NASA’s Orion spacecraft is a mix of old and new: the tried and tested Apollo-era capsule design elements have been married with Shuttle-era crew amenities and modern technology. With the ability to carry a crew of four, a “glass cockpit” digital...
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Could Mars be the new Jamestown? 3-D Printing emerging as a key space technology for deep space exploration. The Smithsonian Institution raises...
On this day in 1960, the USSR accomplished another first–the recovery of two dogs from space. These became the first living organisms to return from orbit, and were a very important component of the preparation for Yuri Gagarin’s first flight. Belka and...
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Modifications to the Mobile Launch Platform for NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket take shape at the agency’s Kennedy...
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman is focused on human Mars exploration. NASA assembles Orion hardware at NASA’s Glenn Research Center...
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Engineers from MIT challenge Mars One red planet settlement plans in open debate. NASA’s Aerospace Advisory Panel notes Space Launch...
Our Mars explorers are really clocking up the miles–Opportunity recently completed a marathon on the red planet with 26.3 miles to date, and Curiosity is catching up fast with 6.2 miles on the odometer. Both missions are well past their expected end dates and...
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Donald Trump joins U.S. presidential candidates who have addressed future human space exploration. NASA’s long running Cassini mission at...
Curious about progress being made on the Orion spacecraft? Consider your curiosity sated! Check out NASA’s July Orion newsletter here. Among July’s highlights are the fairing systems test, crew module adapter tests, and astronaut/engineer sightings around...
New Books for Future Mars Settlers There are two new and invaluable books on Mars, both of them ideal for those ready to settle down on the Red Planet: – How We’ll Live on Mars by Stephen Petranek – The International Mars Research Station – An exciting new plan to...
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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.