Mar 15, 2017
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Lockheed Martin outlines a three-year mission that could have astronauts living and working in orbit around Mars in just over a decade. Human Deep Space Exploration Lockheed Martin says Mars Base Camp possible by 2028 Florida...
Mar 14, 2017
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Bill Nye, the Planetary Society’s CEO, urges the Trump White House to maintain a focus on the human exploration of Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration Bill Nye has a few tips for President Trump on how to manage NASA The...
Mar 13, 2017
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The Trump White House and NASA assess human deep space exploration options afforded by the Space Launch System and Orion. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA moving ahead with plans for cislunar human outpost Space News (3/10): NASA...
Mar 10, 2017
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Orion capsule undergoes latest parachute recovery testing this week in the Arizona desert. Human Deep Space Exploration Orion’s parachutes tested under launch abort conditions Spaceflightnow.com (3/9): NASA...
Mar 9, 2017
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s chief heartened by U.S. House and Senate passage of an authorization measure backing the agency’s human space exploration goals. Human Deep Space Exploration Lightfoot seeks stability at NASA despite budget...
Mar 8, 2017
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. House has joined the Senate in passing the NASA Transition Act of 2017. Supportive of the future human exploration of Mars, the measure will now go to the president for signature. Human Deep Space Exploration House passes...
Mar 8, 2017
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration applauds the House vote this evening to send S. 442, the NASA Transition Authorization Act, to the President’s desk for his signature. The bill, which passed the Senate by unanimous consent last month, unequivocally...
Mar 6, 2017
Human Deep Space Exploration Don’t expect a space race. SpaceX and NASA need each other Los Angeles Times (3/5): NASA and SpaceX have recently announced similar goals, launching humans around the moon and returning them to Earth. However, that doesn’t mean...
Mar 3, 2017
In the history of NASA’s space exploration, many missions have left Earth orbit and ventured far out into deep space. We have visited every planet in the solar system, but what was the very first spacecraft to leave Earth’s gravity? NASA’s Pioneer 4 mission launched...
Mar 3, 2017
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Space entrepreneur Jeff Bezos proposes a commercial cargo service for the re-supply of a human lunar base. Human Deep Space Exploration An exclusive look at Jeff Bezos’s plan to set up Amazon-like delivery for ‘future human...