Deep Space Extra for Thursday, December 17, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA receives a significant spending boost in the 2016 Omnibus Appropriations measure outlined by Congress on Wednesday. The agency’s...
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Commends Congress on Commitment to Deep Space Exploration
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration applauds the bipartisan leadership demonstrated by the United States Congress for providing strong FY 2016 funding for NASA needed to keep the nation’s deep space exploration and science programs on track. “These...
Stuffin.Space shows the positions of every man-made object in orbit
Ever wonder how many satellites are in orbit right now? NASA and other agencies around the world track the objects in orbit to enhance safety for space missions, and thanks to a group of enthusiasts, all of that data is available for everyone at http://stuffin.space/....
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Work on NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket changes the view from Huntsville. China plans new human spacecraft for future space...
Space Launch System November Highlights
November’s highlights report for NASA’s Space Launch System is here! In this issue: –NASA Marks Completion of Test Version of Key SLS Propulsion System –NASA Awards Contract to Restart Development of Engines to Power Agency’s Journey to Mars...
Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. On Monday, NASA began accepting applications to the agency’s astronaut corps. Enthusiasm over new U.S. commercial space legislation...
#MarsMonday: History’s Mars Exploration Concepts
For #MarsMonday, let’s take a look back at the old plans for exploring the red planet that led to our current mission concepts. The Mars Project was developed by Werhner von Braun in 1948 and outlines a 70-crew mission that would be launched in 1965. Spending...
Deep Space Extra for Monday, December 14, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The U.S. House joined the Senate on Friday in an agreement to extend a budget Continuing Resolution through Wednesday, avoiding a government...
Orion is Marching. Down. The field.
NASA’s Orion Program continues to mark progress at facilities around the country toward the next flight of the spacecraft. Engineers at NASA Glenn Research Center’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, are preparing a structural representation of the ESA (European...Space Talk
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#BlueOrigin is eyeing the launch of an uncrewed lander to the Moon within the next 12–16 months. The launch is to demonstrate #MK1's capabilities, which include the ability to deliver up to three tons of payload anywhere on the #Moon.
https://bit.ly/49YOLPC (📷: Blue Origin)
.@NASAWebb is providing new scientific insight into how stars and their protoplanetary disks form planets. The #JWST recently observed a system that just finished forming its planets.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/49Hko0r #SpaceExploration
#NASA's latest class of #astronaut candidates has graduated and is now eligible for missions to the Moon, Mars, and the @Space_Station. The agency is also accepting applications for a new class of astronauts.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bWYvvP #BeAnAstronaut
The @NASA astronaut selection window is open! #ArtemisGeneration #BeAnAstronaut