In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA crossed another milestone this week in its preparations for Artemis I, an upcoming uncrewed test flight of the Space Launch System and Orion capsule around the Moon and back to Earth. Meanwhile, Russia and China appear poised to enter...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… James Webb Space Telescope arrives at its home at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point nearly one million miles from the Earth. The Artemis I mission will include secondary payloads, one of which will visit the smallest asteroid ever to be...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… JWST to reach its new home today. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on January 21 launched space-monitoring satellites for the U.S. Space Force. Space ScienceThe James Webb Space Telescope glides to its deep-space parking spot...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Axiom Space working with Space Entertainment Enterprise to build space film studio. InSight lander awakens from safe mode. Human Space ExplorationESA looks to space summit to endorse human spaceflight effortsSpaceNews.com (1/20): The...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA confirms Russian ASAT test has doubled the risk of debris penetrating the International Space Station. Israel to sign the Artemis Accords. Federal budget standstill having ‘ripple effects’ on national security space...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center working to finish preparations in time for mid-February rollout of Artemis I integrated vehicle for wet dress rehearsal. NASA astronaut corps may be too small. Human Space ExplorationEGS, Jacobs...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Paragon Space Development Corp. finalized a contract to provide support for the Northrop Grumman Habitation and Logistics Outpost. The NASA Advisory Council’s Human Exploration and Operations Committee meets Tuesday and Wednesday. On...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… What will the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images be? NASA leasing act transformed into voting rights legislation. Space ScienceWhat will the James Webb Space Telescope look at first?Space.com (1/14): As the James Webb Space...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA continuing to prepare the Space Launch System rockets for future Artemis missions. James Webb Space Telescope begins the precise maneuver of lining up the primary and secondary mirrors. Human Space ExplorationNASA getting SLS...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel issued its annual report on Tuesday. The InSight Lander has entered a safe mode, temporarily suspending its studies of the Martian mantle and core. Human Space ExplorationSafety Panel: NASA...
Don’t miss the latest developments in space policy, science, and exploration with Deep Space Extra, delivered directly to your inbox from Monday to Friday.
#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.