Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA announced investments in new low Earth orbit and deep space technologies on Wednesday, public/private agreements to expand human as well as robotic activities. NASA preps the Parker Solar Probe mission for a launch early Saturday....
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) assesses NASA’s planetary science missions. Planet-hunting Kepler telescope wakes up, phones home. Human Space Exploration Rocket City, Alabama: Space history and an eye on the future Coalition...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s planned human tended Gateway has experts discussing the possibilities as well as the challenges. NASA pushing science potential for small satellites. The Perseid meteor show peaks.   Human Space Exploration First major...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA assigns eight astronauts to the first crewed missions of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Dragon 2, a milestone in the nation’s efforts to restore a human space launch capability. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin staffs...