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What projects is NASA currently working on?
IV&V Current Projects
- Dragonfly.
- Europa Clipper.
- Exploration Ground Systems.
- International Space Station (ISS)
- James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
- Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2)
- Mars Sample Return (MSR)
- Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (Orion MPCV)
What planet is NASA working on sending people to now?
Mars
The agency will use what we learn on the Moon to prepare for humanity’s next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars.
Are there any current space missions?
In Progress NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in February of 2021 and will search for past life and collect samples for return to Earth. China’s Tianwen-1 is an orbiter and rover mission that arrived in February 2021 to study the planet.
What is NASA’s Orion?
Orion will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain astronauts during their missions and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. Orion missions will launch from NASA’s modernized spaceport at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the agency’s new,…
How long does it take to launch Orion into space?
Loaded with almost 1,200 sensors, Orion completed a two-orbit, 4.5-hour flight to test many of the systems most critical to safety before it carries astronauts. Orion will launch on NASA’s new heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System.
Who is NASA’s new Orion program deputy manager?
NASA has selected Charlie Lundquist as deputy manager of the agency’s Orion Program. NASA has selected Charlie Lundquist as deputy manager of the agency’s Orion Program.
How will we know if we got it right on Orion?
There’s only one way to know if we got it right: Fly it in space. For Orion’s first flight, no astronauts are aboard. The spacecraft is loaded with sensors to record and measure all aspects of the flight in every detail. It all begins with the launch aboard a Delta IV Heavy rocket.