Les avantages de la recherche et du développement de la station spatiale…
Affiner l’architecture de la mission Mars Sample Return…
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Les avantages de la recherche et du développement de la station spatiale
La 11e Conférence annuelle sur la recherche et le développement de la Station spatiale internationale s’est tenue du 25 au 28 juillet à Washington. La conférence était organisée par l’American Astronautical Society et le Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, en coopération avec la NASA. L’événement a coïncidé avec le lancement de l’édition 2022 de la publication International Space Station Benefits for Humanity. Le livre numérique, disponible en ligne, regorge d’exemples de la manière dont les habitants de la Terre ont bénéficié des recherches menées dans l’environnement de microgravité de la station spatiale. Pour en savoir plus sur les découvertes révolutionnaires, les avantages pour l’humanité et la façon dont l’agence et ses partenaires commerciaux et internationaux maximisent la recherche et le développement à bord de la station spatiale, visitez nasa.gov/stationbenefits.
Cette illustration montre un concept pour plusieurs robots qui feraient équipe pour transporter des échantillons prélevés à la surface de Mars par le rover Mars Perseverance de la NASA vers la Terre. Crédit : NASA/JPL-Caltech
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The Mars Sample Return Program is nearing completion of the conceptual design phase of the mission. The program has reviewed, evaluated, and refined the mission architecture that will be used to return the scientifically selected samples currently being collected on Mars by our Perseverance rover. Refinements to the mission architecture include using Perseverance to replace the Sample Fetch Rover as the primary means of transporting the samples to our Sample Retrieval Lander. The program has also added two sample recovery helicopters, based on the design of our Ingenuity helicopter, that will provide a secondary capability to fetch cached samples from the Martian surface.
NASA and Northrop Grumman, the Space Launch System (SLS) booster lead contractor, conducted the full-scale Flight Support Booster-2 (FSB-2) test in Promontory, Utah, on July 21 to support future flights of NASA’s mega Moon rocket. The SLS uses two, five-segment solid rocket boosters to help launch NASA’s Artemis missions to the Moon. A single solid rocket booster motor will fire during the FSB-2 test and evaluate improvements and new materials in the boosters for missions beyond Artemis III. Credit: NASA/Kevin O’Brien
Test Firing a Booster Engine for a Future Artemis Mission
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The VIPER engineering test team uses lunar soil simulants and hand-picked rocks to carefully shape the terrain to realistically mimic actual features at the surface of the Moon’s South Pole. Credit: NASA
VIPER Motors Through Moon-like Obstacle Course
NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover or VIPER prototype recently faced the most realistic tests to date of its ability to navigate the most difficult terrain it might encounter at the Moon’s South Pole. The VIPER team used the Simulated Lunar Operations or SLOPE Lab at our Glenn Research Center to create an assortment of tricky soil conditions. They also tested the prototype’s ability to use its wheels to “inch-worm” its way out of being stuck. VIPER is targeted for delivery to the Moon in November 2024 to search for water and other resources that could eventually be harvested to sustain human exploration on the Moon, Mars — and beyond.
Visitors to the 2022 Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, can find a wide range of aeronautical exhibits, activities, and experts to engage with at NASA’s pavilion. Credit: NASA
NASA Technologies Showcased at AirVenture 2022
We participated in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 event. Our NASA pavilion included exhibits and hands-on demonstrations showcasing aviation inspired technology, and the latest in NASA aeronautics research, space exploration, science, and more. One of the goals of the annual event, which is often called the world’s greatest aviation celebration, is to inspire the next generation of innovators.
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