NASA unveils new era of International Space Station instruments and experiments

(The proposed locations of two new NASA instruments – Photo Credit: NASA)

The International Space Station is set to enter a new era of Earth observation this month when SpaceX launches NASA’s new ocean wind sensor on a commercial resupply flight to the orbiting complex.  To celebrate the upcoming mission, NASA has unveiled a suite of six instruments that will help scientists collect and study ground breaking data from our ever-changing planet when they are installed on the station before the end of the decade.

NASA selects instruments for upcoming 2020 Mars rover

(Preliminary sketches of the 2020 rover – Photo Credit: NASA/JPL – Caltech)

In 2020, NASA will send a new rover on a mission to Mars, and the space agency have now revealed the seven carefully-selected instruments which will be used to conduct unprecedented science and exploration investigations on the Red Planet.