Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, July 20, 2016

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

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 Wednesday, July 20, 2016

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

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...
Coalition Executive Director Testifies Before Congress

Coalition Executive Director Testifies Before Congress

On Wednesday of this week (July 13), Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar, Executive Director of the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transporation’s Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness, about the future of...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, July 20, 2016

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 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

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 20, 2016

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

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...