to farther orbits—or even the Moon—requires a different kind of ion thruster capable of achieving escape velocity and orbital capture maneuvers. Using technology originally developed for NASA ...

Escape Velocity is a micro futuristic world’s fair ... son of Leonard Nimoy. Former NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle commander Pam Melroy will also be at the event. Sunday’s schedule includes ...

Will Robonaut 2 usher in a new age of man-machine space exploration? No. Sorry to kill your buzz, NASA and GM, but your jointly developed humanoid robot, the Robonaut 2, is way over hyped. The 300 ...

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The record holder for launch velocity is the New Horizons probe to Pluto and the Kuiper belt. Launched by NASA in 2006, it shot directly to a solar system escape velocity, which consisted of an ...

NASA has completed a key test in preparing for ... component of the spacecraft away from the rocket at a much higher velocity than even the rocket itself can move. Writer covering space, science ...

This weekend, the 2nd annual Escape Velocity Sci-Fi convention is held ... and Assistant Research Scientist Dr. Regina Caputo (NASA, University of Maryland), among many others.