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...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, September 20, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… An experiment on NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will demonstrate the production of oxygen from carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere, a possible resource for future human exploration. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA’s Mars...Students are controlling the camera on a martian orbiter
When you think about the kind of people that are able photograph the surface of Mars and study it, perhaps you weren’t picturing a group of young students. But thanks to a special project, that’s exactly who have the opportunity to be scientists studying another...Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, September 19, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A bi-partisan U.S. Senate NASA Authorization measure would support development of the Space Launch System, Orion and other elements of NASA’s human deep space exploration plans through a transition in presidential...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,
The future of space will be built through collaboration.
#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?☄️🌌⛏️
