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Public Competition to Sharpen Views From Proba-V Minisatellite 
ESA is challenging 'citizen scientists' to apply the latest AI and image processing techniques to upscale images acquired by the Earth-watching Proba-V minisatellite.
NASA's Foldable Heatshield
Gearing up for its first flight test, NASA's Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology, or ADEPT, is no ordinary umbrella. ADEPT is a foldable device that opens to make a round, rigid heat shield, called an aeroshell.
Testing 3D-printed Metal Parts For Space
3D-printed metal parts produced through a Europe-wide collaboration of high-performance industrial sectors have undergone extensive testing for space use - tested to destruction in many cases - by ESA's specialist advanced manufacturing lab in the UK.
Ph.D. Student Develops Spinning Heat Shield For Future Spacecraft
A University of Manchester PhD student has developed a prototype flexible heat shield for spacecraft that could reduce the cost of space travel and even aid future space missions to Mars.
Students Participate in 10th Anniversary of the Student Rocket Launch
United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Ball Aerospace once again collaborated on a hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education program with a rocket launch over southeastern Colorado.
RainCube Ready For Launch
The next cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station will be carrying among its supplies and experiments three cereal box-sized satellites that will be used to test and demonstrate the next generation of Earth-observing technology.
What Happens After Launch: Two NASA Educational CubeSats
A small group of students recently got to experience a rare, spaceflight thrill: seeing if the tiny satellite, called a CubeSat, they designed and built not only survived a rocket launch to space but also successfully gathered and transmitted data once on orbit.
X-ray Navigation Considered for Possible CubeSat Mission
A team led by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory plans to include X-ray Navigation technology on a proposed CubeSat mission to the Moon. NASA engineers are now studying the possibly of adding the capability to future human-exploration spacecraft.
NASA Deep Space CubeSats Are Alive And Well
NASA has received radio signals indicating that the first-ever CubeSats headed to deep space are alive and well.
Demonstration Proves Nuclear Fission System Can Provide Space Exploration Power
NASA and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond.
Dellingr Spacecraft Baselined for CubeSat Mission to Van Allen Belts
A new CubeSat mission -- GTOSat -- will not only provide key observations of the environmentally forbidding radiation belts that encircle Earth, it will provide initial steps of a new technological vision.
Swarmathon Improves Student Skills in Robotics and Computer Science
Students from universities and community colleges across the nation recently participated in third annual Swarmathon.
CubeSat to Test Instrument for Crystal Clear Data Collection 
When the validation mission for a satellite the size of a cereal box launches in May, it will test a small component in space that could have big benefits for future NASA satellite missions.
Astrophysics CubeSat Demonstrates Big Potential in a Small Package
The ASTERIA satellite, which was deployed into low-Earth orbit in November, is only slightly larger than a box of cereal, but it could be used to help astrophysicists study planets orbiting other stars.
Advances 3-D Printed Rocket Engine Nozzle Technology At NASA
Rocket engine nozzles operate in extreme temperatures and pressures from the combustion process and are complex and expensive to manufacture.
NASA Wants Ideas from University Teams for Future Human Space Missions
Teams at U.S. colleges and universities have an opportunity to potentially help NASA with innovative design ideas to meet the challenges of space exploration.
Building An Alien Ocean To Test Space Submarines
Building a submarine gets tricky when the temperature drops to -300 Fahrenheit and the ocean is made of methane and ethane.
Putting Everyday Computer Parts to Space Radiation Test
ESA's next mission, the miniature GomX-4B, includes a piggyback experiment to test how well everyday commercial computer memories perform in the radiation-soaked environment of space.
Space Mystery Solved By A CubeSat
A 60-year-old mystery about the source of energetic, potentially damaging particles in Earth's radiation belts has been solved using data from a shoebox-sized satellite built and operated by students.
Astronomy CubeSat Deployed From ISS
Tiny satellites called CubeSats have attracted a lot of attention in recent years.
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