NASA Discusses Asteroid Initiative Progress at AIAA’s Space 2013

Several NASA officials will update media Wednesday, Sept. 11, about the agency’s progress on a proposed mission to find, capture, redirect and visit a near-Earth asteroid. The briefing will take place at 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. EDT) at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Space 2013 Conference and Exposition at the San Diego … Dowiedz się więcej

NASA’s Upcoming Lunar Mission: Testing a Multi-Use Spacecraft Design

On Friday, Sept. 6, NASA is scheduled to launch a small satellite mission, called the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE), which will orbit the moon to gather detailed information about its atmosphere and the role of dust in the lunar sky. LADEE is the first spacecraft designed, developed, built, integrated and tested at … Dowiedz się więcej

NASA to Share the Universe with Instagram Users through Its Images

NASA is launching an official Instagram profile that will take its fans on an out-of-this-world journey through images of Earth and beyond. „We’re constantly looking to expand our social media portfolio to include tools that will best tell NASA’s story of exploration and discovery,” said NASA Press Secretary Lauren Worley. „Instagram has a passionate following … Dowiedz się więcej