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Tag: NASA[1]
The rewards of reporting an epic journey of man are more than the excitement of the moment. The audience shares new perspectives on another world. The next vehicle to carry humans to space will let astronauts safely abort in case of an emergency. The U.S. space agency readies the first test flight of the vehicle destined for the moon. Gravity Satellite Blasts Off on Climate Mission The spacecraft will measure the earth's gravitational field with new accuracy. NASA boldly goes where no filter has gone before. The fate of the U.S. space program hangs in the balance. The Space Shuttle Discovery's upcoming mission will include a spacewalk to try out a technique for repairing damaged thermal tiles. Rocket scientist Franklin Chang Diaz talks about finding the power and propulsion required to colonize space. Empowering Technologies for the Developing World M. Bernardine Dias of TechBridgeWorld helps communities use technology to help themselves. A Clearer Picture of Global Warming Continuous GPS stations in Greenland could improve our understanding of melting ice sheets. A look at Hubble's successor. Liquid mirrors could enable more-powerful space telescopes. Giant Mirror for a New Space Telescope Engineers have developed a new lighter, cheaper mirror to sit aboard the Hubble's successor, enabling scientists to peer deep into the universe. A Tool for Finding Life in Outer Space A new robotic device to map the ecosystem of one of Earth's ice-bound lakes could be used to search for life on other planets. [1]
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