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Topic: The MartianWritten by Guy Webster
A published prediction, based on this pattern, points to Mars experiencing a global dust storm in the next few months. “Mars will reach the midpoint of its current dust storm season on October 29th of this year. Based on the historical pattern we found, we believe it is very likely that a global dust storm will begin within a few weeks or months of this date,” James Shirley, a planetary scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. ![]() Two 2001 images from the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor orbiter show a dramatic change in the planet’s appearance when haze raised by dust-storm activity in the south became globally distributed. The images were taken about a month apart. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA researchers explore growing Food Crops during long Deep Space MissionsWritten by Linda Herridge
“The Martian movie and book conveyed a lot of issues regarding growing food and surviving on a planet far from the Earth,” Wheeler said. “It’s brought plants back into the equation.” ![]() An artist concept depicts a greenhouse on the surface of Mars. Plants are growing with the help of red, blue and green LED light bars and a hydroponic cultivation approach. (SAIC) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Mars Mission Spinoffs Part 3: Harnessing PowerWritten by Joshua Buck
With SLS and the Orion capsule, humans will no longer have to dream of walking on Mars: They finally will do it. ![]() While the Dawn spacecraft is visiting the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, has been developing the next generation of ion thrusters for future missions. NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) Project has developed a 7-kilowatt ion thruster that can provide the capabilities needed in the future. (NASA) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Mars Mission Spinoffs Part 1: Stayin’ Alive With Life Support SpinoffsWritten by Joshua Buck
Although images of human habitation on Mars may have filled your mind, the world just described is actually Earth, and the technologies cited are spinoffs, or technologies developed by the American space program that have gone on to benefit the public. ![]() GFT LLC’s highly flexible polyimide foam—seen here during testing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida—provides an ideal insulation for pipes in cryogenic and other industrial and marine applications. (GFT LLC) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory works to make “The Martian” a RealityWritten by Preston Dyches
Acclaimed for its attention to scientific and technical detail, “The Martian” is steeped in decades of real-life Mars exploration that JPL has led for NASA. (There are mild spoilers in the next section — if you haven’t read or seen “The Martian,” you might want to skip to the following section.) ![]() Producers of “The Martian” turned to JPL for inspiration in bringing the story to life on screen. (20th Century Fox) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures images of regions on Mars used in movie, “The Martian”Written by DC Agle / Guy Webster
The novel of the same name used actual locations on Mars for the landing sites for its “Ares 3” and “Ares 4” missions. The landing sites for “Ares 3” is on a Martian plain named Acidalia Planitia. The base for the “Ares 4” mission was set inside a crater named Schiaparelli. ![]() This May 2015 image from the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a location on Mars associated with the best-selling novel and Hollywood movie, “The Martian.” (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
NASA separates Fact from Fiction about Dust Storms on MarsWritten by Kathryn Mersmann
Andy Weir’s “The Martian” begins with a massive dust storm that strands fictional astronaut Mark Watney on Mars. In the scene, powerful wind rips an antenna out of a piece of equipment and destroys parts of the astronauts’ camp. Mars is infamous for intense dust storms, which sometimes kick up enough dust to be seen by telescopes on Earth. ![]() A dust storm on Mars in 2008 temporarily cuts the amount of sunlight reaching the solar array on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, leaving the rover in a vulnerable state. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell) «Read the rest of this article» Sections: Technology | No Comments
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