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"NASA Invests in Future Deep-Space Missions with 2024 Innovative Concept Awards"

NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has awarded 13 new projects with Phase I awards to develop advanced space technologies. Among the proposals are a fleet of mini spacecraft to Proxima Centauri, an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for Mars exploration, and a concept for returning surface samples from Venus. These projects, while not guaranteed to become official NASA missions, represent bold ideas that could significantly advance human knowledge and capabilities in space exploration.

via Gizmodo|

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"Miniature Spacecraft Aims for Interstellar Journey to Nearest Star"

NASA is funding a project by Space Initiatives Inc to send a swarm of tiny, laser-propelled spacecraft to Proxima B, a planet in the nearest star system to Earth. The project, inspired by an idea from the late Professor Stephen Hawking, aims to cut the journey time to about 20 years using a powerful laser to accelerate the nano-craft. If successful, this could be the first technology to reach another star within this century, with the potential to search for extraterrestrial life. The project is part of NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, which has previously led to significant developments like the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars.

via The Telegraph|

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