Apollo 11 was a high point in human history 47 years ago this week
The first footprints on the moon were left by humans 47 years ago this week. NASA’s Apollo 11 mission landed on the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969. The crew was Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz”...
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...Space Talk
'Starburst Galaxy Centaurus A'
Image Credit: Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScl;
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#space #nasa The Buck Moon is a traditional name for the full moon of July. In this colorful Adriatic sea and skyscape captured on July 28 from Krk Island along the coast of Croatia, a full Buck Moon is just rising over distant mountains. Since a full m… https://ift.tt/6mrXe90
Axiom Space and Prada Unveil a Next-Generation Spacesuit for Artemis III
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🌊This stunning view of the Lagoon Nebula reveals a 100-light-year-wide stellar nursery where new stars are forming. The beach-like shapes are sculpted by intense ultraviolet radiation, not water, as newborn stars reshape the surrounding gas and dust.
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