WASHINGTON — The rover NASA will send to Mars in 2020 should look for signs of past life, collect samples for possible future return to Earth, and demonstrate technology for future human exploration of the Red Planet, according to a report provided to the agency. The 154-page document was prepared by the Mars 2020 Science Definition Team, which NASA appointed in January to outline scientific objectives for the mission. The team, composed of 19 scientists and engineers from universities and research organizations, proposed a mission concept that could accomplish several high-priority planetary science goals and be a major step in…
Author: John Greenewald
The Seventh Symposium on Ballistic Missile and Space Technology, 1962 The Seventh Symposium on Ballistic Missile and Space Technology was held at the U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, on 13-16 August 1962. It was sponsored jointly by the Air Force and the Aerospace Corporation. TRANSACTIONS OF THE SYMPOSIUM ON BALLISTIC MISSILE AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY (7TH) HELD AT THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY, COLORADO, ON 13-16 AUGUST 1962. VOLUME I. SPACE VEHICLES AND SYSTEM DESIGN HYPERSONICS AND RE-ENTRY TECHNIQUES PROPULSION STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS MATHEMATICAL RELIABILITY TECHNIQUES [530 Pages, 22.7MB] The Eighth Symposium on Ballistic Missile and Space Technology, 1963 The Eighth…
This category provides documents relating to the colonization, mining, construction & colonization on planetary/extraterrestrial surfaces. Bibliography of Extraterrestrial Research, June 1963 [113 Pages, 3.96MB] – The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a reference source on all extraterrestrial research pertinent to planetary exploration, scientific investigation, and base construction, and to include all known references in these and related areas. Bibliography of Extraterrestrial Research, Second Edition, July 1964 [223 Pages, 10.1MB] Proceedings of the FY90 Workshop on Extraterrestrial Mining and Construction, August 7 – 9, 1990 [176 Pages, 5.63MB] – This report documents the proceedings of a workshop on issues involved in extraterrestrial planet…
Astrobiology: The Search for Biosignatures in our Solar System and Beyond On December 4, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Exploration held a hearing about the search for extraterrestrial life. It was given the title: “Astrobiology: The Search for Biosignatures in our Solar System and Beyond.” Below is the official hearing charter about the event. Astrobiology: The Search for Biosignatures in our Solar System and Beyond Hearing Charter, December 4, 2013 [4 Pages, 400kb] – The purpose of this hearing is to examine astrobiology research and the search for biosignatures in our Solar System and beyond. The…
The Space Race was an informal competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to see who could make the furthest advancements into space first. It involved the efforts to explore outer space with artificial satellites, to send humans into space, and to land them on the Moon. Below are declassified and released records regarding the Space Race. The Deadlock of the Space Race, 27 May 1993 [82 Pages, 16.5mb] Five Years of Soviet Space Investigation [29 Pages, 12.23mb] Launch on Demand [48 Pages, 3mb] Proceeding of Meeting on Problems and Techniques Associated with the Decontamination and Sterilization of…