Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight
02 Sep
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Blue Origin flies NASA-funded scientist and space tourists on New Shepard suborbital flight

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NASA Space Technology New Shepard's propulsion module makes a powered landing during the NS-26 mission Aug. 29. Credit: Blue Origin webcastWASHINGTON — Blue Origin took six people, including a NASA-funded researcher, on a New Shepard suborbital spaceflight Aug. 29.New Shepard lifted off into cloudy skies at the company’s Launch Site One in West Texas at 9:07 a.m. Eastern. The crew capsule reached a peak altitude of 105.3 kilometers above sea level before landing 10 minutes and 8 seconds after liftoff.The NS-26 mission carried six people, among them Rob Ferl, a University of Florida professor who conducted experiments on how gene expression in one type of plant changes when exposed to different phases of flight, including microgravity.Ferl, a longtime advocate of using commercial suborbital vehicles for research, also sought to demonstrate the utility of such...
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Space Scientists Invent Futuristic VR Simulations For Moon Astronauts
02 Sep
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Space Scientists Invent Futuristic VR Simulations For Moon Astronauts

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NASA Space Technology NASA far side of the Moon - Space scientists are creating Matrix-like simulations to guide ... astronauts set to descend on the ancient sphere 700 days from now (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe first American astronauts set to touch down on the Moon in the new millennium will not blast off for another 700 days, but now they can begin exploring potential landing sites by jacking into Matrix-style simulations of its cratered South Pole sector.Simultaneous revolutions in space-based imagers and laser scanners, and in virtual reality modelling toolkits, are giving rise to VR doubles of real-life lunar scenes that appear to be identical twins.“We are building very high resolution, photorealistic digital twins of potential Artemis III landing sites,” and then developing these into cutting-edge virtual replicas of...
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Data from space probes show that Alfvén waves drive the acceleration and heating of the solar wind
02 Sep
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Data from space probes show that Alfvén waves drive the acceleration and heating of the solar wind

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NASA Space Technology NASA's Parker Solar Probe and ESA's Solar Orbiter missions measuring the same stream of plasma flowing away from the sun at different distances. Parker measured copious magnetic waves near the edge of the corona (the "Alfvén surface"), while Solar Orbiter, located past the orbit of Venus, observed that the waves had disappeared and that their energy had been used to heat and accelerate the plasma. Credit: Yeimy...
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Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner could return by late next week, NASA says

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NASA Space Technology NASA will proceed with the undocking of the uncrewed Boeing Starliner capsule not before September 6, the space agency said on Thursday after concluding a review.Last week, the space agency said its two astronauts who flew to the International Space Station (ISS) in the Starliner in June will return to Earth in a SpaceX vehicle early next year.Starliner's propulsion system issues were deemed too risky for a crewed return after the capsule experienced a series of glitches in the first 24 hours of its flight to the ISS.The journey back to Earth for the Starliner is expected to take about six hours from undocking to landing at White Sands Space Harbour in New Mexico, NASA said in a blog post.Ground teams will remotely guide the...
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