Feb 14, 2017
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… New strides in human space exploration and operations will require a deeper understanding of the risks as well as the rewards, one space veteran counsels. Human Deep Space Exploration Recalculating risk The Space Review (2/13): U.S....
Feb 13, 2017
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...
Feb 11, 2017
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...
Feb 10, 2017
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...
Feb 10, 2017
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...
Feb 9, 2017
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...
Feb 9, 2017
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...
Feb 8, 2017
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...
Feb 8, 2017
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...
Feb 7, 2017
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...