Spinoffs from the SLS and Orion programs
SLS and Orion are only in the construction phases, but the technology being developed for our next great spacecraft is already providing benefits on Earth. From better carbon nanotubes to faster battery charging, the technology spinoffs from NASA’s development...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, March 11, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Rocket engine for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket and Orion capsule with astronauts test fired Thursday. Human Deep Space Exploration Engine used on penultimate space shuttle flight relit for...
Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Honors Senator Mikulski for Nearly Three Decades of Support for Space Exploration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar, the executive director of the Coalition for Deep Space Exploration, issued the following statement regarding Senator Barbara Mikulski’s final hearing with the Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Subcommittee....
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been in Martian orbit for 10 years
On this day in 2006, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived at the red planet. The MRO was designed to explore Mars from orbit, delivering the Earth high resolution images to help researchers to build incredibly detailed maps of the planet’s surface. One of the...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, March 10, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA prepares to test fire the RS-25, a powerful first stage rocket engine for the Space Launch System exploration rocket under development to start astronauts on future missions of deep space exploration. Human Deep Space...
#YearInSpace: Mars, Miles, Months, Mass and Momentum
During his yearlong mission aboard the International Space Station, Scott Kelly traveled over 143 million miles in orbit around Earth. On average, Mars is 140 million miles away from our planet. Coincidence? Well, basically. There’s nothing average about a trip to...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, March 9, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Strides by NASA astronauts and space hardware are bringing a mission to Mars within reach. Human Deep Space Exploration Houston, we have an opportunity…it’s called Mars Denver Post (3/8): A just-ended 340-day mission to...
The Future Of Human Spaceflight
NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a spacecraft planned to take astronauts farther than any human has ever gone before. The agency launched the spacecraft on its first test flight in December 2014, and NASA hopes to launch Orion on a crewed mission...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, March 8, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. human deep space exploration ambitions faced with challenges from erratic funding and sometimes chaotic Congressional budgeting processes. Human Deep Space Exploration Déjà vu all over again: NASA and the question of risk The...Space Talk
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