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NASA’s Optical Comms Demo Transmits Data Over 140 Million Miles
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications experiment also interfaced with the Psyche spacecraft’s communication system for the first time, transmitting engineering...

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Shuttle, Family Inspire NASA’s Cryogenic Technology Manager
By Daniel Boyette Jeremy Kenny squinted his eyes as he looked toward the brilliant light. Then came the deafening sound...

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NASA Artemis Mission Progresses with SpaceX Starship Test Flight
As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign to return humans to the Moon for the benefit of all, the agency is...

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NASA Solar Sail Technology Passes Crucial Deployment Test
By Wayne Smith In his youth, NASA technologist Les Johnson was riveted by the 1974 novel “The Mote in God’s...

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NASA’s New Experimental Antenna Tracks Deep Space Laser
Capable of receiving both radio frequency and optical signals, the DSN’s hybrid antenna has tracked and decoded the downlink laser...

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NASA Tests New Spacecraft Propellant Gauge on Lunar Lander
Editor’s note, Feb. 6, 2024: This article has been updated to clarify that the Radio Frequency Mass Gauge estimates how much...

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NASA’s Fission Surface Power Project Energizes Lunar Exploration
NASA is wrapping up the initial phase of its Fission Surface Power Project, which focused on developing concept designs for a...

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Brr, It’s Cold in Here! NASA’s Cryo Efforts Beyond the Atmosphere
Establishing sustained operations at the Moon and Mars presents a multitude of opportunities and challenges NASA has yet to encounter....

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NASA’s Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space via Laser
The video, featuring a cat named Taters, was sent back from nearly 19 million miles away by NASA’s laser communications...

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NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link
A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its first laser link with an in-orbit laser relay system...

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NASA’s Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data
The mission team has celebrated several successes since its launch from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 13. The latest is...

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The Heat is On! NASA’s “Flawless” Heat Shield Demo Passes the Test
A little more than a year ago, a NASA flight test article came screaming back from space at more than...

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NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comm Demo Sends, Receives First Data
DSOC, an experiment that could transform how spacecraft communicate, has achieved ‘first light,’ sending data via laser to and from...

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True Blue: High-Power Propulsion for Gateway
The blue hue of the Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) is seen inside a vacuum chamber at NASA’s Glenn Research...

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NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft, Optical Comms Demo En Route to Asteroid
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is on its voyage to an asteroid of the same name, a metal-rich world that could tell...

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