Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, May 5, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Scottish engineers consult with NASA on possible Mars bound humanoid. Human Deep Space Exploration Mars-bound humanoid robot built by Edinburgh scientists and NASA Scotsman (5/4): Valkyrie, a NASA humanoid, has reached the...
Research on the ISS is enabling future deep space missions
What are astronauts really busy with all day on the International Space Station? There’s a lot to be done other than look at the incredible view. In this laboratory approximately 250 miles above Earth, experiments and studies are ongoing that are paving the way for...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, May 4, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Republican presidential front-runner praises NASA, says funding depends on the mission. Human Deep Space Exploration Trump praises NASA, but dodges funding questions in AIAA Q&A Spacepolicyonline.com (5/3): An AIAA check on the...
Orion to undergo critical pressure testing
NASA’s new spacecraft has been through quite a bit of testing, but it’s not done yet. Before it can fly in 2018, the Orion crew capsule must have its structural integrity verified. One method that helps confirm the structural integrity of the spacecraft is called...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, May 3, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The White House report endorses FAA oversight of commercial space missions. Human Deep Space Exploration The Space Launch System “jobs program” Spudis Lunar Resources Blog (5/2): NASA’s Space Launch System exploration...
The three phases of NASA’s Journey to Mars
Recently, we have talked about some elements of NASA’s Journey to Mars. Do you ever wonder how they fit together? And why we want to go there in the first place? There are three phases to this journey: The first phase, Earth Reliant, focuses on research being...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, May 2, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Structural evaluations of the NASA/Lockheed Martin Orion capsule assigned to Exploration Mission-1 get underway at the Kennedy Space Center. Human Deep Space Exploration Orion pressure vessel moved to test stand at KSC Spaceflight...
26 years of amazing Hubble images
The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most incredible scientific instruments ever constructed. Launched 26 years ago this week, Hubble explores the vastness of the universe and observes the most distant stars and galaxies. Hubble orbits Earth at an altitude of...
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...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.