Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, May 4, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Republican presidential front-runner praises NASA, says funding depends on the mission. Human Deep Space Exploration Trump praises NASA, but dodges funding questions in AIAA Q&A Spacepolicyonline.com (5/3): An AIAA check on the...
Orion to undergo critical pressure testing
NASA’s new spacecraft has been through quite a bit of testing, but it’s not done yet. Before it can fly in 2018, the Orion crew capsule must have its structural integrity verified. One method that helps confirm the structural integrity of the spacecraft is called...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, May 3, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The White House report endorses FAA oversight of commercial space missions. Human Deep Space Exploration The Space Launch System “jobs program” Spudis Lunar Resources Blog (5/2): NASA’s Space Launch System exploration...
The three phases of NASA’s Journey to Mars
Recently, we have talked about some elements of NASA’s Journey to Mars. Do you ever wonder how they fit together? And why we want to go there in the first place? There are three phases to this journey: The first phase, Earth Reliant, focuses on research being...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, May 2, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Structural evaluations of the NASA/Lockheed Martin Orion capsule assigned to Exploration Mission-1 get underway at the Kennedy Space Center. Human Deep Space Exploration Orion pressure vessel moved to test stand at KSC Spaceflight...
26 years of amazing Hubble images
The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most incredible scientific instruments ever constructed. Launched 26 years ago this week, Hubble explores the vastness of the universe and observes the most distant stars and galaxies. Hubble orbits Earth at an altitude of...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, April 29, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…NASA’s Mars exploration ambitions likely to coincide with growing personal spaceflight. Human Deep Space Exploration ‘Way Up There’: Above the Earth and onward to Mars CNN.com (4/28): NASA has its eyes on Mars for future human deep...
Solid rocket boosters for EM-1 are being cast
The capabilities of tomorrow are enabled by the progress we make today. Progress continues to be made on NASA’s next big thing, Space Launch System (SLS), which will be the largest rocket in the world. It will launch astronauts into deep space – further than we...
Deep Space Extra for Thursday, April 28, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Mars comes to Earth with help of Augmented Reality. Human Deep Space Exploration Mars Comes to Earth: Scientists ‘Visit’ Red Planet with Augmented Reality Space.com (4/27): NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has partnered...Space Talk
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.@NASAWebb is providing new scientific insight into how stars and their protoplanetary disks form planets. The #JWST recently observed a system that just finished forming its planets.
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#NASA's latest class of #astronaut candidates has graduated and is now eligible for missions to the Moon, Mars, and the @Space_Station. The agency is also accepting applications for a new class of astronauts.
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