Deep Space Extra for Friday, April 29, 2016

Deep Space Extra for Friday, April 29, 2016

In Today’s Deep Space Extra…NASA’s Mars exploration ambitions likely to coincide with growing personal spaceflight. Human Deep Space Exploration ‘Way Up There’: Above the Earth and onward to Mars CNN.com (4/28): NASA has its eyes on Mars for future human deep...
Solid rocket boosters for EM-1 are being cast

Solid rocket boosters for EM-1 are being cast

The capabilities of tomorrow are enabled by the progress we make today. Progress continues to be made on NASA’s next big thing, Space Launch System (SLS), which will be the largest rocket in the world. It will launch astronauts into deep space – further than we...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, April 29, 2016

Deep Space Extra for Thursday, April 28, 2016

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Mars comes to Earth with help of Augmented Reality. Human Deep Space Exploration Mars Comes to Earth: Scientists ‘Visit’ Red Planet with Augmented Reality Space.com (4/27): NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has partnered...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, April 29, 2016

Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, April 27, 2016

In Today’s Deep Space Extra…Traffic in Central Florida slowed Tuesday for Space Launch System hardware en route to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Human Deep Space Exploration Platform for new NASA rocket rolls through Titusville Florida Today (4/26): Newly...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, April 26, 2016

In Today’s Deep Space Extra…Production of the solid rocket boosters for NASA’s first test flight of the Space Launch System exploration rocket and Orion crew capsule is underway. Human Deep Space Exploration First SLS Solid Rocket Booster Segment Is Cast...
Spacesuits for Orion are being tested now

Spacesuits for Orion are being tested now

The spacesuits that astronauts will wear when they travel to deep space inside NASA’s new Orion spacecraft are being evaluated now at Johnson Space Center. The spacesuits are being tested to ensure astronauts will be able to effectively interact with Orion’s...
New Researchers Chosen to work with the Mars Curiosity Rover

New Researchers Chosen to work with the Mars Curiosity Rover

Curiosity recently got some curious new researchers! Twenty-eight researchers have been chosen as participating scientists to work on projects with the Curiosity Mars rover. These researchers will be actively involved with day-to-day science operations and rover...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, April 29, 2016

Deep Space Extra for Monday, April 25, 2016

In Today’s Deep Space Extra…NASA’s Kepler space telescope is back in action! Human Deep Space Exploration China Official Says Film ‘The Martian’ Shows Americans Want Space Cooperation Reuters via New York Times (4/22): China plans to become more...