Deep Space Extra for Thursday, July 14, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…Russia and China discuss possible collaboration for the exploration of the moon and Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration Russia, China discuss cooperation in Moon, Mars exploration TASS, or Russia (13): Russia’s deputy prime...
The Liquid Hydrogen Tank for the SLS test article nears completion
The biggest part of the biggest part of the biggest rocket is almost complete. Catch all that? The biggest rocket in the world is going to be NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS. The biggest part of the rocket is the core stage. And the biggest part of the core stage...
Speakers at ISS R&D show progress being made on human health in space
With the wealth of knowledge provided by both historical and continuing research and development onboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA is paving a path through space. Our nation’s space agency collaborates with many international agencies through the...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, July 13, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Juno Jupiter mission probe transmits its first images from orbit around the giant planet. Space Science Juno Spacecraft Captures 1st Photo from Jupiter Orbit Space.com (7/12): An image taken July 10 of Jupiter’s Great...
Orion’s June Accomplishments
Every month, we are closer to sending humans on deep space missions. To enable these missions and keep astronauts safe, NASA is developing the Orion crew capsule. When it takes flight in 2018 atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, it will travel deeper into space...
Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, July 12, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Deep space planetary missions could help achieve the pace of Space Launch System exploration rocket operations desired by NASA for human missions beyond low Earth orbit. Human Deep Space Exploration Two SLS to Jupiter The Space...
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter finds ‘dark streaks’ on Mars
Last year, the strongest evidence that liquid water flows from time to time on present-day Mars came from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)’s findings. Last week, a new report was published based on images from the spacecraft. This new study adds clues about...
Deep Space Extra for Monday, July 11, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The first human planetary rover, a mobility asset sure to play an important role in the future exploration of planetary surfaces, debuted on NASA’s Apollo 15 mission 45 years ago this month. Human Deep Space Exploration 45...
Voyager 2 first encountered Jupiter 37 years ago this week
Juno is at Jupiter now, but it’s not the only mission to visit the giant in our solar system. 37 years ago tomorrow, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made its closest flyby of the Jovian world. On July 9, 1979 it flew within 350,000 miles of Jupiter. The spacecraft sent...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
