The Mars Exploration Family Portrait
Can you name all of our Mars missions? With a success rate of about 50%, the incredibly difficult path to Mars is littered with failed missions. Check out this infographic from The Planetary Society showing all of the robotic missions humanity has sent to the red...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, February 8, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The country mourns the loss of Edgar Mitchell, Apollo moon walker, engineer and philosopher. Human Deep Space Exploration Edgar Mitchell, sixth astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 85 Collectspace.com (2/5): Apollo 14 lunar module...
Deep Space Extra for Friday, February 5, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra…U.S. lawmakers urge NASA to secure Journey to Mars plans with more details. Human Deep Space Exploration Consensus on the Need for a Human Spaceflight Plan, But Not on the Plan Itself Spacepolicyonline (2/4): Members of the U.S. House...
NASA to launch small satellites on future Mars rocket ship
NASA will launch 13 small research satellites with the unmanned Orion deep space explorer craft in the first mission of the new Space Launch System rocket that aims to eventually put humans on Mars, the agency said this week. NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman gave...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, February 4, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Exploration Mission-1 Orion pressure vessel is ready for structural tests and final assembly at the Kennedy Space Center. Human Deep Space Exploration KSC begins assembly of moon-bound Orion capsule Florida Today (2/3):...
The latest on New Horizons
Eight months after its rendezvous with Pluto, the New Horizons probe continues to return incredible data and images of the most famous dwarf planet. Click the links below for the latest news! Night Falls on Pluto’s Largest Moon Charon – Discovery...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, February 3, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The inaugural test flight of NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket will introduce 13 CubeSats to deep space while propelling an unpiloted Orion crew capsule around the moon. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA picks tiny...
Orion takes Super Guppy ride to Kennedy Space Center
The future of human spaceflight may be headed into deep space, but first it needed a ride to Florida from the Super Guppy. Now at Kennedy Space Center is the Orion spacecraft pressure vessel, which had been housed at the Michoud Assembly Facility in Louisiana. It flew...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, February 2, 2016
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Super Guppy air transport delivers the Exploration Mission-1 Orion capsule to the Kennedy Space Center. Human Deep Space Exploration NASA’s `Super Guppy’ delivers EM-1 Orion to Kennedy Space Center...Space Talk
@mars_stu @NASAJPL @NASAMars They'll be downlinked when the spacecraft is able to re-point to Earth following its science observations. Will begin likely NET later this evening US time, and take place over a few days.
What's it like to fly NASA's experimental, quiet supersonic aircraft?
We're hosting a @Reddit AMA with our X-59 test pilots on Monday, May 18. Stop by and share your questions! https://www.reddit.com/r/nasa/
What's it like to fly NASA's experimental, quiet supersonic aircraft?
We're hosting a @Reddit AMA with our X-59 test pilots on Monday, May 18. Stop by and share your questions! https://www.reddit.com/r/nasa/
How do planets form? Tiny grains of dust orbiting a newborn star collide, grow, and eventually build entire worlds. ✨🪐
A NASA scientist explains how planets like Earth came to be: https://youtu.be/1A_73j71WkE?si=ipv2g9uW0__rT5nV
