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To acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of healthcare workers during the pandemic, the rover will carry a special plate on its chassis depicting Earth supported by the serpent rod that represents the medical community. “We wanted to demonstrate our appreciation for those who have put their personal well-being on the line for the good of others,” said Matt Wallace, Perseverance deputy project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “It is our hope that when future generations travel to Mars and happen upon our rover, they will be reminded that back on Earth in the year 2020 there were such people.” … [Read more...] about Final month of preparations before the launch of NASA’s Perseverance rover

The researchers found a particular storm over two days in June 2018 caused 20 times more water than normal to appear in the atmosphere. And in a 45-day period, Mars lost as much water as it normally does in one Mars year (around two Earth years). This means scientists need to adjust their models of how water moves and is lost from Mars. … [Read more...] about Mars is losing water due to heat and dust storms, NASA finds

The Crew Dragon was launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with liftoff taking place at 7:27 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 15. It is carrying four astronauts on their way to the ISS: NASA’s Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Japanese Space Agency (JAXA)’s Soichi Noguchi. … [Read more...] about NASA and SpaceX successfully launch first operational Crew Dragon mission

Elon Musk, the man who founded privately operated SpaceX 18 years ago with the bold aim of creating a reusable rocket system for more cost-effective space travel, said recently that SpaceX engineers had worked “incredibly hard” to develop the “first commercial human spaceflight system in history,” adding, “The breakthrough will inspire confidence in our endeavor to return to the moon, travel to Mars, and ultimately help humanity become multi-planetary.” … [Read more...] about NASA video relives this week’s spectacular SpaceX mission to the ISS

In its 2020 Report on NASA’s Top Management and Performance Challenges, released this week, the space agency listed the growing challenges regarding its goal to put the first woman and next man on the lunar surface within the next four years as part of the Artemis program, admitting for the first time that it will be “hard-pressed” to meet the proposed 2024 date. … [Read more...] about NASA report casts doubt on achieving moon landing by 2024