Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, April 4, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. and international partners could reach Mars with human explorers in the next 20 years, according to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA’s Bolden: Mars mission is ‘closer than...
The legacy of Mariner 10
42 years ago on March 29, NASA’s Mariner 10 mission became the first spacecraft to visit Mercury. At the time of its launch, little was known about our planetary neighbors. Scientists were particularly interested in Mercury’s core and how Venus interacts with the...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, April 1, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will urge the next presidential administration to stay the course with the agency’s deep space exploration plans. Human Deep Space Exploration Bolden seeks stability for NASA in upcoming...
Shuttle Atlantis’ 16th mission ended 20 years ago today
On this day in 1996, the Shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth on STS-76. STS-76 became the third U.S. Shuttle mission to dock with the Russian orbital outpost Mir, transferring astronaut Shannon Lucid to the outpost for a long-duration stay. The mission also provided...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, March 31, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. Space Station experiment will assess the use of expandable modules as habitats for astronauts on deep space missions. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA test could pave the way for future space habitats Huffington Post (3/30): In...
Macomb Township company helps NASA with mission to Mars
Ben Bailey, Click on Detroit Every day we get closer to a new reality, a reality that has man stepping foot on Mars. Science fiction has painted a wide variety of scenes and expectations, but the human race will eventually know what it’s really like to be on the...
International Space Station to expand with inflatable spacecraft
Traci Watson, USA TODAY Blow-up rafts are just the thing for lounging at the pool, blow-up beds for a houseful of guests. But a blow-up spacecraft? It may sound more “Jetsons” than “Right Stuff,” but NASA is about to put the idea to the test. The space agency is...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, March 30, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA outlines latest strides to upgrade ground systems for future Space Launch System, Orion missions of human deep space exploration. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA trumpets milestone in potential Mars travel: System reviews...
The Saturn Propulsion System
NASA’s Space Launch System is built on a legacy of American rocket prowess, notably the previous record holder for the most powerful rocket ever built – Saturn. The Saturn I rocket was the United States’ first dedicated heavy-lift space launcher, and...Space Talk
#Spazio, #ESA vs #NASA, #Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri piani”
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Spazio, ESA vs NASA, Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri...
Spazio, ESA vs NASA, Aschbacher: “stop a Lunar Gateway e Mars Sample Return perturbano nostri piani”
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How do you know an elephant was in the refrigerator? The footprints in the butter!
@NASARoman will use a similar technique to study neutron stars, essentially invisible crushed cores of former massive stars, relying on their effects on other stars.
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Name a better office view. 🧑🚀🌎
#OTD in 2009, astronauts installed Wide Field Camera 3 on Hubble during Servicing Mission 4.
WFC3 provides images across three broad regions of light: ultraviolet, visible, and into the near-infrared! Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/439kDQe
To build on the Moon, we need construction materials that can withstand bitter cold – so @NASAglenn invented a machine that can recreate that environment for testing!
This high-powered refrigerator, or cryocooler, removes heat without using any liquid. https://go.nasa.gov/3PGqIR9
