Return to the Moon

As NASA prepares to return to the moon by 2024, The Aerospace Corporation is assisting with thought leadership and decades of technical expertise.
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Testing Orion's Impenetrable Heat Shield

NASA's Orion will endure temperatures of 5000 degrees when it re-enters Earth's atmosphere. Aerospace engineers developed a new tool to make sure the spacecraft -and those inside- survive the ride.
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Building a Gateway to the Galaxy

Aerospace engineers are ground-testing the Gateway, a moon-orbiting space station that NASA sees as the first step to Mars.
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Building A Better Space Suit

NASA's plans to put astronauts on the moon and Mars requires a new EVA suit —the first in 40 years— and Aerospace is assisting.
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Space Policy Webinar - Shooting for the Moon: Opportunities and Challenges for Cislunar Development

As the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing on July 20, 1969, approaches, new lunar missions are generating interest and excitement. What is the potential for developing the area near and around the moon, known as cislunar space?

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