CSExtra-Saturday, June 5, 2010
Saturday’s space news scan finds widespread reporting and commentary on Space X’s successful launch of the Falcon 9 on Friday afternoon. The mission is viewed as a success, vindication for President Obama’s space policy plans. Here’s a roundup...Japan’s Asteroid Probe: On Track for Australian Touchdown
Earth return of Japan’s Hayabusa asteroid probe and release of its sample capsule. Japan’s asteroid explorer, the Hayabusa spacecraft, is on track for a June 13 reentry into the Woomera Test Range in South Australia. Scientists at the Japan Aerospace Exploration...CSExtra-Friday, June 4, 2010
Friday’s space news scan finds wide spread reporting and commentary on SpaceX and the company’s scheduled inaugural launch of the Falcon 9 rocket. The two stage Falcon 9 has become a symbol of the new space commercial transportation initiative. Company...CSExtra – Thursday, June 3, 2010
Thursday’s CSExtra includes reports from Florida and Texas on plans by the Labor Department to assist thousands of NASA workers facing the loss of their jobs as the shuttle retires. The latest grant will not go far enough say critics. The latest from SpaceX on...CSExtra – Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Wednesday’s CSExtra includes reports on Tuesday night’s safe landing of a Soyuz spacecraft with U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts on board; European endorsements for a Chinese partnership in the International Space Station, and new commentary on...International Team Ready for Virtual Mars Journey
Credit: ESA Credit: ESA This week a six-person crew from Russia, Europe and China will begin their voyage to Mars! Well, sort of. The adventure is a simulated 520-day journey to the red planet, one that will test the endurance of crew members to carry out a...CSExtra – Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tuesday’s CSExtra includes the latest in commentary and reporting on NASA’s future direction and U.S. space policy. Also, a Soyuz spacecraft carrying American Timothy Creamer, Russian Oleg Kotov and Soichi Noguchi of Japan is scheduled to depart the...CSExtra – Monday, May 31, 2010
Monday’s CSExtra finds a new call for an extension of NASA’s space shuttle program, plus a report that Orion’s future as a space station life boat could be in doubt. Also, communities across the country compete for a retired space shuttle orbiter. 1....CSExtra – Sunday, May 30, 2010
Sunday’s CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space policy and NASA’s future. 1. From Spacepolitics.com: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden hints that astronauts could circle the moon as part of a NASA test flight in the early 2020s. ...Space Talk
A new eye on the cosmos is almost ready to soar!
#NASA’s #NancyGraceRoman Space Telescope is now set to launch on 30 August 2026 - eight months ahead of schedule.
With its powerful wide-field infrared vision, #Roman will reveal vast, uncharted regions of the #universe,
#Space
🇲🇦🇧🇷| Brazilian company Saipher presented its HORUS SDA/SSA/STM software during a meeting with FAR 4th Bureau officials. The system provides Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), and Space Traffic Monitoring (STM) capabilities.
@Eric3Gribble Not how Congress works. SLS gets money allocated to it by Congress. SLS receiving money doesn’t take money from other parts of NASA.
And it’s a good thing that we didn’t fall for this trap too, because then no part of Artemis would be working
Everybody say "Hi, LESTR" 👋
This machine at our center is helping NASA study how materials behave in super-cold environments.
Putting electronics and other flight hardware to the test at extremely low temperatures will be critical as we look to build a Moon Base near the lunar
