Somewhere, something incredible
is waiting to be known.
HOW WILL THE PAST....
...SHAPE OUR FUTURE
WITH EVERY MISSION
COMES
NEW INNOVATIONS
BIG QUESTIONS... NASA has defined a set of space and Earth Science questions that can best be addressed using the Agency’s unique capabilities. NASA works with the broader scientific community, considers national initiatives, and the results of decade-long surveys by the National Research Council in defining these questions.
AND
HOW TO
ANSWER THEM
BUILT ON EARTH
The Curiosity rover is part of the Mars Science Laboratory project which aims to study climate and geology of Mars in order to determine the past and future potential for life on Mars.
PROVEN IN SPACE The Spirit rover, active for six years, had a life span which lasted 20 times longer than expected. The rover helped uncover secrets of Mars’ past and was powered by solar panels and internal batteries.
OBSERVING THE HEAVENS
The Solar & Heliospheric Observatory, is a project of international collaboration between ESA and NASA to study the Sun from its deep core to the outer corona and the solar wind.
AND THE EARTH
Earth is an amazing planet, and the one that matters most. Let’s have a conversation about it.
NEAR
AND
FAR
The Cassini spacecraft is on a mission to learn about Saturn and it’s moons.
DISCOVERING THE STORY OF OUR
SOLAR SYSTEM The Juno spacecraft is on a mission to learn about the composition and origins of Jupiter.
A CHANGING WORLD
Observation of the Columbia glacier has created a timeline of it’s retreat to the coast line and a contribution to global sea level rise.
UNPRECEDENTED VIEWS The Aqua satellite has provided 10 years of amazing views of our planet. Used to study Earth’s water cycle the satellite is able to collect a variety of global data.
DEVELOPING
GREAT GOALS
To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind.
AND WAYS TO REACH THEM
NASA flight aims to pioneer and prove new flight technologies that improve our ability to explore and which have practical applications on Earth.
NASA is working to land humans on Mars by the 2030s.
NEW FRONTIERS
24 HOURS A DAY
365 DAYS A YEAR
The International Space Station is manned year round as an international space laboratory. It serves to test the effects of space on biology and equipment.
MANNED MISSIONS
AND UNMANNED RESEARCH The Ikhana aircraft is an unmanned aeriel system used for Earth science research and unmanned aircraft development.
THE END OF AN ERA
The space shuttle was retired in 2011 after 135 missions and the shuttles are now shown in museums and institutions across the United States.
On May 25th the SpaceX Dragon became the first commercialized spacecraft to rendezvous with the ISS.
AND THE START OF A NEW
Andrew Vine OSU Visual Communication Design Spring 2012 All images courtesy of NASA.