Current Space Missions
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Current space missions. Measurements of the solar wind solar magnetic field and cosmic rays. And while this wasn t exactly an apollo 13 level crisis it did. Missions more than 250 robotic spacecraft and 24 humans have ventured into space since we first began exploring beyond earth s atmosphere in 1958.
Since 1945 naca nasa s predecessor and since 1958 nasa have conducted the x plane program. Nasa gov brings you the latest images videos and news from america s space agency. June 13 2012 the nuclear spectroscopic telescope array or nustar mission will study the universe in high energy x rays to better understand the dynamics of black holes exploding stars and the most.
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And if you have a news tip correction or comment let us know at. Learn more about the world s current and future space missions and find out how you can get involved. When the space agency ended ice s mission years earlier it meant to switch the probe off.
Ecosystem spaceborne thermal radiometer experiment on space station evi 2 ecostress. The program was originally intended to create a family of experimental aircraft not intended for production beyond the limited number of each design built solely for flight research. Entered interstellar space december 2018.
It didn t thus the 2014 dilemma. Missions with science goals to study planets moons asteroids and comets beyond earth orbit. The first x plane the bell x 1 was the first rocket powered airplane to break the sound barrier on october 14 1947.