life on Mars 373 WASHINGTON, Feb 19, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – After seven months in space, NASA’s Perseverance rover overcame a tense landing phase with a series of perfectly executed maneuvers to gently float down to the Martian soil Thursday and embark on its mission to search for signs of past life. “Touchdown confirmed,” said operations lead Swati Mohan at 3:55 pm Eastern Time (2055 GMT), as mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsio...
February 19, 2021
Touchdown: NASAâs Perseverance rover lands on Mars, ready to search for life By AFP Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg Washington - After seven months in space, NASAs Perseverance rover overcame a tense landing phase with a series of perfectly executed manoeuvres to gently float down to the Martian soil Thursday and embark on its mission to search for signs of past life. "Touchdown confirmed," said operations lead Swati Mohan at 3:55 pm Eastern Time (2055 GMT), as mission control at NASAs Jet P...
February 19, 2021
The East African Friday February 19 2021 French President Emmanuel Macron stands in front of a screen broadcasting the landing of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on the planet Mars in Paris on February 18, 2021. PHOTO | AFP Advertisement After seven months in space, NASAs Perseverance rover overcame a tense landing phase with a series of perfectly executed manoeuvres to gently float down to the Martian soil Thursday and embark on its mission to search for signs of past life. "Touchdown confirm...
February 19, 2021
Over the coming years, Perseverance will attempt to collect 30 rock and soil samples in sealed tubes, to be eventually sent back to Earth sometime in the 2030s for lab analysis.
February 19, 2021
Touchdown: NASA rover ready to search for life on Mars It sent back first black and white images SAMAA | AFP - Posted: Feb 19, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: Feb 19, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 months ago Listen to the story After seven months in space, NASAs Perseverance rover overcame a tense landing phase with a series of perfectly executed maneuvers to gently float down to the Martian soil Thursday and embark on its mission to search for signs of past life....