Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 12, 2017

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… President Trump declares a U.S. return to the moon to prepare for the future human exploration of Mars and other deep space destinations. Human Space Exploration Trump policy directive makes moon NASA’s official goal for human...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 11, 2017

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… President will sign a new space policy directive today on the 45th anniversary of Apollo 17, the last human mission to the moon. Apollo 17’s Harrison Schmitt urges a new era of human deep space exploration. NASA honors...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 8, 2017

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Talk of future human deep space exploration turned to the moon in 2017 as a step on the road to Mars.  The existence of dark matter is questioned. Congress avoids a U.S. government shutdown. Human Space Exploration The moon shines...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 7, 2017

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA moves to keep an experimental Bigelow Aerospace habitation module aboard the International Space Station for three more years. NASA joins with Space Florida to support a future test of the Orion capsules launch abort system....
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 6, 2017

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft the U.S.S. Gene Cernan departs the ISS early Wednesday. SpaceX’s launch to ISS delayed from December 8 to no earlier than December 12. NASA’s 3-D printed habitat challenge continues. Help name the NASA New...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 5, 2017

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Future human activity on the lunar surface could mean resources for Earth as well as scientific discovery, according to Apollo 17’s Harrison Schmitt. NASA turns to industry for help with a Deep Space Gateway (DSG) power and...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 4, 2017

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA weighs the assembly of a second Mobile Launch Platform (MLP) to accelerate the launch rate of the Space Launch System (SLS). A long dormant thruster system on NASA’s very distant Voyager 1 spacecraft comes to life. A new...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 1, 2017

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s proposed lunar orbiting Deep Space Gateway (DSG) to be featured in the latest version of an evolving, multinational human and robotic exploration road map. Human Space Exploration Deep Space Gateway (DSG) key part of...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Nov 30, 2017

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s next International Space Station re-supply mission will include equipment to better characterize the orbital debris environment around the six person orbiting science laboratory. Human Space Exploration NASA sensor to...