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Rocket Lab Wins Contract to Design NASA Spacecraft for Unmanned Mars Mission - Statement Tue 15th June 2021 | 11:10 PM WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th June, 2021) NASA has ordered the design of two new unmanned spacecraft for a Mars orbital surveillance mission, the California-based company Rocket Lab announced on Tuesday. "Rocket Lab, a global leader in dedicated launch and space systems, has been awarded a contract to design two Photon spacecraft for a scientific mission to Mars," the company said in a press release. The Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (E...

In the latest announcement from Nasa's solar system exploration programme, two missions have been given the go-ahead - and they're both bound for Venus. The two ambitious missions will launch between 2028 and 2030.

The cause of Earth’s deepest earthquakes has been a mystery to science for more than a century, but a team of Carnegie scientists may have cracked the case. New research published provides evidence that fluids play a key role in deep-focus earthquakes—which occur between 300 and 700 kilometers below the planet’s surface. The research team includes Carnegie scientists Steven

Speakers, Panels Announced For Explorers Club's 2021 Global Exploration Summit Amanda Gorman's "Earthrise", Fabien Cousteau, and Bertrand Piccard anchor second global summit News provided by Share this article 2021 Global Exploration Summit (GLEX)'s slate of programming will include the world's leading visionaries, explorers and scientists. The second annual summit - made possible with support of Turismo de Portugal and sponsored by VisitAzores - will feature more than 20 panels that will dive into recent advancements in land, sea and space exploration.  Taking place in Portugal and remote...

Mason Updates Community Leaders On LANL Initiatives - 9:41 am LANL Director Thom Mason updates over 140 attendees from seven counties Wednesday on the Lab’s budget, infrastructure, recent scientific discoveries, and initiatives in education, economic development and more. Courtesy /LANL At LANL’s Community Conversation Wednesday, Nina Lanza, team lead for Space and Planetary Exploration, spoke about her work on SuperCam, a key component of the Mars rover Perseverance developed at LANL. Courtesy/LANL By BONNIE J. GORDON bjgordon@ladailypost.com At the quarterly Commun...