NASA plans to land astronauts on Mars by 2040. This was announced by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson (Bill Nelson) in his address after the publication by the US government of the draft budget for fiscal year 2023. “Our plan is to have humans walk on Mars […]
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An important step in setting up the James Webb Space Telescope has been successfully completed.
NASA announced the completion of “critical mirror alignment steps” for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). All optical parameters that have been checked and tested are said to meet or exceed expectations. NASA experts also did not find any critical problems, as well as noticeable pollution or obstacles in the optical path of the telescope. […]
Roskosmos is losing contracts, and SpaceX is getting new ones. NASA allocates $3.5 billion to Elon Musk’s company for three manned space flights
The scandalous story with the British company OneWeb turned out to be the loss of an important client for Roscosmos, while the North American competitor, SpaceX, on the contrary, is doing well: Elon Musk’s company has signed a new contract with NASA for three manned flights to the ISS. The contract value is $3.5 billion. […]
NASA is concerned about SpaceX’s Starlink satellite development plan
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as well as several other large companies are concerned about SpaceX’s Starlink plan to develop about 30,000 satellites. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has authorized about 12,000 satellites to offer broadband Internet services and has applied for approval to develop second-generation satellite formations, which include 30,000 satellites. “NASA is […]
James Webb Space Telescope Main Mirror Deployment Completed
NASA is one big step closer to commissioning the James Webb Space Telescope. The deployment of the gilded primary mirror was successfully completed, which was the final step in the main stages of bringing the instrument into working order. Now, the specialists operating the telescope will have to tune the telescope by moving the segments […]
James Webb Telescope Successfully Launched – Space Journey Begins
LAST UPDATE 16:45 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which astronomers around the world have been waiting for thirty years to study the Universe with unparalleled means, has taken off from the French Guiana space center, carried by an Ariane 5 rocket, and is already heading for its intended destination. its location, 1.5 million kilometers […]
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made its 18th flight to Mars
NASA’s Ingenuity small robotic helicopter – the first to fly to another world – continues unabated, after a temporary technical problem that had stuck it on the ground on Mars for about two weeks, and just made its 18th flight. of. According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, Ingenuity flew this time […]
Hubble Space Telescope managed to return to scientific work
More than a month after the Hubble Space Telescope went into safe mode after a second shutdown this year, it has been brought back to full scientific work. This was reported by NASA. The famous telescope went into safe mode on October 25 after a loss of data sync was discovered. The project team immediately […]
NASA is rigorously testing the Perseverance rover’s twin on Earth
The American Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA reported interesting news – testing of the “twin” of the Perseverance rover has begun on Earth. The full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance is named Optimism, derived from the Operational Perseverance Twin. On it, scientists will conduct a series of “tough” tests to assess the risk of potential […]
Telephone communication of the heads of Roskosmos and NASA
The head of Roskosmos (Russian space agency) Dmitry Rogozin, in a telephone conversation today with the head of NASA Senator Bill Nelson, discussed security issues of the International Space Station crew and joint plans, according to a statement issued by Rosk. available at Telegram. “At 19:00 Moscow time I had a detailed telephone conversation with […]