NASA begins tests to qualify Orion parachutes for mission with crew
With so much preparation ongoing to prepare NASA’s new crew capsule to safely enable human’s deep space travel, take a look at some of the latest developments. Orion is the crew capsule, taking humans in the future deeper into space than they’ve ever gone before. With...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, October 11, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is scheduled to re-open for business today, following last week’s encounter with Hurricane Matthew. Adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., re-opened Monday. Human Deep Space...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, October 10, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Kennedy Space Center remains closed today as damage assessments from Hurricane Matthew continue. The European service module contribution to NASA’s Orion crew capsule is at the NASA Glenn Research Center Plum Brook...Heliophysics mission Ulysses launched 26 years ago this week
The first mission to study the sun from its north and south poles launched 26 years ago yesterday: the Ulysses mission. Ulysses was a joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). It launched from Cape Canaveral on October 6, 1990 aboard NASA’s Space...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, October 7, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Hurricane Matthew’s force being felt by the Space Coast as others along the East Coast prepare for storms throughout the coming days. NASA’s Kennedy Space Center secured on Thursday in preparation. Our thoughts...SLS – Evolvable, adaptable, supremely capable
When NASA’s new rocket launches in 2018, it will carry a vehicle designed for humans deeper into space than any crew capsule has ever traveled before. What’s the new rocket? It’s called Space Launch System (SLS), currently in development. SLS is designed to be...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, October 6, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The threat of high winds, heavy rains and storm surges associated with Hurricane Matthew grows for Florida’s space coast. Human Deep Space Exploration Warnings issued for Hurricane Matthew as KSC closes down Spaceflight Insider...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, October 5, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… As Hurricane Matthew heads toward the Space Coast, evacuations are under way, and protecting lives is top priority. Human Deep Space Exploration Hurricane Matthew poses a significant threat to Kennedy Space Center Ars Technica...NASA researching eye structure changes in space
Before humans travel to deep space destinations like Mars, it’s important to understand how their bodies will be affected by spaceflight. Onboard the International Space Station (ISS), astronauts’ bodies are subtly affected by the microgravity environment. The ISS...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
