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  1. www.nasa.gov › tdm › space-nuclear-propulsionSpace Nuclear Propulsion - NASA

    Sep 23, 2024 · Space Nuclear Propulsion (SNP) is one technology that can provide high thrust and double the propellant efficiency of chemical rockets, making it a viable option for crewed missions to Mars.

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  3. www.nasa.gov › news-release › liftoff-nasas-europaLiftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of ...

    2 days ago · A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase ...

  4. arc.aiaa.org › doi › 10Mars 2020 Descent Stage Integrated Propulsion Subsystem ...

    1 day ago · On February 18, 2021, NASA’s Mars 2020 mission successfully landed the Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater, the heaviest interplanetary rover ever built, on the surface of Mars. Following up on the successful entry, descent, and landing of the Curiosity rover of the Mars Science Laboratory mission in August 2012, the Mars 2020 mission Descent Stage Propulsion System was a build-to-print ...

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  6. blogs.nasa.gov › europaclipper › 2024/10/14Meet NASA’s Europa Clipper Spacecraft

    2 days ago · Europa Clipper’s propulsion module is an aluminum cylinder 10 feet (3 meters) long and 5 feet wide. It holds the spacecraft’s 24 engines, fuel tanks, as well as the spacecraft’s helium pressurant tanks. Europa Clipper’s electronics are enclosed in a vault with walls made of 1/3-inch-thick (9.2-mm) sheets of aluminum-zinc alloy to ...

  7. blogs.nasa.gov › europaclipperNASA's Europa Clipper Mission - NASA Blogs

    2 days ago · Launch teams have secured NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft in SpaceX’s hangar at Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of the severe weather, and the center began hurricane preparations Sunday.

  8. www.nasa.gov › humans-in-space › space-launch-systemSLS Fact Sheets - NASA

    Sep 24, 2024 · NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) is a super heavy-lift rocket that provides the foundation for human exploration beyond Earth orbit. With its unprecedented capabilities, SLS is the only rocket that can send the Orion spacecraft, four astronauts, and large cargo directly to the Moon on a single mission.

  9. spaceplace.nasa.gov › launching-into-space › enHow Do We Launch Things Into Space? - NASA Space Place

    5 days ago · We launch things into space by putting them on rockets with enough fuel — called propellant — to boost them above most of Earth’s atmosphere. Once a rocket reaches the right distance from Earth, it releases the satellite or spacecraft.

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