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Space exploration in the backyard, on a budget – how NASA uses simulations

Analog missions are designed to simulate the crew's experience in a given mission plan. In some cases, they simulate surface ...
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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon. Here’s what the law has to say

(The Conversation) – The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power. While it ...

NASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin

On Wednesday, the space companies owned by two of the richest people on Earth — Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin — submitted ideas to the space agency for a faster program to land ...

NASA's Dream Chaser Will Make Its 2026 Debut As A Free-Flying Spacecraft

The Dream Chaser was meant to be NASA's replacement for the Space Shuttle and take supplies to the ISS, but its first test ...
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How NASA works with volunteers to track spacecraft

NASA is recruiting volunteers to help track the path of the Artemis II mission that is sending a crew to orbit the Moon. As early as next spring, NASA hopes to send astronauts back to the moon - to ...