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Today’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. In Washington, Congress will wait until September to vote on a 2015 budget continuing resolution. International astronauts research deep space exploration techniques on the Atlantic seabed. USS Hornet to honor Buzz Aldrin, of Apollo 11, this weekend; the Apollo 11 crew brought the first human lunar exploration mission to a close 45 years ago Thursday. Apollo 11 remembered for accomplishing so much with so little. Clouds may expand the habitable zone around alien planets. A recently launched Russian biological satellite is no longer able to accept ground commands. Space station astronauts address House Science, Space and Technology Committee from Earth orbit. Stormy Florida weather stops United Launch Alliance Delta IV mission launch. NASA satellite instruments reveal extensive ground water losses in American West. Space Center Houston readies new shuttle era display with heavy lift.
NASA’s 2015 Budget
Boehner: Vote on CR will wait until September
Spacepolicyonline.com (7/24): With adjournments fast approaching in the House and Senate and deliberations on a budget for 2015 far from complete, House Speaker John Boehner points to September for a budget Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government open after the 2014 fiscal year ends on Sept. 30. NASA, like most federal agencies, awaits budget legislation.
Human Deep Space Exploration
Astronauts simulate deep-space mission in underwater lab
Space.com (7/24): Four Japanese, European and U.S. astronauts are sharing the cozy confines of an undersea lab off the Atlantic Coast near Key West, Fla., this week to develop tools and techniques for exploring the moon, asteroids and Mars.
USS Hornet welcomes space pioneer Buzz Aldrin
San Francisco Bay (7/24): This weekend, the U.S. Navy Apollo mission recovery ship the USS Hornet will welcome Apollo 11 crew member Buzz Aldrin to San Francisco for ceremonies. The eight day Apollo 11 mission, the first to reach the lunar surface with human explorers, marked its 45th anniversary this week.
Apollo 11’s vintage tech: The most amazing Moon landing innovations
Space.com (7/24): Apollo 11, the first human mission to the Earth’s moon, drew to a successful close 45 years ago this week. The then cutting edge technologies that made this historic feat possible, today illustrate how much was accomplished with so little. The computers, primitive by today’s standards, playing a starring role.
Unmanned Deep Space Exploration
On cloudy alien planets, a chance for life
Space.com (7/24): Clouds, say astronomers, could be a factor in the habitability of alien planets. The heat rejecting nature of clouds may increase the odds that planets close to their stars are suitable for life.
Low Earth Orbit
Russian satellite fail leaves geckos and fruit flies lost in space
Moscow Times (7/24): Russia loses command authority over an unmanned orbital spacecraft launched July 19 with a variety of biological specimens. The spacecraft, with its cargo of plants and animals, continues to transmit telemetry to Earth.
House Committee members and ISS astronauts reflect on Apollo 11, look to future
Spacepolicyonline.com (7/24): NASA astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman “appeared” Thursday before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee in Washington from the International Space Station. The two space station residents reflected on Apollo 11 and the work they are doing to advance human space exploration.
Stormy weather prevents ULA Delta 4 rocket launch
Spaceflightnow.com (7/24): Stormy weather late Thursday prompts the U.S. Air Force to scrub for 24 hours the launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket with U.S. Air Force payloads. A follow on attempt is planned for Friday night. With updates
Satellites show major southwest groundwater loss
Associated Press via Houston Chronicle (7/24): NASA satellites point to threatened water supplies in American West. Dry conditions are exhausting ground water supplies, according to study.
Public invited to see space shuttle ‘lift off’… and land atop jet at Space Center Houston
Collectpace.com (7/23): Space Center Houston plans a public event around the next phase of preparations for its space shuttle display and tribute. The full scale mockup of Independence, a replica of a winged shuttle orbiter, will be hoisted atop an authentic NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft in a public ceremony on Aug. 14.
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