space Through 20 Years in Space, He Saw Climate Change Happen Costa Rican American astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz saw the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and the pollution of the world’s oceans happen over 20 years in trips to space. These days, after making history as the first Latino astronaut to go into space, Chang-Díaz is working on plasma propulsion, a project which could be ready in a few years and drastically...
mars perseverance rover COVID-19 Made NASA's Mars Rover Landing a Space Mission Like None Other NASA has faced many challenges over the years, but COVID-19 was one of the biggest. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway spoke with Mars 2020 Deputy Project Manager Matt Wallace about the “existential” threat that the pandemic posed to its Mars mission.
mars perseverance rover Three Space Missions that Made the Mars Perseverance Rover Landing Possible LX News host Ashley Holt visited Space Center Houston for a closer look at the space missions that made the Mars Perseverance Rover landing possible — and that will help pave the way to put a human on the red planet next.
mars perseverance rover Perseverance Succesfully Lands on Mars… So What's Next? The rover is outfitted with a suite of seven tools to study the planet’s geology and past climate.
scott kelly Retired Astronaut Scott Kelly: We're on the Cusp of a New Era of Space Exploration Retired astronaut Scott Kelly tested the limits of putting humans in space when he spent a year in orbit to test the effects on his own body. As NASA’s Perseverance rover prepared to touch down on Mars, Kelly joined LX News to talk about the goal of getting a human mission to Mars by 2030.
mars perseverance rover NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover: How Does it Work? NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars in a feat of human engineering and science. But… how does it work? LX News host Tabitha Lipkin helps explain how the rover is built to fulfill its mission to explore Mars and collect samples to return to Earth.
mars perseverance rover NASA's Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars Watch NBCLX's live coverage of the Perseverance rover’s landing as it touches down on the red planet and starts its mission to search for traces of ancient life
mars perseverance rover A NASA Engineer Explains EDL — the Shortest, Most Dangerous Phase of the Mars Mission Chloe Sackier is an EDL systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who deals with the “shortest but most dangerous phase of the mission to Mars.” That’s the Perseverance rover’s entry, descent and landing, or EDL. Sackier joined LX News to explain what makes that part of the landing process so nerve-wracking, and what scientists hope to find if it...
mars perseverance rover Former Astronaut Michael J. Massimino on the Risks and Rewards of the Mars Rover Landing NASA’s Perseverance rover will attempt to touch down on Mars on Thursday in one of the trickiest landings ever attempted. Former NASA astronaut Michael J. Massimino joined LX News to explain what makes this mission such a challenge, and why the payoff could be so exciting.
mars You'd Be a Lot Younger on Mars, And More Fun Facts About the Red Planet Did you know that one year on Mars is 687 Earth days? That means you’d be a lot younger if you lived on the red planet. Also, a day on Mars has an extra 37 minutes. That’s enough time to squeeze an extra episode and a half of “The Office” into your day. As NASA’s Perseverance rover prepares to touch...
