TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Texas lawmakers remain influential in shaping U.S. civil space policy in the new Congress. Human Deep Space Exploration Texas remains powerful space influence as House Appropriations, Senate Commerce announce subcommittee chairs...
Orion testing ramping up for 2017
Orion had an eventful last year full of exciting progress in advance of its 2018 flight. Orion is NASA’s new multi-purpose deep space crew vehicle. Launching in 2018 on top of Space Launch System (SLS), NASA’s new rocket, the Orion capsule will travel beyond the moon...
TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Former Chief Scientist Dr. Ellen Stofan discusses the trailblazing women of NASA and the possibility of life on Mars. NASA’s future likely influenced by strategic partnerships, according to one analyst. Human Deep Space...
NEW MARS HABITAT CONCEPT DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM INUIT DWELLINGS
Unless you live in a futuristic igloo, it’s unlikely that your home resembles a new potential habitat designed for living and working on Mars. In your home on Earth, you probably don’t have water insulation in your walls to shield you from radiation. There’s probably...
TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… President-elect Trump’s transition team brings thoughtful exchange to NASA, according to a high-ranking agency participant. Hidden Figures joins Rogue One atop the nation’s box office. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA...
LUNAR PROSPECTOR LAUNCHED 19 YEARS AGO TODAY
Launched 19 years ago today was a mission to the moon that revealed something amazing – water ice at the poles. Launched on January 6, 1998 from Cape Canaveral, NASA’s Lunar Prospector began its journey toward the moon. The spacecraft’s three instrument booms...
TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The Obama administration outlined its top civil space achievements on Thursday, which included initial preparations for a future mission of human exploration to Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration Obama administration assesses its...
SLS TESTING VERIFYING MULTIPLE ROCKET CONFIGURATIONS
Before enabling exciting future deep space missions, America’s new rocket is undergoing some important tests around the country. Space Launch System (SLS), is powerful, evolvable, and will enable increasingly complex missions. At 322 feet tall, the first configuration...
TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… President-elect Trump is intrigued by a human lunar base, according to a prominent presidential historian. Maybe the U.S. should follow the transcontinental railroad and Interstate highway system with a “super highway”...Space Talk
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Wallops launched its first test rocket on June 27, 1945. The first research rocket, the Tiamat, launched just one week later. Wallops has grown from a small test range to a full-scale launch facility supporting small- to medium-size rocket launches, scientific balloon missions,
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
1.8 billion years ago, a comet struck modern-day Sudbury, Ontario, resulting in a 62 km-long impact crater and large mineral deposits, including nickel. Deep underground today, Sudbury’s SNOLAB researches dark matter. Had you heard of Sudbury’s #space connection?☄️🌌⛏️
