Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Statement on the Passing of John Glenn
It is with great sadness and profound gratitude that the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration notes the passing of Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (ret), former NASA Astronaut, and former Senator (D-OH) John Herschel Glenn, Jr. John Glenn personified the ethos of human...This week marks 44 years since Apollo 17 landed on the moon
44 years ago this week, NASA astronauts were walking and driving a rover across the moon. On the surface for 75 hours, Apollo 17 was NASA’s last manned mission to the moon. Launching on December 7, 1972, the mission and its crew of three returned 12 days later. This...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, December 9, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, died Thursday in his native Ohio. His many accomplishments quickly received wide praise. Human Deep Space Exploration John Glenn, American hero of the space age, dies at 95 New York...Space Launch System components arrive at Marshall Space Flight Center for testing
Testing before flying is critical, and NASA’s new rocket is no exception. An essential piece of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket was recently moved into a massive test stand. Here, it will be pushed, pulled and twisted. This piece of the rocket will provide liquid...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, December 8, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Vice President-elect Mike Pence may play a key space policy role in the Trump administration. Mercury astronaut John Glenn hospitalized. Human Deep Space Exploration Trump advisor sees Pence playing a major role in space policy Space...Cassini dives past Saturn’s outermost rings
What dove past Saturn’s rings a few days ago? Cassini! NASA’s Cassini spacecraft passed above Saturn’s clouds while crossing the plane of the giant planet’s rings on December 4th. This won’t be the spacecraft’s only close orbit to Saturn’s rings. The mission began its...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, December 7, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A proposed temporary U.S. spending plan would provide NASA with funding to keep Exploration Mission-1 on track for a late 2018 liftoff. Human Deep Space Exploration New CR funds government through April 28, protects SLS/Orion and...Small businesses are building Orion, piece by piece
With support for NASA’s Orion program pouring in from small businesses all around the country, the benefits of future deep space exploration are actually very down-to-Earth. Nearly every state in the U.S. has small businesses within it that provide essential support...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, December 6, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Legislation passes the U.S. House approving coins commemorating the Apollo 11 50th anniversary. Human Deep Space Exploration House of Representatives approves bill to mint coins for moon landing 50th Collectspace.com (12/5): Now on...Space Talk
#Spazio, #ESA vs #NASA, #Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri piani”
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Spazio, ESA vs NASA, Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri...
Spazio, ESA vs NASA, Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri piani”
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How do you know an elephant was in the refrigerator? The footprints in the butter!
@NASARoman will use a similar technique to study neutron stars, essentially invisible crushed cores of former massive stars, relying on their effects on other stars.
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Name a better office view. 🧑🚀🌎
#OTD in 2009, astronauts installed Wide Field Camera 3 on Hubble during Servicing Mission 4.
WFC3 provides images across three broad regions of light: ultraviolet, visible, and into the near-infrared! Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/439kDQe
To build on the Moon, we need construction materials that can withstand bitter cold – so @NASAglenn invented a machine that can recreate that environment for testing!
This high-powered refrigerator, or cryocooler, removes heat without using any liquid. https://go.nasa.gov/3PGqIR9
