NASA had an "Innovative Advanced Concept Program" in which NASA sought out the most advanced, bold, and reliable space exploration programs from the U.S. scientific research community. Once NASA has identified the potential viability of these groundbreaking space exploration programs, it will give them the green light and invest heavily in secret funding and research.
Foreign media recently selected the 10 wildest space exploration projects recognized and funded by NASA. Although these space programs sound so crazy that some of them have previously only appeared in science fiction movies, NASA scientists believe that in the near future, these space exploration programs, which are heavily funded by NASA, will become a reality and will revolutionize the way humans explore space in the future.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > astronauts hibernate to Go to Mars</h1>
In science fiction and movies, having astronauts hibernate for long periods of space travel has been a scene. However, NASA plans to turn astronauts' dreams of hibernating space travel from science fiction to reality. Dr. John Bradford, president of the Aerospace Engineering Corporation, which has studied the groundbreaking technology, said this approach can bring people to a certain state of deep sleep by lowering the body's core body temperature and adding appropriate sedatives.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > stretch expedition vehicle</h1>
Scientists used rockets, parachutes and airbags to help several rovers land safely. However, NASA's next-generation planetary rover may use a completely different landing method. NASA scientist Dr. Vitas Sampilar and his colleagues are working on how to safely send a robotic rover to Titan. The new rover has no wheels, but a sphere of rods and cables. It is equipped with a variety of scientific research instruments. Because of its strong elasticity in its structure, when it lands on the surface of the Titan, it can land safely without the help of any parachute or airbag.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" > "paper" Mars rover</h1>
NASA's Curiosity rover gave humans a more complete picture of the Red Planet. However, its flawless landing system and advanced technology have cost scientists years of research. Now NASA scientists are working on a simpler way to explore Mars, a "paper-type" Mars rover known as a "two-dimensional planetary surface lander," which is actually as thin as paper. It is only a few millimeters thick and covers an area of about one square meter. The device is equipped with a solar panel, more advanced radiation sensors, and wind sensors, in addition to a temperature sensor, and precision communication electronics. The cost of the "paper" Mars rover is quite low. Whenever dozens of "pieces of paper" Mars probes are brought into the air of Mars by space exploration spacecraft, they can be scattered like "pieces of paper" on the surface of Mars, and these landing "pieces of paper" probes will float with the wind to explore the red planet of Mars.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > space 3D printing</h1>
The first astronauts to explore Mars faced a dangerous mission. In addition to the large amount of deadly space radiation and the various risks of landing on Mars in the universe, once astronauts encounter various accidents on Mars, they will not be able to be quickly rescued. If important parts of the spacecraft are damaged on the surface of Mars, they have no spare parts to replace. However, NASA's "Biomaterials in Thin Air" program may solve this problem. NASA scientists are studying and experimenting with how some live cells can be extracted from thin air and combined with 3D printers to make spacecraft parts. Once the research is successful, space 3D printers can print not only spacecraft parts, but also human cellular tissue.
Space "Fishing"
It's a very dangerous mission where a spacecraft lands on Earth's moon or asteroid, digs out the alien material on it, and then flies away. However, NASA scientists plan to "mine" material from planetary moons or asteroids without risk through a method similar to "space fishing." The process of the program is to have a space probe fly over an asteroid or planetary satellite and then suspend several kilometers of cable from the space probe. The end of the cable is connected with an "unpluger". During the space probe's voyage, the "extractor" at the end of the cable will hit the surface of the planet's satellite or asteroid at a very large acceleration, and then the cable will retract, and the space probe will successfully fly back to Earth with the excavated foreign material.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="13" > the "Solar Sail" rover to explore Venus</h1>
Venus, Earth's "sister planet," is the closest planet to Earth. However, Venus, the "hell" planet, is a "hell planet" with a temperature of 460 degrees Celsius, an atmospheric pressure of more than 90 times higher than Earth (equivalent to the pressure of The Earth's 1800 meters deep sea) and a highly toxic sulfuric acid rain. So far, no probe has been able to survive in an extreme environment like Venus for a long time. However, NASA scientists plan to launch a land rover with a "solar sail" to Venus to obtain energy through the solar sail. Once the study is successful, the Venus probe will sail on lava on the relatively flat surface of Venus in order to collect scientific data.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > artificial illumination of lunar craters</h1>
For example, human astronauts need to return to the moon, and perhaps one of the places these astronauts want to explore most is the Shackleton region of the moon, which has been shrouded in permanent darkness almost all the time, with no light coming in. Scientists believe that the soil inside the craters in this area may contain dry ice, which may provide abundant water resources for future lunar bases. However, with these craters not exposed to the sun for years, exploring Shackleton Crater may be an impossible task. However, NASA's Extreme Environment Modification Program hopes to change that. The project sought to use some "origami-style" automatic "machine mirror" to reflect sunlight into the "dark" Shackleton Crater and fully illuminate the crater, the ancient dark ground, so that future astronauts could enter the crater for exploration.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" > robot architect on track</h1>
In many sci-fi movies, there are often giant spaceships or space stations that are dozens of stories high. However, based on humanity's current technology, launching these giants into space is an extremely expensive and unlikely task. However, U.S. space scientist Robert Hoyt and his colleagues are working on a kind of "space robotics architect" that can use 3D printing technology to build the next generation of spacecraft or space stations in space.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="19" > swimming robot to explore the Sea of Europa</h1>
Studying Europa's ice-bottom ocean has always been one of the greatest dreams of astrobiologists. Now, with support from NASA, Professor Lee McCourt at Virginia Tech is working on how to use a "swimming robot" to explore Europa's oceans. Scientists plan to launch three landing vehicles to reach Europa's surface. Each landing vehicle has a "swimming robot". They can first melt the ice shell by heating, and then melt a hole in the ice sheet, allowing themselves to fall into the ocean below. Then they will unfurled their "glider wings" and swim like fish on the seabed, studying Europa's underwater world.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="21" > launches the Air Balloon Telescope</h1>
Launching a space telescope into Earth orbit to explore the universe is a very expensive mission. NASA scientists have been trying to study the universe in a relatively inexpensive way. NASA's "Large Balloon Reflector" program will consist of two balloons. The first is a helium balloon about 100 meters in diameter that will send an astronomical telescope into the air nearly 56 kilometers high; then, another small balloon with a diameter of 20 meters will act as a "space mirror". A surface with a diameter of 10 meters will form a "metal" mirror that could help space telescopes collect starlight.