Mariner 6 launched on a mission to Mars 47 years ago today
On this day in 1969, the Mariner 6 mission launched from Cape Canaveral on a journey to Mars. Mariner 6’s mission goals were to study the surface and atmosphere of Mars during close flybys, in order to establish the basis for future investigations, and to...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, February 25, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… With bold leadership, humans will return to deep space, predicts Gene Cernan, the NASA astronaut who commanded NASA’s final Apollo mission and focus of a new documentary. Human Deep Space Exploration Last man on the moon...
NASA’s Orion: 100,000 parts riding 8 million pounds of thrust
NASA has been putting its Orion Capsule “crew display and control system” through its paces – a lean three-screen set-up designed as a user-friendly alternative to the “nearly 2,000 switches and controls” packed into the space shuttle....
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, February 24, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Lunar orbit may be just the place to test a NASA habitat developed to house astronauts on future missions to asteroids and Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration Plans being devised for human outpost near the moon Space.com (2/23): A...
Our favorite Spitzer images
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has been in operation for 13 years and has made some extremely important observations of the early universe. Take a look at our favorite images coming from this unsung hero of astronomy!
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, February 23, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… More than Apollo, the NASA/Lockheed Martin Orion spacecraft is designed to transport human explorers beyond the moon and back. Human Deep Space Exploration Insider exclusive: Lockheed Martin’s Jules Schneider talks EM-1 and...
#MarsMonday: Unusual Mars exploration concepts
The history of Mars exploration has produced sometimes outlandish concepts for exploring the red planet. While the spacecraft that have actually visited the surface of Mars have been either landers or rovers, let’s take a look at some recent examples of...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, February 22, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Budget stability is essential for the successful development of NASA’s frontier opening Space Launch System rocket. Human Deep Space Exploration Upon closer look, NASA’s exploration systems are game-changers Space News...
Orion Monthly Accomplishments for January
The Orion roundup for January is out! In this issue: –The pressure vessel to be used for Orion’s Exploration Mission-1 is now in final testing and assembly at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. –New parachutes for Orion are being...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