Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, June 21, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A new Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex attraction, opening in Central Florida this fall, will pay tribute to those who pioneered the space frontier. Human Deep Space Exploration ‘Heroes & Legends’ astronaut...
The Future of Deep Space Exploration Comes to Capitol Hill!
On Friday, June 17, three of America’s best and brightest presented the work that is propelling their careers and passion to a “full house” on Capitol Hill. There, they shared the latest news about the nation’s next-generation deep space exploration systems – the...
Deep Space Extra for Monday, June 20, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Saffire-1 experiment provided ground-based researchers with imagery from a major fire in the microgravity of space last week. Human Deep Space Exploration Europe’s Orion service module shipment to U.S. delayed by...
Astronaut health care in the congressional spotlight
A unique environment presents unique challenges. When astronauts are in space, their bodies are affected by environments we don’t experience here on Earth. Learning how extended time in a microgravity environment with increased exposure to radiation affects the health...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, June 17, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Colorful NASA posters urge skilled Americans to find a place on the Journey to Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration Do you have what it takes to colonize Mars? NASA might need you Christian Science Monitor (6/16): Colorful posters from...
Deep Space Extra for Thursday, June 16, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Action in the U.S. Senate on a NASA’s 2017 budget stalls this week in response to gun control debate. Human Deep Space Exploration Gun control filibuster derails NASA-NOAA spending bill Spacepolicyonline.com (6/15): U.S. Senate...
SLS highlights for May
The new rocket to support the nation’s exploration into deep space continues to make progress toward its first flight. Built by NASA, Space Launch System (SLS) will fly for the first time in 2018. In the last month, an important piece of the rocket was finished and...
Mission to Jupiter – coming soon!
How soon? In less than three weeks, NASA’s Juno mission will fire its engine and enter orbit around Jupiter on July 4. By the time Juno reaches Jupiter, the long-anticipated mission will have traveled to its destination for around five years. Juno is designed to help...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, June 15, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA testing is preparing the Orion crew exploration capsule for ocean splashdown. Human Deep Space Exploration Orion test capsule gets another splash-test at NASA Langley Hampton Roads Daily Press (6/14): NASA’s Orion crew...Space Talk
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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?☄️🌌⛏️
