Orion’s accomplishments in May
Humans haven’t traveled beyond the moon yet, but they will in NASA’s new crew capsule. Last month, significant progress was made on the Orion spacecraft that will take humans deeper into space than we’ve ever gone before. Check out some of last month’s highlights:...
NASA’s Dawn mission takes home the 2016 Collier Trophy
Last Thursday, the most prestigious award in aerospace was given to a very exciting mission. This award, known as the Collier Trophy, is given annually for the country’s greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics of the preceding year. This year’s winner was...
Deep Space Extra for Monday, June 13, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Young NASA astronauts see mission to Mars as career goal. Human Deep Space Exploration Astronaut with ties to Scripps envisions missions to Mars San Diego Union Tribune (6/10): NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, who received a doctorate...
Today in History … the launch of the Spirit rover
Launched 13 years ago to the day, NASA’s Spirit rover set out for Mars. It’s twin rover, Opportunity, would follow just a month later. Together, their mission was to find answers to the history of water on Mars. Both spacecraft landed in regions that seemed to be...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, June 10, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Congressman Jim Bridenstine is pleased so far with the legislative response to his proposed American Space Renaissance Act. The sweeping reforms he unveiled just two months ago might pave the way for commercial space stations,...
SLS’s second solid rocket booster qualification test to take place June 28
NASA’s new rocket will launch in 2018. Why is it a big deal? Space Launch System (SLS) will give NASA the ability to launch not only payloads into deep space, but also humans–something that’s never been done before. On its first flight alone, the rocket will...
Deep Space Extra for Thursday, June 9, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Robotic missions set the stage for first steps by human explorers on the moon, Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration Meet the first man who imaged the moon Seeker (6/8): Now 89, Justin Rennilson has not lost his enthusiasm for space...
The James Webb Space Telescope – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Hubble was legendary, and its successor is going to be nothing short of incredible. Motivated by Hubble’s results, NASA’s new space telescope will help us understand every phase of the history of the universe. It’s called the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). It will...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, June 8, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Space policy veteran finds NASA’s proposed Asteroid Redirect Mission a valuable step in the Journey to Mars. Human Deep Space Exploration Op-Ed | Saving NASA’s ARM and the Journey to Mars Space News (6/7): U.S. House...Space Talk
Did you know the @Space_Station is restocked with food every 60 to 90 days? During these resupply missions, @NASA can send a wide variety of food items including fresh foods, pizza kits, and even real ice cream!
Stop by the NASA exhibit at the Great American State Fair all week
Did you know the @Space_Station is restocked with food every 60 to 90 days? During these resupply missions, @NASA can send a wide variety of food items including fresh foods, pizza kits, and even real ice cream!
Stop by the NASA exhibit at the Great American State Fair all week
HiRISE 3D: A Possible Eroded Dyke System in Atlantis Chaos
These dykes would be intruding into sediments of probable lacustrine origin, deposited in this basin of the southern cratered highlands.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_092224_1450_ESP_092593_1450_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
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Joe Engle—age 32—flew the X-15 OTD in 1965 to an altitude of more than 50 miles, qualifying for astronaut wings under the USAF definition.
He was selected to become a NASA astronaut the following year and was the only person to have flown both the X-15 and the Space Shuttle.
@NASAhistory Sorry I don't know this, did I fly the shuttle to space, or did he only fly the pictured Enterprise?
@TNCannuck In addition to flying a few of the Approach and Landing Tests aboard Enterprise, Engle commanded the second shuttle mission (STS-2) aboard Columbia as well as STS-51I aboard Discovery.