Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA spacewalks to upgrade the International Space Station’s (ISS) solar power system with new batteries remain on hold as Russia works to resume crew launches to the orbiting space lab in the aftermath of the October 11 Soyuz launch...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine informs policy makers that Soyuz launches to the International Space Station (ISS) with astronauts are likely to resume in December. NASA’s next journey to the Moon is intended to ensure a steady...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Enthusiasm for a return to the Moon with human explorers was abundant at this month’s International Astronautical Conference (IAC). Russia’s plans to soon complete an investigation into the October 11 abort of a Soyuz rocket...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Russian investigators are days from completing their report into the October 11 Soyuz rocket launch aboard with NASA’s Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin. European/Japanese BepiColombo mission heads for Mercury. Concern for...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Before it launches again with cosmonauts and astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), Russia’s venerable Soyuz crew transport is to carry out a series of uncrewed missions, according to a top Russian spaceflight official....
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… James Morhard has been sworn in as NASA’s deputy administrator. Astronomers express concern for the future of space observatories. Rocket Lab picks NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility for U.S. launch site. Human Space...
NASA at 60: Laying the groundwork for the next giant leap

NASA at 60: Laying the groundwork for the next giant leap

There’s a misconception in some quarters that NASA’s glory days are behind it. After all, the Apollo Moon landings, still widely recognized as humankind’s greatest technological achievement, occurred almost five decades ago. But NASA is just getting started. NASA is...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA astronaut Nick Hague offers an inside look at last Thursday’s dramatic Soyuz launch abort, while Russian investigators continue to assess the cause. December skies may host a naked eye comet.  A United Launch Alliance (ULA)...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA and Roscosmos leadership express confidence Soyuz missions to the International Space Station (ISS) will resume “swiftly.” NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope, in orbit since 1999, is on the mend after a gyroscope...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Apace Extra… Experts from the Russian and U.S. space agencies are investigating Thursday’s safe abort of a Soyuz crew transport mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with urgency. It’s unclear, however, how the incident will...