Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, April 27, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…Traffic in Central Florida slowed Tuesday for Space Launch System hardware en route to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Human Deep Space Exploration Platform for new NASA rocket rolls through Titusville Florida Today (4/26): Newly...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, April 26, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…Production of the solid rocket boosters for NASA’s first test flight of the Space Launch System exploration rocket and Orion crew capsule is underway. Human Deep Space Exploration First SLS Solid Rocket Booster Segment Is Cast...
Spacesuits for Orion are being tested now
The spacesuits that astronauts will wear when they travel to deep space inside NASA’s new Orion spacecraft are being evaluated now at Johnson Space Center. The spacesuits are being tested to ensure astronauts will be able to effectively interact with Orion’s...
New Researchers Chosen to work with the Mars Curiosity Rover
Curiosity recently got some curious new researchers! Twenty-eight researchers have been chosen as participating scientists to work on projects with the Curiosity Mars rover. These researchers will be actively involved with day-to-day science operations and rover...
Deep Space Extra for Monday, April 25, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…NASA’s Kepler space telescope is back in action! Human Deep Space Exploration China Official Says Film ‘The Martian’ Shows Americans Want Space Cooperation Reuters via New York Times (4/22): China plans to become more...
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Applauds NASA Appropriations Bill
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration applauds Chairman Richard Shelby, Vice-Chairman Barbara Mikulski and the entire Senate Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee for its outstanding support for NASA’s human and science exploration programs in...
Pioneer 11’s mission began 43 years ago this month
The first spacecraft to fly past Saturn, as well as return photos of Jupiter’s polar regions, was launched 43 years ago this month. At it’s closest approach to Jupiter, Pioneer 11 was the fastest traveling human-made object at the time, moving at 171,000...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, April 22, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…NASA’s 2017 spending plan clears the Senate Appropriations Committee with increases for the agency’s Space Launch System exploration rocket and Orion crew vehicle development activities. Human Deep Space Exploration...
SLS Highlights for March 2016
The largest spacecraft welding tool, the Vertical Assembly Center, was recently used to complete the final welding for a liquid oxygen tank confidence article at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. This provided the first glimpse of what one of the two tanks...Space Talk
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#BlueOrigin is eyeing the launch of an uncrewed lander to the Moon within the next 12–16 months. The launch is to demonstrate #MK1's capabilities, which include the ability to deliver up to three tons of payload anywhere on the #Moon.
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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.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49Hko0r #SpaceExploration
#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.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bWYvvP #BeAnAstronaut
The @NASA astronaut selection window is open! #ArtemisGeneration #BeAnAstronaut