Tag: deep space exploration
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Five Reasons NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars Mission on Blue Origin’s New Glenn Matters More Than You Think
Introduction: A high-stakes launch on a powerful booster NASA’s ESCAPADE mission, riding atop Blue Origin’s formidable New Glenn rocket, marked a significant milestone in planetary exploration. While Mars launches always generate excitement, this mission’s unique combination of an innovative launcher, a dedicated spacecraft designed for high-value science, and a bold trajectory to the Red Planet…
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AVATAR: NASA’s Organ-on-a-Chip for Space Health
NASA’s AVATAR Project: A Miniature Health Monitor for Deep Space As NASA gears up for another leap in lunar exploration with the Artemis II mission, the agency is testing a radical idea: health monitoring that travels with the crew on a chip. The AVATAR project (A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response) places astronaut-derived tissue samples…