Aug 23, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… European experts look at turning lunar soil into Moon bricks. Europe’s Aeolus satellite will pioneer the global monitoring of low altitude winds from Earth orbit. Anticipate more debate over the creation of a U.S. Space Force. ...
Aug 22, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Orion gets heat shield for test flight. A new review of data from a NASA instrument aboard India’s lunar orbiting Chandrayaan mission offers new evidence for the presence of water ice in permanently shaded regions of the Moon’s...
Aug 21, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…. NASA’s Mars InSight lander has surpassed the halfway point on its journey Mars, with a positive systems and instrument checkout. Taiwan’s high level leadership makes a quiet visit to NASA. Beijing is not pleased. Human Space...
Aug 20, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… India will prepare to join the circle of nations capable of launching its own astronauts by 2022. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program offers support for its countdown “load and go” fuel load procedures. Colorado earns an FAA...
Aug 17, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Lockheed Martin shows off its concept for a crew living quarters on a spacecraft developed to explore beyond lunar orbit. NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne confirm good results from an abbreviated test firing of the RS-25 rocket engine this week...
Aug 16, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… ICARUS opens new small animal venture in space. Earth has mini moons and they solve asteroid mysteries. X-37B space plane almost 1 year in orbit. Human Space Exploration Spacewalkers toss nanosatelllites into orbit, hook up bird migration...
Aug 15, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s investments in private sector space technologies may help to open a low Earth orbit to new commercial space activities, lower the cost of deep space exploration. Canada’s Alberta a close match for Mars rover development...
Aug 14, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA is making progress on plans to resume human deep space exploration on several fronts. A growing global space market has communities across the U.S. vying to develop commercial launch complexes. Human Space Exploration NASA...
Aug 13, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Returning to manned space mission in the U.S. is a top priority for many companies. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe successfully launched on Sunday. Administrator Bridenstine will visit the Michoud Assembly Facility today. Human Space...
Aug 10, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… In an Op Ed, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Johnson Space Center Director Mark Geyer discuss NASA’s future and link it to NASA JSC. The Parker Solar Probe has been cleared to launch early Saturday. The Trump administration...