Aug 26, 2018 | Blog, Deep Space Gateway, Newsroom
As NASA’s Gateway keeps popping up in the news, it is worthwhile to explain what Gateway is and how it fits into the overarching plan for deep space exploration. Gateway is a moon-orbiting space station that will serve as a staging point for missions to the...
Jan 27, 2016 | Blog, Book Reviews
By Leonard David Book Review: The Complete Space Buff’s Bucket List, by Loretta Hall; Rio Grande Books; 2016; Cost: $15.95. Maybe it’s my old age setting in. But a new book just showed up in my mail box that is so timely. Loretta Hall has authored The Complete Space...
Aug 10, 2015 | Blog, Book Reviews, Commercial Space, Education, European Space Agency, International Cooperation, International Space Station, Space Shuttle, NASA, Kids Space, Mars, Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, Why Space
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...
Jun 19, 2015 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
Today’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Terrestrial simulations in the Canadian Arctic suggest that humans on Mars will not contaminate the search for evidence of indigenous life on the red...
Jun 18, 2015 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
Today’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The first unpiloted flight test of NASA’s Orion crew exploration capsule confirms three design principles, according to Lockheed Martin’s program...
Jun 17, 2015 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
Today’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee report on the 2016 budget adds money to the White House request for the Space Launch System and Orion,...
Jun 16, 2015 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
Today’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. A NASA sponsored Mars mission simulation has six volunteers eager for the feel of the wind, taste of fresh fruit. ABC to debut a docudrama based on the...
Jun 15, 2015 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Newsroom
Today’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. A Florida editorial urges full funding for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program in 2016 to end reliance on Russia for the launching of astronauts to the...
Jun 12, 2015 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Mars, NASA, Newsroom, Space and Science
Today’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday failed to back an amendment that would have restored 2016 funding for NASA’s commercial crew...
Jun 11, 2015 | Blog, Coalition News, CSExtra, Mars, NASA, Newsroom, Planet Earth, Space and Science, Space Race
Today’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The U.S. Senate Commerce, Justice and Science subcommittee responsible for NASA spending trims the agency’s 2016 Commercial Crew Program request,...