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Tag Archives: Science @ NASA
JPL readying June test of Mars EDL ‘flying-saucer’
NASA’s Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) project will be flying a rocket-powered, saucer-shaped test vehicle into near-space from the Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii, in June. The public is invited to tune in to an hour-long live, interactive … Continue reading
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Tagged landing systems, LDSD, Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator, NASA, Science @ NASA
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Colliding atmospheres: Mars vs C/Siding Spring
On October 19, 2014, Comet Siding Spring will pass by Mars only 132,000 km away — which would be like a comet passing about 1/3 of the distance between Earth and the Moon. The nucleus of the comet won’t hit … Continue reading
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Tagged Comet C/2013 A1, Comet Siding Spring, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, MAVEN, NASA, Science @ NASA, University of Colorado
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