NASA has confirmed its approach to bringing home two US astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) "as soon as practical," despite US President Donald Trump suggesting he would ...
Shares of Viasat jumped after the National Aeronautics and Space Administration selected the company for a contract worth up to $4.82 billion. The stock rose 27%, to $11.31, in midday trading Tuesday.
Four companies have won Nasa contracts to expand the agency’s Near Space Network. Specifically, its commercial “direct-to-Earth capabilities” services. Nasa describes this function as “a ...
The Carlsbad technology firm will employ its Real-Time Earth network — a global network of satellite ground stations — to beam data more efficiently for NASA’s direct-to-Earth capabilities.
These reactions are testaments to the interest and infatuation space enthusiasts and occasional viewers alike hold for the many facets of NASA, whether these have a direct relationship with space ...
For example, NASA opted for a direct return of the samples to Earth, rather than placing them in orbit around the moon, which would require another vehicle to go and fetch them, Nelson said.