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...
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...
NASA’s New Horizons probe flew by Pluto and its moons more than eight months ago, but the images from that brief encounter continue to trickle in. New Horizons revealed a dwarf planet with a surprising amount of activity and a varied geography unlike anything...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Bipartisan U.S. House appropriators vow to seek more funding for NASA in 2017. Human Deep Space Exploration House appropriators vow to seek more NASA funding Space News (3/15): Republicans and Democrats alike vowed Tuesday to push...
The February newsletter for the Orion program is out! In this issue: Orion’s solar array was successfully deployed in a test at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden discusses the state of the agency. Orion’s fuel...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA Glenn names new director, former astronaut, Janet Kavandi. Human Deep Space Exploration Air Force simulates astronaut rescue Florida Today (3/14): U.S. Air Force helicopters and rescue personnel demonstrated the recovery of...
The search for life on Mars has entered a new era with the launch of a spacecraft built to sniff out waste gases released by alien organisms. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) blasted into an overcast sky on a Proton rocket from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. presidential contenders say little so far on space exploration plans. Congress delves into proposed 2017 space budget proposals. Human Deep Space Exploration ‘Where’s your space policy?’ Journalist asks 2016...
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration congratulates Dynetics, Inc. on the award presented to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dynetics Technical Services (DTS) as NASA’s Small Business Prime Contractor of 2015. The award was presented at the NASA Industry Forum Meting...
SLS and Orion are only in the construction phases, but the technology being developed for our next great spacecraft is already providing benefits on Earth. From better carbon nanotubes to faster battery charging, the technology spinoffs from NASA’s development...
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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.
#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.