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NASA pulls off daring trick to keep Voyager 2 alive

Somewhere more than 13 billion miles from Earth, a nearly 50-year-old spacecraft is still doing its job. Voyager 2 has been ...
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NASA selects instruments for Artemis lunar terrain vehicle

NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the moon, with two planned for integration onto an LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) and one for a future orbital opportunity. The LTV is part of NASA's ...
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NASA power swap keeps Voyager 2’s last 3 instruments running longer

Voyager 2 has been living on borrowed watts for years. NASA’s latest fix does not change the spacecraft’s basic problem its ...
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NASA selects two instruments for Artemis IV lunar surface science

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the moon during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar south polar region. The instruments will improve our ...
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NASA saves 10 watts on Voyager 2, potentially extending mission into 2031

Ten watts may buy Voyager 2 roughly two more years in interstellar space. NASA engineers have reduced the probe’s electrical demand by about that amount, creating a power margin that could keep the ...
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NASA Reveals First Instruments Human Hands Will Directly Install on the Moon in 2026

As things stand today, the Artemis III Moon mission is scheduled to depart sometime in 2026. For all intents and purposes, it is perhaps the most important test of the program this decade, because it ...
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NASA Solicitation: Instruments for LADEE Lunar Mission

The Government is seeking information regarding existing instruments (such as flight spares and engineering models) that could be quickly flight qualified, accommodated, and flown on the Lunar ...
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NASA Returns to the Moon with Instruments on Indian Spacecraft Chandrayaan-1

WASHINGTON — Two NASA instruments to map the lunar surface will launch on India’s maiden moon voyage. The Moon Mineralogy Mapper will assess mineral resources, and the Miniature Synthetic Aperture ...
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NASA and Texas Instruments Use Human Spaceflight to Bring Math and Science Topics into High School Classrooms

HOUSTON — NASA and Texas Instruments are using the theme of human space exploration to develop digital libraries of math and science problems for high school students. The goal is to bring real-world ...