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Thursday’s CSExtra offers a roundup of the latest reporting and commentary on space-related activities from around the world. NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory gathers interplanetary radiation measurements to assist in the preparation of future human missions. The Voyager 1 spacecraft sails toward interstellar space. NASA’s Dawn spacecraft begins a new mission phase at the asteroid Vesta. Sierra Nevada looks to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center for pre-flight testing. A Los Angeles area aerospace complex is cited for its contributions to the Cold War defense. NASA’s Johnson Space Center preps for a post-shuttle future. A Russian space legend dies. Venus and Jupiter dazzle.
1. From Spaceflightnow.com: NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, launched in late November, collects radiation measurements on its transit to the Red Planet. The measurements will help experts determine the radiation risks that astronauts would encounter on a future journey. MSL, also known as Curiosity, is to reach Mars in early August.
http://bit.ly/sCIKHA
2. From National Public Radio: Now 11 billion miles from the sun, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is gradually leaving the solar system for interstellar space.
http://n.pr/u9BoLQ
3. From Space.com: NASA’s Dawn spacecraft begins the low altitude mapping phase of its mission to Vesta.
4. From the Huntsville Times: The commercial space transportation company Sierra Nevada signs an agreement to conduct pre-flight testing of the company’s Dream Chaser at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Sierra Nevada is among participants in NASA’s commercial crew development program.
5. From the Los Angeles Times: A Redondo Beach aerospace complex known as Space Park receives an historic place designation from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The complex was active during the Cold War producing spacecraft for the national defense.
http://lat.ms/u4bqGR
6. From the Houston Chronicle: Op-ed columnist Bill King finds NASA’s Johnson Space Center focused on future exploration, following the shuttle program’s retirement.
http://bit.ly/trzilG
A. From the Houston Chronicle via KHOU-TV: NASA’s Johnson Space Center operates on backup power, following an off site truck collision with a power transmission line.
http://bit.ly/sGzQOn
7. From Collectspace.com: Boris Chertok, a Russian space legend, died Wednesday. He was 99. Chertok pioneered the use of control systems in Russian spacecraft.
http://bit.ly/rMA6UM
8. From Discovery.com: Venus and Jupiter shine brightly in the night sky.
http://bit.ly/vFbNWo
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