Deep Space Extra for Thursday, April 21, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA will prepare for the human exploration of Mars with missions to the cis-lunar proving ground using the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule, explains Dava Newman, the agency’s deputy administrator. Human Deep Space...
ISS crew begins work on high school-designed experiment
If you’re an astronaut who has just inspired a student, chances are you’ve left a lasting impression on them. If you’re a student who had their experiment sent to space, you’ll probably remember it for a long time. If you’re a space agency whose astronauts ran a...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, April 20, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…With the nation’s direction in space exploration on a sure footing, it’s time to stay the course and extend U.S. capabilities. Human Deep Space Exploration Op-ed | Stay the Course: Continue America’s Progress in Space ...
Orion enables the human exploration of deep space
Since the first human flew in space, astronauts have left Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for vanishingly small periods of time. Astronauts left LEO during NASA’s Apollo program between 1969 and 1972 when 18 of them approached the moon. The last man walked on the moon more than...
Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, April 19, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…Key U.S. Senate appropriator seeks NASA budget increase. Human Deep Space Exploration Mikulski vows to increase NASA funding in Senate bill Space News (4/18): In remarks before the Maryland Space Business Roundtable on Monday, U.S. Sen....
Astronauts will utilize a self-sufficient food system on the journey to Mars
Heading to Mars will be an incredible adventure for humans, and exciting strides continue to be made toward this goal. When astronauts embark on this journey, it will be critical to have a self-sufficient food supply. To this end, NASA is developing a system called...
Deep Space Extra for Monday, April 18, 2016
In today’s Deep Space Extra…Buzz Aldrin says Colonize Mars! Not the Moon! Human Deep Space Exploration NASA getting closer to “Boots on Mars” with Colorado companies’ help The Denver Post (4/15): A key to the human exploration of Mars is reducing our...
42 years ago, Apollo 16 launched on a mission to the moon
Between 1969 and 1972, NASA sent six Apollo missions to the moon. The fifth of those, Apollo 16, launched 42 years ago tomorrow. Apollo 16 was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 16, 1972. Its mission was to inspect, survey and sample lunar materials and...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, April 15, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Orion spacecraft will start human explorers on future deep space missions with multiple destinations. Human Deep Space Exploration Moon or Mars? Lockheed preps Orion for deep space adventure Flightglobal.com (4/14):...Space Talk
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