Orion’s service module undergoes vibration testing
The Orion crew vehicle will launch on top of NASA’s new rocket called Space Launch System, or SLS. The first launch will blast off in 2018. On this first flight of SLS known as Exploration Mission-1, the Orion crew vehicle will fly tens of thousands of miles beyond...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, October 18, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Insight into Elon Musk’s plans to settle the red planet. Orbital ATK’s modified Antares launch vehicle successfully lifted off from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility last night on a NASA contracted resupply mission to...NASA continues on its Journey to Mars
With the President of the U.S. committed to expanding deep space exploration, the nation continues to advance on the Journey to Mars. Last week, President Obama spoke about his “sense of wonder about our space program”. Early on in his presidency, the President...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, October 17, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The Earth’s moon figures prominently in China’s long term space exploration planning. The strategy could lead to a human lunar base, according to one long term analyst of Chinese space activities. Human Deep Space...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, October 14, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Maryland congresswoman backs NASA’s space exploration mission as well as its work with the U.S. commercial sector and international partners. Human Deep Space Exploration Why the next President must invest in NASA Time (10/13):...What launched 19 years ago tomorrow and taught us so much about Saturn and its moons? Cassini-Huygens!
What launched 19 years ago tomorrow and taught us so much about Saturn and its moons? Cassini-Huygens! This joint mission between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) and the Italian Space Agency launched on October 14, 1997. The mission was designed to study Saturn, its...NASA getting ready for first launch of Space Launch System (SLS)
Building something to blast off and enable the Journey to Mars? That’s exactly what NASA is up to! They’re getting ready for the first launch of their new rocket, Space Launch System (SLS). SLS will launch for the first time in 2018 on Exploration Mission-1. This will...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, October 13, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… White House sponsored Frontiers Conference will feature brainstorming for future human missions to Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration President Obama to pitch Mars mission one final time at Thursday conference USA Today (10/12):...NASA is exploring Mars and the potential for planet-wide dust storms.
When you’re planning a trip somewhere, it’s helpful to rely on a weather prediction. When humans go to Mars, it will be similar. And you’d certainly want to know if a global dust storm was expected and would be heading your way. In the next few months, the red...Space Talk
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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
