COALITION STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF PIERS SELLERS
It is with a profound sadness that the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration notes the passing of Dr. Piers J. Sellers, Director of Earth Sciences at NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center, and former astronaut, on December 23. He was 61. Piers Sellers was known throughout...
SLS LIQUID HYDROGEN TANK PREPARING FOR FRICTION PLUG WELDING
NASA’s new rocket keeps moves forward toward its liftoff in 2018. Blasting off into space on its first flight, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) will usher in a new era of deep space exploration. Evolvable and able to support missions to multiple destinations, SLS is...TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Experts in the U.S. and Europe plan for deep space human settlements. Hollywood finds new drama in the journey to distant worlds. Human Deep Space Exploration ‘Mars Ice Home’: Team chips away at off-Earth house’s...
MYSTERIOUS FEATURES ON MARS CAUGHT ON FILM BY MRO
Spidery shapes on Mars? Using a camera on a spacecraft that orbits the red planet, researchers have finally been able to track year-to-year changes of these enigmatic features – something they’ve been trying to capture for the past decade. The spacecraft is...
TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Apollo 11 moves from Washington D.C. to Virginia in preparation for a future exhibit. Human Deep Space Exploration Smithsonian moving Apollo 11 spacecraft “Columbia” for conservation Collectspace (12/19): The temporary...
TODAY’S DEEP SPACE EXTRA
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Experts differ on whether lunar resources will enable human deep space exploration. Human Deep Space Exploration Are lunar fuel depots needed for Mars missions? Space Review (12/19): Explore Mars’ Chris Carberry and Rich...
MORE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT NASA’S ORION SPACECRAFT
The importance of the many small businesses around the country that contribute to Orion cannot be overstated. Orion, the nation’s new deep space crew vehicle, is in development and will fly in 2018 on a mission past the moon and back to Earth. During this unmanned...
NASA workshops to determine Mars mission landing sites
A rocket is being assembled. A deep-space crew vehicle is being prepared. Habitats for deep space are being developed. Where are we headed? To Mars! Robotic exploration of the red planet is an important part of the Journey to Mars. NASA’s next rover is set to launch...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Components of NASA’s late 2018 Exploration Mission-1 test flight of the Space Launch System and Orion capsule are taking shape in the U.S. and Europe. Ohio paid tribute over the weekend to native son John Glenn, the first...Space Talk
🚀 20 de octubre, 4:41 a.m.: Japón lanza una sonda para aterrizar en una luna de Marte y traer un trozo a casa.
MMX apunta a Fobos: 27 km de ancho, da 3 vueltas a Marte al día. Recogerá 10 g y volverá en 2031.
JAXA cree que el 0,1% podría ser Marte.
#MMX #Fobos #JAXA #CoheteH3
☀️ STUNNING: This incredible timelapse of the Sun was created from 40,000 photos captured over just 3 hours using a solar telescope.
The result is a mesmerizing look at our star in motion — revealing constantly changing solar activity in breathtaking detail.
#Sun #Space
How long would it take to reach each planet in our Solar System from Earth? 🚀
8 Months to Venus, 1.4 Years to Mars, but a whopping 27.6 Years to Neptune and 37 Years to Pluto! 🤯
Space is unbelievably vast. 🌌 #Space #Astronomy #Universe
The Universe is full of invisible radiation …but this is the tiny part we can actually see. 👁️🌌
Visible light is only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum, yet it reveals stars, galaxies, nebulae, and planets directly to our eyes and telescopes.
#space #nasa #light
