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Astronaut Exercise
In the next 50 years, NASA p
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7/8/08
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In the next 50 years, NASA plans to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars. These astronauts must follow a strenuous exercise program in-flight to prevent the health effects of space flight. These effects include decrease in bone and muscle mass, strength, sensory-motor function (i.e. balance), and the ability to perform aerobic exercise. |
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7/8/08 |
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Hot New Rover Wheels!
NASA's next rover to Mars, u
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07/13/10
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NASA's next rover to Mars, under construction at JPL, turns its new set of wheels. |
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07/13/10 |
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Postcards From The Field
Lead Space Ops Controllers,
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8/18/08
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Lead Space Ops Controllers, Jorge Garcia, Geoff Hewitt, Scott Heck, Steve Smith, and Harry Martin in front of the 70M Mars Antenna at the NASA Deep Space Complex in CA. |
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8/18/08 |
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Viking 1
Viking 1 launched aboard a T
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8/1/08
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Viking 1 launched aboard a Tital IIIE rocket August 20, 1975 and arrived at Mars on June 19, 1976. The first month was spent in orbit around the martian planet and on July 20, 1976 Viking Lander 1 separated from the Orbiter and touched down at Chryse Planitia. |
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8/1/08 |
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Getting Ready
The Ares I-X rocket stands t
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10/2/09
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The Ares I-X rocket stands tall inside the massive Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Part of the Constellation Program, the Ares I-X is the test vehicle for the Ares I, which is the essential core of a space transportation system that eventually will carry crewed missions back to the moon, on to Mars and out into the solar system. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Sept. 25, 2009 |
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10/2/09 |
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Red rover Goes To Mars-Stude
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A brief compilation of b-rol
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1/8/04
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL
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NASA has selected the scient
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11/22/04
Mars on Earth II
In this second installment o
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6/15/04
The Mars Show
A collection of pans and zoo
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5/15/04
Mars Express Radar Ready to
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Mars Advanced Radar for Subs
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6/24/05
NASA's New Mars Orbiter Will
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NASA's next mission to Mars
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7/18/05
Viking-Mars Trailblazer-30th
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Participants in the Viking 1
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6/22/06
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance O
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Animations: deployment of an
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9/11/06
NASA's Mars Orbiter Photogra
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Images from NASA's Mars Reco
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12/5/06
Mars Discoveries: Liquid Wat
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Dr. Mike Malin & Dr. Ken Edg
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12/6/06
Mars Phoenix Animation with
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Launch, separation, arrival
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7/5/08
NASA's Mars Team Teaches Old
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Animated route of Spirit's e
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1/2/07
3 Years on Mars: Spirit
Overview of Mars Exploration
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1/4/07
3 Years on Mars: Opportunity
Overview of Mars Exploration
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1/24/07
NASA's Mars Orbiter Sees Eff
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Detailed images from the Hig
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2/12/07
NASA Readies Mars Lander for
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Animation of Phoenix Mars La
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7/5/07
NASA's Mars Rover Braves Sev
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A series of severe Martian s
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7/20/07
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander S
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A NASA robot equipped to dig
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7/31/07
Challenges of Getting to Mar
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A chronicle of the delicate
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8/14/07
Phoenix Mars Lander: Hunting
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Documentary footage, animati
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7/9/07
Mars: A Feast for the Eyes -
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Close-up views of gullies, c
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10/2/07
NASA's MRO Spies Future Mars
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Zoom and pan moves was creat
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10/11/07
The Challenges of Getting to
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Engineers and scientists exp
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10/19/07
The Challenges of Getting to
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Navigation engineers explain
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11/28/07
Phoenix Mars Lander Operatio
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Footage compilation featurin
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1/11/08
Phoenix Mars Lander Operatio
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Footage compilation featurin
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2/15/08
Phoenix Mars Lander Operatio
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Footage compilation of Phoen
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3/21/08
The Challenges of Getting to
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Spacecraft engineers explain
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3/27/08
Phoenix Mars Lander: Seven M
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Dramatic music and animation
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4/22/08
MSL Mars Science Laboratory
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Animation with Sound Effects
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5/13/08
Phoenix L-3 Press Briefing
Presenters: Fuk Li, Manager,
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5/22/08
Phoenix Mars Lander Sol 1 Su
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Edited footage compilation o
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5/26/08
Phoenix Mars Lander Sol 3 Su
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Edited footage compilation o
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5/28/06
The Challenges of Getting to
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Vivid recap of the successfu
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6/12/08
SSV Phoenix Animation Collec
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1. Mars (global views, data
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11/1/06
Mars Phoenix Prelaunch, Gant
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Left side view of Stereo Sho
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8/3/07
Virtusphere
Jim Dimascio demonstrates th
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10/2/09
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Jim Dimascio demonstrates the Virtusphere inside the Reid Center as Ray Latypov looks on. The Virtusphere is a locomotion platform that allows users to be completely immersed into their interactive virtual experience. Latypov and Dimascio, owners of Virtusphere, Inc. based in New York, brought the 10-foot (3 m) high structure to Langley Oct. 1 for a demonstration in the Reid Center. Jeff Antol with the Space Mission Anaylsis Branch arranged the visit to show employees how NASA Langley is pushing the envelope and studying immersive applications for exploration. Besides gaming and military training, the Virtusphere could be used by scientists and researchers to create an environment using real data that simlulates exploring on the Lunar or Mars surface. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith |
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10/2/09 |
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Image of the Week -- IRVE
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- A suc
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8/18/09
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WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- A successful NASA flight test has shown that a spacecraft returning to Earth can use an inflatable heat shield to slow and protect itself as it enters the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds. This was the first time anyone has successfully flown an inflatable reentry capsule, according to engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center. The Inflatable Re-entry Vehicle Experiment, or IRVE, was vacuum-packed into a 15-inch diameter payload "shroud" and launched on a small sounding rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. Nitrogen inflated the 10-foot (3 m) diameter heat shield, made of several layers of silicone-coated industrial fabric, to a mushroom shape in space several minutes after liftoff. "This was a huge success," said Mary Beth Wusk, IRVE project manager, based at Langley. "IRVE was a small-scale demonstrator. Now that we've proven the concept, we'd like to build more advanced aeroshells capable of handling higher heat rates." The Black Brant 9 rocket took about four minutes to lift the experiment to an altitude of 131 miles (211 km). Less than a minute later it was released from its cover and started inflating on schedule at 124 miles (199.5 km) up. The inflation of the shield took less than 90 seconds. "Everything performed well even into the subsonic range where we weren't sure what to expect," said Neil Cheatwood, IRVE principal investigator and chief scientist for the Hypersonics Project of NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Fundamental Aeronautics Program. "The telemetry looks good. The inflatable bladder held up well." Inflatable heat shields hold promise for future planetary missions, according to researchers. To land more mass on Mars at higher surface elevations, for instance, mission planners need to maximize the drag area of the entry system. The larger the diameter of the aeroshell, the bigger the payload can be. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith |
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8/18/09 |
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Constellation -- February 20
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This image is from an Advanc
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7/18/08
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This image is from an Advance Suit Laboratory Two Wheel Extravehicular Activity Chariot Load Test, taken at Mars Rock Yard. Bill Welch is wearing a Mark III advanced spacesuit. |
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7/18/08 |
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Multifunction Mars Base
On their way to perform surf
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3/4/08
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On their way to perform surface experiments, two residents of the first Martian outpost pause to look at their home. Extensive use of natural Martian resources for propulsion would greatly reduce the cost of establishing such a base, and in addition to continued use for propulsion, material processing plants would provide products that would minimize reliance on the Earth-to-Mars supply line. NASA Glenn is a world leader in space power systems research. acrylic painting by Les Bossinas (Cortez III Service Corp.), 1991 |
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3/4/08 |
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Flight Over Venus
Now that humans have mastere
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3/4/08
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Now that humans have mastered atmospheric flight above the Earth, researchers at Glenn have set their sights on flight above our neighboring planets. Venus provides several advantages for flying a solar-powered aircraft. At the top of the cloud level, the solar intensity is comparable to or greater than solar intensities above Earth. The atmospheric pressure would make flight much easier than on planets such as Mars. In addition, Venus' slow rotation would allow an airplane to fly in continuous sunlight, eliminating the need for energy storage for nighttime flight. These factors make Venus a prime choice for a long-duration solar-powered aircraft for scientific research. Exploratory planetary mapping and atmospheric sampling over Venus may lead to a greater understanding of the greenhouse effect not only on Venus but on Earth as well. digital art by Les Bossinas (InDyne, Inc.), 2001 |
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3/4/08 |
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Flexible Canopy Test
Glenn engineer Christine Pas
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2/13/09
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Glenn engineer Christine Pastor is showing an unpacked flexible canopy beside its packed counterpart in NASA Glenn's 10x10 Super Sonic Wind Tunnel. The Flexible Canopy is a scale model of the parachute that will decelerate the Mars Science Laboratory in the upper Martian atmosphere. The Mars Science Laboratory is a rover that will assess whether Mars ever was, or is still today, able to support microbial life. It will carry the biggest, most advanced suite of instruments for scientific studies ever sent to the Martian surface. The rover is scheduled to launch in 2011. Photographer: Marvin Smith (WYLE) |
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2/13/09 |
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NASA 360 Episode 3
NASA research is making auto
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2008
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NASA research is making auto racing safer by incorporating technologies used for space travel to the moon and Mars. Indycar and NASCAR are using these technologies to protect drivers on and off the track. Also, discover NASA's new inflatable habitats being developed for astronauts to live on the moon and Mars. This video is a NASA eClips (TM) program. |
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2008 |
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NASA 360 Episode 5
This episode of NASA 360 con
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2008
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This episode of NASA 360 contains updates on Mars. Highlights include: the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, or CRISM, mission as it looks for evidence of water on Mars, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to look at Earth and explore deep space, exploring the "final frontier" of Earth's atmosphere, using satellites to measure the height of the oceans, and the impact of changing sea levels on human civilizations. This video is a NASA eClips (TM) program. |
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2008 |
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Food for a Mars Mission
This NASA video segment focu
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2008
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This NASA video segment focuses on food studies and research preparing for long-term crewed missions. A mission to Mars may last about 3 years. NASA must find a way to provide enough food for astronauts that could fit into very limited space. The food must be safe, nutritious, and provide a variety for astronauts. This segment takes a closer look at new techniques in food processing and hydroponics. This video is a NASA eClips (TM) program. |
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2008 |
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