Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Russia, Blue Origin announce individual efforts to lead lunar lander capabilities. Russia and China are to discuss space station cooperation. Human Space Exploration Russia launches work to create module for landing cosmonauts on Moon TASS...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Soon, the U.S. could resume the launch of astronauts to low Earth orbit using commercial services, a step that could impact Russian space capabilities. The National Academies of Sciences is urging a reassessment of global planetary...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA contracted cargo mission capsule reaches the International Space Station. The world marked Asteroid Day on Saturday to reflect on a global need to develop impact warnings and defenses. NASA contracts with Cal Tech for continued...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Supplies and new experiments launched successfully to the International Space Station early Friday. Wind might offer a power source to Mars explorers. Human Space Exploration NASA planning revisions to commercial crew test flight schedule...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA promises to address a new delay and cost increase in the technically challenging development of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is now set for launch on March 30, 2021. New research identifies organic molecules in the...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Japan’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return mission reaches its asteroid destination, Ryugu. Testimony before the U.S. House Aviation Subcommittee raise concerns over the pace and content of proposed FAA supervised launch vehicle...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Silicon Valley’s Made in Space makes strides in its bid to change the way some spacecraft are manufactured, assembled and maintained. China’s Tiangong-2 space lab may not be dropping out of Earth orbit after all. Russian...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The White House is moving quickly to upgrade strategies to protect the planet from impacts with near Earth objects and to prevent collisions between satellites orbiting the Earth and mounting levels of manmade orbital debris....
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA on Thursday announced plans to partner with industry to develop the first element of a human tended Lunar Orbiting Platform-Gateway (LOPG). The space agency also received instructions from the White House Office of Management and...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… European researchers deploy an Earth orbital debris elimination demonstration from the International Space Station. The White House has unveiled an inter-agency plan to ramp up the detection of asteroids and comets that could smash into...