Coalition for Deep Space Exploration issues policy paper to guide the incoming president and Congress
“A Space Exploration Roadmap for the Next Administration” outlines the Coalition’s position on key space policy issues The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration has released a policy position paper highlighting the key issues that every presidential and congressional...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, July 22, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA is at work on the countdown procedures for the Space Launch System exploration rocket. The SLS, scheduled to take flight in late 2018, is designed to start human explorers on future missions to deep space destinations. Human...
The SLS Qualification Test Article is being welded together, piece by piece
With a major qualification test article for NASA’s new rocket having just finished being welded together, we’re a step closer to the launch of Space Launch System in 2018. The component just completed is SLS’s liquid hydrogen tank. Coming in at more than 130...
Deep Space Extra for Thursday, July 21, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Retired NASA astronaut Eileen Collins, the first female space shuttle commander, called for a strong U.S. space program in remarks before the Republican National Convention on the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Human...
Our next space telescope is a 21st century tech powerhouse
With the launch of Hubble’s successor in 2018, the most powerful space telescope ever built will give us new knowledge about the Universe. It’s called James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST. In order for it to teach us about the universe and our origins, the instruments...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, July 20, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Wednesday marks the anniversaries of two significant events in space exploration, the 47th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing and the 40th anniversary of the 1976 Viking 1 landing on Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration...
ROCKY device to maintain astronaut health during deep-space missions
Learning how to keep humans healthy while they’re in space is essential for future missions into deep space. Onboard the International Space Station (ISS), this is a major area of study. Astronauts exercise daily in the orbiting laboratory. NASA’s new crew module that...
Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, July 19, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Human deep space exploration will include physical and mental challenges. Human Deep Space Exploration The human spaceflight equation The Space Review (7/18): Humans, some more than others, are driven by a desire to explore, writes...
The ISS as a testbed for commercial technology
On an exciting panel at last week’s International Space Station (ISS) Research & Development conference, top leadership for NASA and industry discussed the ISS and what will come next. The discussion took place between Sam Scimemi, Director of the ISS, NASA; Mark...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
