Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore's fiery journey back home: How astronauts return to earth safely
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore prepare to re-enter Earth's atmosphere after their extended stay in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Their ...
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NASA installs heat shield on first private spacecraft bound for Venus
Teams at Ames work with private companies, like Rocket Lab, to turn NASA materials into solutions such as the heat shield tailor-made for this spacecraft destined for Venus, supporting the growth ...
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Space collisions could become a bigger risk thanks to greenhouse gas pollution
“We’ve really reached the end of that era of ‘space is big’” Greenhouse gas emissions trap heat in the lower atmosphere ... most of which eventually burns up as it falls through the ...
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CU Boulder to begin new research to prepare for landing NASA astronauts on the moon
University of Colorado Boulder scientists are participating in five lander missions to the moon in the next few years to ...
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NASA's Inflatable Spacecraft Heat Shield
Experts are working on a unique experiment that will use an inflatable aeroshell/heat shield to protect a spacecraft when entering a planet's atmosphere or returning to Earth The Ultimate ...
When, where is SpaceX Dragon splashdown in the Gulf? How to watch the returning astronauts
The two NASA astronauts who just spent nearly 300 days in space will be splashing down near Tallahassee today. Here's how to ...
Starliner astronauts return to Earth after 286 days in space
Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for ...
NASA astronauts 'Butch and Suni' return to Earth after drawn-out mission in space
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule ...