Travel to worlds at the edge of the solar system aboard NASAs New Horizons, the first mission to Pluto and the distant Kuiper Belt. This app brings you inside this historic voyage, from the New Horizons spacecraft and its science instruments, to the latest news and pictures, to education programs and activities. This section has the answers )

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Spacecraft 3D

NASAs Spacecraft 3D is an augmented reality (AR) application that lets you learn about and interact with a variety of spacecraft that are used to explore our solar system, study Earth, and observe the universe. Using a printed AR Target and the camera on your mobile device, you can get up close with these robotic explorers, see how they move, and learn about the engineering feats used to expand our knowledge and understanding of space. Spacecraft 3D will be updated over time to include more of the amazing spacecraft that act as our robotic eyes on the earth, the solar system and beyond Please look forward to interacting with even more iconic NASA missions in future updates This app requires a camera.

  • size 348 MB

Pluto Safari

Pluto Safari is your interactive guide to the first mission to Pluto, the last unexplored planet. Its a free app from the developers of SkySafari 4, the next-generation award-winning astronomy app designed for iOS 8. SkySafari 4 Plus or Pro even adds wired or wireless control for Celestron, Meade, Orion, SkyWatcher, and many other computerized telescopes.

  • rating 4.15385
  • size 84.1 MB

NASA HIAD

A giant cone of inner tubes stacked together may someday help cargo, or even people, land on another planet or return to Earth. To successfully guide an inflatable spacecraft through the super heat of atmospheric re-entry requires the right stuff. To successfully reach the target, players must:Undock from the ISS and use thruster control to steer the spacecraft towards the desired de-orbit point Inflate the HIAD aeroshell to reduce velocity and protect the payload from the heat of atmospheric re-entry Steer the inflated HIAD to the ground target prior to parachute deployment, taking into account the prevailing winds Customize the HIAD vehicle to achieve different performance characteristics to improve resultsFEATURESMultiple spacecraft configurations and optionsSpeed and trajectory controlsIn-game introductionFour levels of engineering masteryLocked levelsScoring for each levelHelp sectionLinks to related website

  • size 25.8 MB

NASA 3DV

The 3DV mobile app allows you to examine several of NASAs Deep Space Exploration projects that will take our space program to asteroids, Mars, and beyond.

  • rating 4.66667
  • size 273 MB

NASA Be A Martian

The Be A Martian app lets you experience Mars as if you were there Take part in discovery as it happens and join a community of worldwide explorers This app offers exciting ways to take part in discovery and learn about NASAs Mars missions. Featured: See the latest mission images of our spacecraft and those returned from the Red Planet Learn about Mars and all the active missions Ask us a question about Mars Get up-to-the-minute news Check out behind-the-scenes videos featuring people on the missionsLearn more about Be A Martian at: http://BeAMartian.jpl.nasa.gov and visit NASAs Mars Exploration Program website: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov .

  • size 22.8 MB