NextSTEP-2 to address challenges of human deep space exploration
Where are humans going to live when they’re in deep space? Partners of NASA have some interesting developments that are addressing the challenges of long-term human spaceflight. Five partners have been working on space homes, or habitats. They are Bigelow Aerospace,...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, September 26, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The latest in a series of isolation exercises simulating human journeys to Mars is underway in Utah. Human Deep Space Exploration 80-Day Mock Mars Mission Begins Saturday in Utah Space.com (9/23): A multinational team of nine...The Galileo mission to Jupiter ended 13 years ago this week
For 14 years, the Galileo spacecraft explored the most massive planet in our solar system – a planet so big that 1,300 Earths would fit inside of it. In addition to studying Jupiter, Galileo studied the planet’s largest moons and was the first to visit an...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, September 23, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Flexibility in planning will enable NASA to launch human explorers into the solar system, with Mars as the first stop. Human Deep Space Exploration Path to Mars Should Be Flexible, Experts Agree Space.com (9/22): In remarks before a...
Welding complete on SLS’s liquid hydrogen tank
Hydrogen and oxygen aren’t just essential components for your drinking water – they’re key to exploring deep space! When hydrogen and oxygen are separated and kept at extremely low temperatures, they can propel the core stage of NASA’s new rocket, Space Launch...The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Congratulates Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Approval of NASA Transition Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration (Coalition) applauds Chairman John Thune (R-SD), Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL), Space Subcommittee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-MI) and the entire Commerce, Science, and...
Mysterious ice cloud forms on Saturn’s moon Titan
How do clouds form on Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon? A mysterious ice cloud has caused scientists at NASA to rethink their theories. Ever since an ice cloud similar to the recently spotted one was seen decades ago on Titan, scientists have been perplexed. It was seen...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, September 21, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…Planetary Society exec Bill Nye, the Science Guy, urges presidential contenders to support NASA’s efforts to resume human deep space exploration. Human Deep Space Exploration Bill Nye to Trump, Clinton: Stay the Course in Space...Orion’s heat shield delivered to Kennedy Space Center
How will NASA send humans on deep space missions? With their new Orion crew capsule, with a heat shield that recently arrived at Kennedy Space Center! In 2018, Orion will launch into space on top of the agency’s new rocket called Space Launch System (SLS). After about...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
