Background A Brane Craft is a membrane spacecraft with solar cells, command and control electronics, communications systems, antennas, propulsion systems, attitude and proximity sensors, and shape control actuators as thin film structures ...
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NASA Statement on Boeing Starliner Orbital Flight Test, December 20, 2019
Background The Boeing CST-100 Starliner (Crew Space Transportation) crew capsule is a spacecraft under construction by Boeing as its participation in NASA’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program. Its primary purpose is to transport ...
NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Cleared for Final Assembly
NASA’s first large scale, piloted X-plane in more than three decades is cleared for final assembly and integration of its systems following a major project review by senior managers held Thursday at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The management ...
Hubble Legacy Field, Released May 2, 2019
Background This Hubble Space Telescope image represents the largest, most comprehensive “history book” of galaxies in the universe. The image, a combination of nearly 7,500 separate Hubble exposures, represents 16 years’ worth ...
Exploring the Unknown
Background This is a projected eight volume series of selected documents in the history of the U.S. civil space program, published by NASA. Document Archive Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space ...
