Planetary surface

NASA Invites Public, Media to Watch Asteroid Mission Begin Return to Earth

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Friday, May 7, 2021

Planetary science, Minor planets, Spacecraft, New Frontiers program, OSIRIS-REx, Planetary defense, 101955 Bennu, Sample-return mission, Planetary surface, NASA, Meanings of minor planet names: 129001–130000, Meanings of minor planet names: 121001–122000

b"WASHINGTON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA invites the public and the media to watch its first asteroid sample return mission begin a two-year cruise home at 4 p.m. EDT Monday, May 10, on NASA Television , the NASA app , and the agency's website .

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b"WASHINGTON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA invites the public and the media to watch its first asteroid sample return mission begin a two-year cruise home at 4 p.m. EDT Monday, May 10, on NASA Television , the NASA app , and the agency's website .
Answers will post to NASA Solar System's Instagram stories on May 11.\nOrigins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) is the first NASA mission to visit a near-Earth asteroid, survey the surface, and collect a sample to deliver to Earth.
During the broadcast, scientists will reveal new imagery from the mission's final flyover of the asteroid Bennu and discuss the tense moments from the sample grab in October 2020.
OSIRIS-REx is the third mission in NASA's New Frontiers Program, managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for the agency's Science Mission Directorate Washington.\nFor more information on OSIRIS-REx, visit:\n"

The Surface + Design Event China 2020 Was Successfully Concluded in Shanghai

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

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BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Surface + Design Event China 2020 (SURFACES China 2020), organized by Informa Markets and CCCMC, was successfully concluded on December 9-11, 2020 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre.

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BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Surface + Design Event China 2020 (SURFACES China 2020), organized by Informa Markets and CCCMC, was successfully concluded on December 9-11, 2020 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
SURFACES China 2020 brought together more than 100 exhibitors with 11,000 sqm exhibition space, including Linyi and Yunfu Pavilion, some of the important producers in China, the event also included the Innovative Materials Museum where showcasing the latest and creative surface materials.
Hongyu, MONALISA, Huida, IDEA, Tofeno, MITO, Mingsheng, GINCA, Hongjia, Zimon, Huijun and many other tile manufacturers showcased their latest products and design.
'New Trends in Commercial Building Interior Design' wasone of the highlights of SURFACES China 2020 education program.

NASA Invites Media to Briefing on OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Stowage

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

Minor planets, Planetary science, Spacecraft, New Frontiers program, OSIRIS-REx, Planetary defense, 101955 Bennu, Planetary surface, TAGSAM, Meanings of minor planet names: 129001–130000

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Thursday, Oct. 29, to provide an update on the status of the agency's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft and the mission's work to safely stow the sample it collected from asteroid Bennu.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Thursday, Oct. 29, to provide an update on the status of the agency's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft and the mission's work to safely stow the sample it collected from asteroid Bennu.
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made a dramatic six-second touch of Bennu on Oct. 20, and video released the next day indicated a significant amount of particles were agitated on Bennu's surface and collected in the spacecraft's Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism collector head.
The team has been working since to stow the primordial cargo for return to Earth next year.
During the teleconference, OSIRIS-REx team members will discuss how the stowage process has gone so far, what else they have learned about the sample, and what the next steps are for the mission to return the sample to Earth.

Teledyne’s Digital “Eyes” Enable NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission to See

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Monday, October 19, 2020

NASAs ambitious OSIRIS-REx asteroid rendezvous mission will attempt to sample the surface of asteroid Bennu to retrieve material that will be returned to Earth in September 2023.

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NASAs ambitious OSIRIS-REx asteroid rendezvous mission will attempt to sample the surface of asteroid Bennu to retrieve material that will be returned to Earth in September 2023.
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) provided the digital eyes that are critical for the mission.
These imaging technologies have operated flawlessly during the entire mission, taking visible images, measuring surface topology, and using visible-infrared spectroscopy to assess surface material composition.
Our contribution to this mission exemplifies Teledynes broad commitment to exploration and discovery, from the ocean floor to deep space.

NASA to Broadcast OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Collection Activities

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

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In addition to the broadcast Tuesday, Oct. 18, briefings and social media activities will cover the mission and asteroid science on Monday, Oct. 19.

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In addition to the broadcast Tuesday, Oct. 18, briefings and social media activities will cover the mission and asteroid science on Monday, Oct. 19.
OSIRIS-REx, which is about the size of a 15-passenger van, is currently orbiting the asteroid Bennu 200 million miles from Earth.
1:20 to 6:30 p.m. Live stream animation displaying OSIRIS-REx's sample collection activities in real time.
5 to 6:30 p.m. Live broadcast from Lockheed Martin of OSIRIS-REx's descent to the surface of Bennu and attempt at sample collection.

NASA to Provide Update on Agency's First Asteroid Sample Collection Attempt

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Minor planets, Planetary science, Spacecraft, Planetary defense, OSIRIS-REx, 101955 Bennu, Planetary surface, New Frontiers program, Sample-return mission

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 24, to provide an update on the agency's first attempt to contact the surface of asteroid Bennu and collect a sample next month.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA is hosting a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 24, to provide an update on the agency's first attempt to contact the surface of asteroid Bennu and collect a sample next month.
The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will travel to the asteroid's surface during its first sample collection attempt Oct. 20.
A building-size boulder also is situated on Nightingale crater's eastern rim, which could pose a hazard to the spacecraft as it backs away from the asteroid after collecting the sample.
The spacecraft is scheduled to begin the journey back to Earth next year, arriving with the sample in 2023.

Scientists Find Evidence that Venus has Active Volcanoes

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Friday, January 3, 2020

Petrology, Geology, Igneous petrology, Volcanism, Volcanology, Magellan, Volcano, Venus, Planetary surface, Lava, Io, Volcanology of Venus

"For example, we could study how planets cool and why the Earth and Venus have active volcanism, but Mars does not.

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"For example, we could study how planets cool and why the Earth and Venus have active volcanism, but Mars does not.
Future missions should be able to see these flows and changes in the surface and provide concrete evidence of its activity."
Radar imaging from NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the early 1990s revealed Venus, our neighboring planet, to be a world of volcanoes and extensive lava flows.
Thus, the new results by Filiberto and coauthors suggest that these lava flows on Venus are very young, which would imply that Venus does indeed have active volcanoes.

NASA's MAVEN Maps Winds in the Martian Upper Atmosphere that Mirror the Terrain Below and Gives Clues to Martian Climate

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

Space science, Astronomy, Planetary science, Outer space, Mars Scout Program, Mars, MAVEN, Atmosphere of Mars, Climate of Mars, Extraterrestrial atmosphere, Atmosphere, Planetary surface

MAVEN , the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission, recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of its entrance into orbit around Mars on September 21.

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MAVEN , the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission, recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of its entrance into orbit around Mars on September 21.
"These are the same models that are used to extrapolate the state of the Martian climate into the distant past."
Mapping Martian winds, therefore, is a crucial step towards understanding characteristics of extraterrestrial atmospheres beyond what we know about processes on Earth.
The disturbance of surface winds leads to echoes of these wind patterns in the Martian thermosphere as gravity waves.

Luna Selected as a NASA Partner for Moon and Mars Technologies

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Technology, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Networks, Other Manufacturing, Spaceflight, Outer space, Discovery and exploration of the Solar System, Flight, Exploration of Mars, Exploration of the Moon, Luna Innovations, Luna programme, Planetary surface, Colonization of the Moon, Inflatable space habitat

Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ:LUNA), a global leader in advanced fiber optic-based technology, today shared that it has been selected as one of only 14 companies to partner with NASA in the agencys Moon to Mars exploration studies.

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Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ:LUNA), a global leader in advanced fiber optic-based technology, today shared that it has been selected as one of only 14 companies to partner with NASA in the agencys Moon to Mars exploration studies.
Inflatable habitats are designed to be used both in orbit as well as on the surface of other worlds.
For sustained exploration of the Moon and Mars, inflatable habitats are a leading solution to reduce the weight of space structures as well as to enable future long-term missions and planetary habitation.
It is an honor to be a part of NASAs Moon to Mars project, and to be able to contribute to the future of Mars and lunar exploration, Scott Graeff, President and CEO of Luna Innovations, said.

NASA OSIRIS-REx Flexes its "Arm" Before Arriving at Asteroid Bennu

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Friday, November 16, 2018

Planetary science, Spacecraft, Outer space, New Frontiers program, OSIRIS-REx, Planetary defense, 101955 Bennu, NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary surface, Asteroid, Meanings of minor planet names: 121001–122000

The maneuver demonstrates that TAGSAM is ready to collect surface material (regolith) from Bennu.

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The maneuver demonstrates that TAGSAM is ready to collect surface material (regolith) from Bennu.
"This was a very important milestone in checking out the hardware required to collect an asteroid sample."
The spacecraft is scheduled to reach Bennu on Dec. 3, 2018, and complete a survey of the asteroid over the next two years.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt provides overall mission management, systems engineering and safety and mission assurance for OSIRIS-REx.