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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 ...
autoevolution

NASA Is Looking for 4 Americans for the Most Complex Mars Mission Simulation Yet

American space agency NASA is bringing together its two main simulation facilities for the Moon and Mars Exploration Analog ...

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 may pay you to live in a moon and Mars simulator for a year — here's how to apply

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

No social media but you get to do 'Martian walks'.
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 ...
The Conversation

Space exploration in the backyard, on a budget – how NASA simulates conditions in space without blasting off

Analog missions, like those conducted at NASA’s CHAPEA facility at the Johnson Space Center, help scientists study human spaceflight without leaving Earth. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images ...
Phys.org

CPR simulator for space use tracks the differences of blood flow in reduced gravity

The new focus on manned missions to the moon and Mars presents countless pressing challenges, including keeping humans alive in hostile environments. What happens when an astronaut or space tourist ...