Home > NASA is sending this briefcase-sized spacecraft to orbit the Moon in search of water

News
NASA is sending this briefcase-sized spacecraft to orbit the Moon in search of water

Description

If the Lunar Flashflight detects the presence of water ice on the Moon, NASA says it could prove a valuable resource for future Artemis missions.

Added on the 01/12/2022 16:15:29 - Copyright : Euronews EN

To customise your video :

More videos on the subject

NASA's Orion spacecraft capsule for Artemis 2 crewed lunar mission

NASA unveils its Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 2 space mission, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral in Florida. The mission scheduled for late 2024, will take a crew of four astronauts to the Moon. IMAGES

08/08/2023 - AFPTV - First images
NASA's Juno spacecraft loops into orbit around Jupiter

05/07/2016 - Viral Video Online
NASA spacecraft to enter Ceres’ orbit later this week

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft will reach dwarf planet Ceres on Friday, marking the end of its eight-year journey. The spacecraft’s mission is to study both Vesta, one of the largest asteroid in our solar system, and Ceres, an icy dwarf planet.

02/03/2015 - Reuters - Next Media
NASA launches SMAP satellite to study moisture levels in soil

NASA successfully launched a satellite on a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force base on Saturday to observe moisture levels in the earth’s soil.NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite will monitor moisture levels in the top 5 cm of soil everywhere on Earth’s surface over its three-year lifespan to produce global maps of soil moisture levels.

03/02/2015 - Reuters - Next Media
Bennu asteroid sample contains water and carbon: NASA

A sample of rock and dust retrieved from the asteroid Bennu contains water and carbon molecules, both building blocks for life as we know it, NASA chief Bill Nelson says. SOUNDBITE

11/10/2023 - AFPTV - First images
NASA's Orion capsule splashes down in Pacific after lunar mission

NASA's Orion space capsule splashes down safely in the Pacific, completing the Artemis-1 mission -- a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in coming years. IMAGES

11/12/2022 - AFPTV - First images