Recent developments on Orion.
As progress continues on NASA’s new spacecraft which will take humans on deep space missions, let’s take a look at some of the recent developments. The new spacecraft, Orion, will launch in 2018 and fly thousands of miles beyond the moon before returning back to...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, November 1, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… President Obama renews his call for the human exploration of Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration Mars: How will humans get there? Voice of America (10/30): President Barack Obama, a self-professed “science geek,” has...NASA’s Mars program is building a comprehensive picture of the red planet
With valuable information gathered on Mars since the 1960s, NASA continues to build a strong future for pushing the boundaries of exploration beyond Earth. In the near future, humans will travel to Mars. NASA’s first mission to Mars was Mariner 4. What did this...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, October 31, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Louisiana teen is among those dedicated to human Mars exploration. European astronauts explain how Mars could be within reach sooner than later. Human Deep Space Exploration This 15-year-old is on a mission to visit Mars, and...The Saturn I rocket first launched 55 years ago this week
When humans walked on the moon, it changed humanity. But before they could walk on the moon, they had to leave Earth. Launching on top of the mighty Saturn V rocket, humans set out to make history. What came before the massive Saturn V rocket? Two earlier iterations...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, October 28, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A new book and National Geographic television series coming in November will explore the challenges of human exploration on Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration How will we get to Mars? New book and TV series provide the details...
SLS’s upper stage engine will power Orion into deep space
Powerful, evolvable, and soon to be on its way to space – NASA’s new rocket is getting fired up. But what will provide the fire after the rocket reaches space? That will be the upper stage engine, the RL10. The new rocket is Space Launch System (SLS), launching...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, October 27, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA has partnered with the private sector to develop habitats for astronauts on future deep space missions. Human Deep Space Exploration Six contractors have begun work on NASA’s gateway to deep space Ars Technica (10/25):...NASA’s Juno spacecraft back to prime mission after tripping safe mode
Jupiter is an unimagninable distance from Earth, and so is NASA’s spacecraft that’s studying it! The Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter a few months ago on a mission to study the gas giant’s origin and evolution. In doing this, it will give us a better...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
