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Today’s Deep Space Extra

May 4th, 2018

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA, United Launch Alliance (ULA) prepare the Mars Insight lander for a Saturday launch attempt. Pre-launch testing finds the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) may have a fastener issue. The internet competes with space industry for workforce talent.

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TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA

May 3rd, 2018

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… White House official foresees the Moon as a critical “first stop” for human deep space explorers. Boeing’s CEO predicts thriving low Earth orbit economy. NASA unveils fission reactor for planetary surface activities. Australia establishes a space agency.

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TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA

May 2nd, 2018

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA clears the Mars Insight lander’s heat shield for launch on Saturday. NASA looks to the U.S. private sector for future lunar lander missions. The annual U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit of NASA’s major projects finds that cost and schedule performance has declined.

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TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA

May 1st, 2018

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Houston lawmaker urges NASA and its contractors ahead with development of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion crew capsule. NASA readies InSight, the nation’s next mission to Mars, for a Saturday liftoff. China’s new Long March 8 rocket is to feature a reusable first stage.

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TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA

April 30th, 2018

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Space exploration benefits cross the globe. Blue Origin suborbital test flight succeeds. NASA to repair Mars 2020 rover heat shield crack in time for mid-2020 launch. NASA looks to commercial space for wider role in lunar resource mission.

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TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA

April 27th, 2018

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Competition for launch contracts increasing and American human spaceflight systems approach operational status. China seeks international participation in its soon to be launched space station. NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) to discuss a robotic strategy for returning Mars soil samples to Earth.

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