This lecture will highlight the InSight mission which has provided key information on the composition and structure of an Earth-like planet. The InSight Principal Investigator will describe the mission, its science goals and some of its outstanding scientific results.
This workshop will examine non-destructive instrumentation to detect biosignatures and sampling techniques to collect and preserve microhabitats while retaining the spatial context. We will bring together multiple disciplines, including experts in Ocean Worlds, cryosphere, state-of-the-art biological imaging, microbe-environment interactions, robotic acquisition and micro-manipulation, and environmental capture and culture in extreme environments.
This summary will outline some of the relevant options for Venus human fly-by and orbital missions, some of the new or enhanced science investigations that could be achieved in tandem with human fly-by or orbital missions, why integrating Venus into the overall Moon-to-Mars strategy may be valuable, how social and cultural activities might advance human missions to Venus, and why Venus may deserve its own journey of exploration independent of other destinations.
Final Report DOI: 10.7907/68mv-np46
Report PDF »Watch Dr. Fiona Harrison, Benjamin M. Rosen Professor of Physics and the Kent and Joyce Kresa Leadership Chair of the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at Caltech, discuss how NuSTAR will continue to open new horizons, discover fascinating objects, and expand our knowledge of the Universe.
Also check this recent article "A Decade of NuSTAR: What Its X-Ray Vision Has Taught Us".
Watch Video »Erik M. Conway, Donald K. Yeomans, and Meg Rosenburg's new book "A History of Near-Earth Objects Research" references 2011 KISS study and the workshops focused on the retrieval of a near-Earth asteroid into a high lunar orbit by a robotic spacecraft, followed by a crewed visit to the asteroid.
Book PDF »Watch Dr. Erik M. Conway from Jet Propulsion Laboratory discuss the evolution of several Mars sample return efforts, displaying how technologies intended for sample return campaigns wound up being used for other missions.
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