A photographic history of Mars
We’ve come a long way from the first observation of Mars through a telescope to the present day where rovers drive across its surface. It’s exciting to explore something that once only existed as a speck in our sky. More than 400 years ago, Galileo Galilei was the...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, November 14, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Experts discuss President-elect Trump’s space priorities and possible choices for NASA administrator. Human Mars mission drama premieres tonight. Human Deep Space Exploration Trump space policy to aim for Mars and beyond...Gemini 12 launched 50 years ago today
A historic space mission launched 50 years ago today – it would be the last in a series of missions before NASA’s Apollo program begun and landed humans on moon. The program was Gemini; it tested many important components that would become part of the Apollo...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, November 11, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Upcoming National Geographic cable series, Mars, will take viewers through the challenges of a human mission based on the views of top experts. Human Deep Space Exploration New NatGeo Mars series blends today’s realities with...SLS Highlights for October
Eventually launching payloads destined for deep space, NASA’s new rocket continues its progress toward the very first launch in 2018. The new rocket is Space Launch System, or SLS. On its first mission, SLS will carry Orion, NASA’s new crew capsule. The mission will...James Webb Space Telescope finishes production, enters testing phase
Launching in 2018 will be the successor to the legendary Hubble Space Telescope, called the James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST. What will the telescope do? JWST will help us understand the Universe. It will study the timespan from our solar system’s evolution all the...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, November 9, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Elected U.S. president on Tuesday, Donald Trump could revive National Space Council. Human Deep Space Exploration Republicans win it all Spacepolicyonline.com (11/9): The Republican party secures the White House as well as control of...U.S. Navy and NASA practice recovering Orion in the Pacific
If you’re going to send humans deep into space, how do you make a spacecraft robust enough for the job? It’ll need several critical components, including a safe habitat with life support systems, propulsion while in space, water and air for crew members, and an escape...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, November 8, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. presidential contenders offer broad space policy objectives as anticipated close contest heads to a vote. Human Deep Space Exploration Closing arguments for space in the 2016 campaign The Space Review (11/7): Perhaps too little...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,
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#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?☄️🌌⛏️
