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World’s first open-source simulator expands access to advanced space robotics research

Rice University and NASA have launched the world’s first open-source dynamic simulation platform for ...

NASA needs volunteers to spend a year locked inside a moon and Mars simulator — here’s how to apply and what it might pay

NASA is officially calling for research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission set to start in ...

Nasa wants to send you on ‘deep space mission’ without ever leaving Earth

SEAS, saw people on the slopes of Mauna Loa volcano in Hawai’i (Picture: HI-SEAS) Nasa is asking wannabe Martians to spend a ...
Aviation Week

NASA Selects Four Crewmembers For Second Mars Simulation Mission

The sandbox portion of the Crew Health and Performance Analog, where research volunteers participate in simulated walks on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—NASA has selected four crewmembers ...
Forbes

Space Exploration: The Ultimate Design And Engineering Challenge

The Apollo space missions of the 1960s, which took humans to the moon for the first time, relied on brute-force propulsion more than technological sophistication. The onboard Apollo Guidance Computer ...