ALHAT Demonstrated In Free-Flight Test At The Kennedy Space Center In FL
In a test this week, NASA demonstrated that it can land an unmanned spacecraft on a rugged planetary surface in the pitch dark. The free-flight test was the first of its kind for NASA's Autonomous Landing Hazard Avoidance Technology, or ALHAT.
Commercial Crew Spacecraft Designed To Be More Than A Ferry Service
The next generation of American spacecraft designed to carry people into low-Earth orbit will be required to function as a lifeboat for the International Space Station for up to seven months. This service has not been provided by an American spacecraft since an Apollo command module remained docked to Skylab for about three months from 1973 to '74.
LRO Samples 350,000 Locations On The Moon's Surface To Detect Change In Shape
Scientists combined observations from two NASA missions to check out the moon’s lopsided shape and how it changes under Earth’s sway – a response not seen from orbit before.
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