Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, March 23, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Mississippi rocket engine tests prepare NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket for future flight tests. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA moves ahead on Space Launch System tests Mississippi Public Broadcasting (3/22):...
SLS Highlights for February
The SLS Highlights report for February is out! In this issue: –The secondary payload for the first SLS launch has been selected – 13 CubeSats that will be released while the Orion spacecraft flies to the moon. –Work has begun on the SLS core stage...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, March 22, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Op-ed: Strategic U.S. commercial collaborations could extend the nation’s post-election space reach. Human Deep Space Exploration Russian space program to match NASA’s annual budget over the next decade Ars Technica...
The #Mars fiction that inspires us
While humans have been fascinated by Mars throughout history, writers in the 20th and 21st centuries have been particularly prolific in dreaming about the red planet. These stories are extremely important, as they inspire readers to achieve their dreams. For...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, March 21, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Assembly of NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket is no small effort. Human Deep Space Exploration For rockets going farther than ever, you need the best and biggest tools Ars Technica (3/20): Tooling at NASA’s...
Interview With Orbital ATK’s Charlie Precourt, 4-Time Space-Shuttle Pilot
by Rich Smith, author on The Motley Fool As vice president and general manager of Orbital ATK’s Propulsion Systems business, Charlie Precourt oversees such vital national programs as development of the solid rocket booster that will help send NASA’s new...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, March 18, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s legislative overseers sound bipartisan call for adequate NASA funding. Human Deep Space Exploration House authorizers join pro-NASA chorus on Hill Spacepolicyonline.com (3/17): Members of the U.S. House Science, Space...
General Robert White: The first winged astronaut
On this day, we celebrate the accomplishments of General Robert White, the first person to fly a rocketplane to space. General White had a storied military aviation career, including 52 combat missions over Europe and 70 combat missions in Vietnam. However, it is his...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, March 17, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin predicts international effort to reach Mars with explorers by 2040. Human Deep Space Exploration Buzz Aldrin talks March madness and Mars exploration CBS News (3/16): Aldrin predicts an international...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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The @NASA astronaut selection window is open! #ArtemisGeneration #BeAnAstronaut