Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, March 17, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin predicts international effort to reach Mars with explorers by 2040. Human Deep Space Exploration Buzz Aldrin talks March madness and Mars exploration CBS News (3/16): Aldrin predicts an international...
The incredible views from New Horizons
NASA’s New Horizons probe flew by Pluto and its moons more than eight months ago, but the images from that brief encounter continue to trickle in. New Horizons revealed a dwarf planet with a surprising amount of activity and a varied geography unlike anything...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, March 16, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Bipartisan U.S. House appropriators vow to seek more funding for NASA in 2017. Human Deep Space Exploration House appropriators vow to seek more NASA funding Space News (3/15): Republicans and Democrats alike vowed Tuesday to push...
Orion’s February Accomplishments
The February newsletter for the Orion program is out! In this issue: Orion’s solar array was successfully deployed in a test at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden discusses the state of the agency. Orion’s fuel...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, March 15, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA Glenn names new director, former astronaut, Janet Kavandi. Human Deep Space Exploration Air Force simulates astronaut rescue Florida Today (3/14): U.S. Air Force helicopters and rescue personnel demonstrated the recovery of...
ExoMars spacecraft sets off in search of alien life
The search for life on Mars has entered a new era with the launch of a spacecraft built to sniff out waste gases released by alien organisms. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) blasted into an overcast sky on a Proton rocket from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, March 14, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. presidential contenders say little so far on space exploration plans. Congress delves into proposed 2017 space budget proposals. Human Deep Space Exploration ‘Where’s your space policy?’ Journalist asks 2016...
Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Congratulates Dynetics Technical Services for NASA Small Business Award
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration congratulates Dynetics, Inc. on the award presented to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dynetics Technical Services (DTS) as NASA’s Small Business Prime Contractor of 2015. The award was presented at the NASA Industry Forum Meting...
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...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
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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.