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Testing Refines Requirements for Deep Space Habitat Design by Staff Writers Houston TX (SPX) Jul 10, 2018
NASA performed tests the week of June 25 at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to help engineers refine NASA's requirements for the design of a deep space habitat, one of several elements comprising the Gateway. The agency will begin Gateway assembly in lunar orbit beginning in 2022, with contributions from U.S. industry and international partners. In this photo, an engineer, Astronaut Shannon Walker, Astronaut Candidates Raja Chari and Robb Kulin, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Astronaut Aki Hoshide, evaluate spacewalk-related procedures. Testing during the week included activities such as remotely operating a rover and collecting lunar samples on the surface of the Moon, preparing for spacewalks and performing scientific research aboard the outpost, as well as aspects of daily life such as meals, exercise and medical evaluations. NASA and its partners will use the Gateway for deep-space operations including missions to the Moon with decreasing reliance on Earth. From lunar orbit, the agency will develop its exploration systems and gain the experience necessary to extend human presence farther into the solar system than ever before.
Successful Flight Testing Of Crew Escape System - Technology Demonstrator New Delhi (SPX) Jul 06, 2018 ISRO carried out a major technology demonstration July 05, 2018, the first in a series of tests to qualify a Crew Escape System, which is a critical technology relevant for human spaceflight. The Crew Escape System is an emergency escape measure designed to quickly pull the crew module along with the astronauts to a safe distance from the launch vehicle in the event of a launch abort. The first test (Pad Abort Test) demonstrated the safe recovery of the crew module in case of any exigency at ... read more
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