Orion Monthly Accomplishments for December
The December 2015 Orion Monthly Accomplishments report is out! In this issue: –A retrospective of the milestones leading up to Exploration Mission-1, which was launched in December 2014 –NASA’s Orion team is rewarded for their hard work on the...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, January 21, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Russia adjusts space exploration plans as budgets shrink. U.S. scientists offer evidence for 9th planet, a “super Earth” well beyond Pluto. Human Deep Space Exploration Russian space agency scales back plans as...
Space Launch System Highlights for December
The SLS Highlights report for December is out! In this issue: –NASA Marshall prepares to tests foam insulation materials for SLS –JBS Solutions of Huntsville, Alabama is highlighted as a key partner for NASA Marshall –NASA Marshall’s John Hanson wins...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, January 20, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA and its Orion/Space Launch System contractor team pick up the development, testing pace for Exploration Mission-1 hardware. Stephen Hawking: Humanity’s survival depends on deep space travel. Human Deep Space...
A little something for almost everyone
For most of the last ten and a half months, since the release of the administration’s 2016 budget proposal in early February, the space community debated who would win and who would lose. While the administration proposed a budget of a little more than $18.5...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, January 19, 2016
In Today Deep Space Extra… NASA explains Pluto’s blue skies, and if you wake up early enough, you might just see five planets at once! Human Deep Space Exploration NASA’s Journey to Mars and ESA’s Moon Village enable each other The Space Review...
Charles D. Walker: Don’t relinquish all space exploration to private firms
NASA’s recent discovery of flowing water on the surface of Mars has rekindled a vital debate: What is the proper role of NASA in an era when private companies are actively competing to open more access to space? The success of commercial space ventures is no small...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, January 18, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Orion crew exploration capsule completes parachute recovery system development testing. Charles D. Walker’s opinion on NASA vs. private missions to Mars, and more. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA completes Orion...
Orion, At Your Service (Module)
What do NASA’s Orion spacecraft and nuclear-powered airplanes have in common? Here’s a hint: It’s something they also both have in common with actor Samuel L. Jackson. The answer, of course, is that they’ve all been to NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio. Plum...Space Talk
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