IF YOU WERE SENDING A SPACECRAFT TO ANOTHER PLANET, HOW WOULD YOU KNOW WHERE TO LAND?
If you were sending a spacecraft to another planet, how would you know where to land? Last week, participants of a landing site workshop met to discuss just that for NASA’s 2020 rover that will land on Mars. The list of potential sites was narrowed down during the...
TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Trump administration backs the Space Launch System and Orion as it weighs future role for “new space.” Human Deep Space Exploration The big changes that may (not) be coming to NASA Space News (2/10): The Trump administration has signaled...
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE IS LEGENDARY
Hubble Space Telescope is legendary. With its mind-blowing views of the universe that it takes in from an outpost orbiting our planet, Hubble continues to bring the discoveries of the universe back to Earth. When it launched in 1990, it was the most significant...
TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s human deep space exploration plans primed to spur innovation, jobs. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA Space Launch System opens pathway to Mars — and thousands of jobs on Earth Forbes.com (2/9): NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion...
MORE OF THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE MAKING SLS A REALITY
NASA is creating a new launch vehicle for deep space exploration, but they couldn’t do it without support from small businesses all around the country. The nation’s new rocket is Space Launch System (SLS), and it launches for the first time next year. On this first...
TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Space Launch System, a cornerstone of U.S. human deep space exploration planning, receives an endorsement from the U.S. commercial space sector, which may influence Trump administration policy makers on the SLS’s future. Human Deep...
DID ANCIENT MARS HAVE RUNNING SURFACE WATER? NEW EVIDENCE QUESTIONS THEORIES
New findings from the Curiosity rover on Mars are confronting scientists with quite a challenge – how was ancient Mars warm enough to host liquid running water? Plenty of evidence says that in ancient times, the planet was sometimes wet, with water that flowed and...
TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Representative Culberson praises NASA’s Space Launch System and Earth Science program during yesterday’s address to the Space Transportation Association detailing his recommendations to the Trump Administration. Human Deep Space...
THE NATION OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE BUILDING ORION
Small businesses are essential propelling America to explore the depths of deep space. Through the services and support provided by small businesses around the country, a new crew vehicle for deep space is being developed. NASA’s Orion spacecraft will enable a human...Space Talk
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The future of space will be built through collaboration.
#NASA has selected 41 technology proposals from 37 companies, proving that the biggest breakthroughs happen when bold ideas meet shared expertise.
From enabling a sustained human presence on the #Moon to preparing for the
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HiPOD: Sedimentary Rocks inside Terby Crater
This image covers some steep slopes with good exposures of the bedrock layers, revealing diverse color and textures. A detailed study can reconstruct the sequence of events and interpret the geologic history.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_072620_1530
