Kicking Rockets To The Curb?
• Every space exploration mission begins with a countdown. The clock hits zero, the rocket launches and heads to space. But What if we could get rid of rockets all together?
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There’s a lot going on up there. Join space reporter Brendan Byrne each week as he explores space exploration. From efforts to launch humans into deep space, to the probes exploring our solar system, Are We There Yet? brings you the latest in news from the space beat. Listen to interviews with astronauts, engineers and visionaries as humanity takes its next giant leap exploring our universe.
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• Every space exploration mission begins with a countdown. The clock hits zero, the rocket launches and heads to space. But What if we could get rid of rockets all together?
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• What happens when there’s an emergency on a spacecraft 75 million miles away? Operators of the Kepler deep space telescope ran into that problem recently when a scheduled check-in proved to be a bit more difficult than expected.
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• Exploring space is a lot like camping — you need to bring everything with you. And that includes power. So how do scientists ‘pack’ for deep space missions? And how do you power these probes? NASA’s Jim Green explains.
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• The interesting thing about the Orion capsule is that it’s being put together at Kennedy Space Center where it will eventually launch. That’s a new technique for NASA. In the past, capsules were shipped to KSC fully assembled.
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• If we’re going to go to Mars, we going to need a new spacecraft. That’s what NASA’s Orion capsule is for.
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• Before we send humans to new worlds, we’re sending robots first.
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• When it comes to human space exploration, we’re on the brink of something big. We’re going to Mars.
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