Don’t miss the #Spacechat with @MarsJoe on Thursday, Oct. 1
Join in the fun and #Spacechat with @MarsJoe, also known as Joe Cassady, the executive director, space, for Aerojet Rocketdyne and a board member of Explore Mars Inc., on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 2:oo p.m. EDT. Joe is an Aerojet Rocketdyne rocket scientist working on...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. U.S. Senate action Monday and Tuesday on a temporary budget measure may prevent a U.S. government shutdown as the 2015 fiscal year draws to a...
NASA’s “Hedgehog” concept could hop around on asteroids
Ever wanted to explore the surface of a comet or asteroid? NASA has your back–check out this video from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on a new robot concept called Hedgehog that could explore the microgravity environment of comets and asteroids by hopping and...
Mars Monday — the Countdown to Mars
The path to Mars starts here! Orion is the vehicle we’re going to use to do deep space exploration. Similar to Apollo, the capsule’s shape design will protect humans in deep space and in re-entry.
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Monday, September 28, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. If faced with a U.S. government shutdown at mid-week, NASA would continue operations of the International Space Station and ground tests of the...
Nine Real NASA Technologies in ‘The Martian’
Mars has held a central place in human imagination and culture for millennia. Ancients marveled at its red color and the brightness that waxed and waned in cycles over the years. Early observations through telescopes led some to speculate that the planet was covered...
SLS’ Boosters Complete Aft Skirt Motor Test
NASA came one step closer to having the agency’s new super heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) booster send crews to locations further out into the Solar System than has ever been attempted before. On Sept. 22, 2015, NASA and Orbital ATK carried out a more reserved...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Friday, September 25, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The world’s space powers are preparing to meet in Jerusalem in late October for discussions on the latest in exploration strategies and...
The first robotic sample return mission returned to Earth 45 years ago today
On this day in 1970, the USSR’s Luna 16 mission landed in Kazakhstan with the first samples of lunar soil ever to be returned by a robotic spacecraft. While the Soviet lunar program is often overlooked because of the more prominent Apollo program, many extremely...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.
https://bit.ly/49YOLPC (📷: Blue Origin)
.@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