Check out Orion’s shiny new coating

Check out Orion’s shiny new coating

NASA recently released new images of the Orion capsule with a new paint job–a chrome layer that will help with thermal insulation for the spacecraft. The chrome layer, being highly reflective, will help maintain Orion’s temperature during its missions....
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, November 23, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, November 23, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin crusades for Mars. NASA prepares the James Webb Space Telescope’s big mirror for assembly ahead of late...
Happy Birthday, ISS

Happy Birthday, ISS

17 years ago today, the Zarya module of the International Space Station launched into orbit, making the ISS 17 years old! Zarya, meaning “sunrise” in Russian, provided electrical power and storage while the station was being assembled, and also served as...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, November 23, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, November 20, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA introduces a silvery addition to the Orion crew exploration capsule. Space Florida works to make space exploration an issue in the 2016...
46 years ago today, Apollo 12 landed on the moon

46 years ago today, Apollo 12 landed on the moon

On this day in 1969, Apollo 12 landed on the moon. The second mission to reach our satellite, Apollo 12 was crewed by astronauts Pete Conrad, Richard Gordon and Alan Bean. Apollo 12 completed a number of firsts, including the first visit of a manned spaceflight to a...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, November 23, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, November 19, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Emerging telepresence and virtual reality technologies could help U.S. astronauts explore the Martian surface from orbit around the red planet....
Don’t miss tomorrow’s panel on Orion and SLS at #SpaceCom

Don’t miss tomorrow’s panel on Orion and SLS at #SpaceCom

Thursday, 11/19 at 12:30 p.m. Central, Orbital ATK vice president and former space shuttle commander Brian Duffy will moderate a discussion on NASA’s next generation space exploration missions. Lockheed Martin Orion Program Engineer Lora Lechago and Boeing Space...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, November 23, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA is uniting scientists and engineers to select the best human landing site on Mars. Robots built and programmed for space may accompany...
Galileo satellites set for year-long Einstein experiment

Galileo satellites set for year-long Einstein experiment

Europe’s fifth and sixth Galileo satellites – subject to complex salvage manoeuvres following their launch last year into incorrect orbits – will help to perform an ambitious year-long test of Einstein’s most famous theory. Galileos 5 and 6 were launched...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, November 23, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. With the Critical Design Review phase behind them, NASA and prime contractor Lockheed Martin turn their attention to preparation of the...