Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, July 6, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…Juno operating well and as designed, feeding the desire to explore deep in space. Space Science Now orbiting Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft is poised for ‘tantalizing’ data New York Times (7/5): NASA’s Juno...
Welcome to Jupiter!
At 11:18 pm Eastern Time on July 4 (03:18 GMT 5 July) NASA’s Joint Propulsion Laboratory in California and Lockheed Martin’s mission operations control center in Denver, Colorado burst into cheers and applause as the Juno spacecraft signaled it had entered orbit...
Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, July 5, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Juno spacecraft reaches Jupiter and brakes into orbit for close-up scrutiny of the solar system’s largest planet. Human Deep Space Exploration Insider exclusive: Precourt talks boosters, bovines and brilliance...
The Juno spacecraft arrives at Jupiter in three days
Next to Jupiter, Earth is an insignificant speck. The data we have on Jupiter has been supplied by probe flybys, ground-based observations and one orbiter. Until next week. This coming Monday, July 4th, NASA’s Juno mission will arrive at Jupiter. Wonder what’s under...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, July 1, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…Washington’s National Air and Space Museum to mark 40th anniversary with displays and all night programming that features advances in U.S. space exploration and aviation. Human Deep Space Exploration National Air and Space...
What does 3.6 million pounds of thrust look like?
There will be two of these boosters on NASA’s new rocket, with four more engines powering the core stage. This new rocket, Space Launch System (SLS), will power the human exploration of deep space. On Tuesday, June 28th, the solid rocket booster pictured above...
Deep Space Extra for Thursday, June 30, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…This week’s Utah test firing of the Orbital ATK solid rocket motor assigned to NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket makes a powerful impression Human Deep Space Exploration An afternoon with the world’s most...
Mars rovers discover evidence of an oxygen-rich past
Mars wasn’t always as different from Earth as it is today. Evidence recently found by NASA’s Curiosity rover points toward Mars having had an atmosphere with more oxygen long ago in its past. This builds upon other findings of the similarities between our planet and...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, June 29, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Tuesday’s Utah test firing of NASA’s powerful Space Launch System solid rocket motor is furthering efforts to develop a U.S. launch vehicle for future human deep space exploration. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA...Space Talk
Nothing like a Sunday morning in Colorado
@torybruno NOUS cup!
Wallops launched its first test rocket on June 27, 1945. The first research rocket, the Tiamat, launched just one week later. Wallops has grown from a small test range to a full-scale launch facility supporting small- to medium-size rocket launches, scientific balloon missions,
The future of space will be built through collaboration.
#NASA has selected 41 technology proposals from 37 companies, proving that the biggest breakthroughs happen when bold ideas meet shared expertise.
From enabling a sustained human presence on the #Moon to preparing for the
1.8 billion years ago, a comet struck modern-day Sudbury, Ontario, resulting in a 62 km-long impact crater and large mineral deposits, including nickel. Deep underground today, Sudbury’s SNOLAB researches dark matter. Had you heard of Sudbury’s #space connection?☄️🌌⛏️
