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NASA and SpaceX gearing up for Dragon Test

February 7, 2019 Admincapsule, dragon, nasa, orion, spacex0 comment

NASA and SpaceX are now gearing up for a March debut of the first capsule from a private company that is designed to fly astronauts to the International Space Station. No one will be on board for the crew. This will be Dragon’s inaugural test flight to the orbiting outpost. Officials have set March 2 as the latest launch date for the NASA and SpaceX collaboration. If the demo goes well, two NASA astronauts will take a test flight in July. It would be the first launch of US astronauts into…

Chandrayaan-I helps NASA find frozen water on moon

August 23, 2018 Adminchandrayaan I, ISRO, Moon, nasa, water on moon0 comment

The Chandrayaan I spacecraft was carrying NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper(M3) instrument. Fruitful data has been collected regarding the presence of water on the lunar surface. India’s Chandrayaan I spacecraft helped NASA confirm the presence of frozen water deposits. These were found in the darkest and coldest parts of the Moon. Chandrayaan I was India’s first lunar mission. It was launched in 2008 the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO). NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3) instrument, aboard the Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft, collected data that not only picked up the reflective properties of ice…

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World’s First Zero-Gravity 3D Printer

August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 Ashutosh Rana3D printer, first bastep, microgravity, nasa, solar energy, space manufacturing, zero gravity0 comment

World’s First Zero-Gravity 3D Printer was built under a joint partnership between NASA and company named Made In Space. But, it successfully installed NASA, inside Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) on the International Space Station(ISS). The major objective of 3D in zero-G technology demonstration is an experiment to explore the use of additive manufacturing technology. As it is a reliable platform for sustained in-space manufacturing. ABOUT MICROGRAVITY AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 3D Printers helps astronauts experiment with additive manufacturing in microgravity. Microgravity is a force that governs motion throughout the universe.…