Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA announced Wednesday that is has backed off plans to launch the multinational Mars InSight mission in March in response to French...
Orion’s November Accomplishments

Orion’s November Accomplishments

Scientists and engineers all over the world were incredibly busy with NASA’s Orion spacecraft last month–here are some of the highlights: –Orion’s ESA-built service module arrives at NASA’s Glenn Research Center for evaluation...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA has assembled scientists as well as engineers to help it scout out the most promising landing sites on Mars for future human explorers....
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Deep Space Extra for Monday, December 21, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The U.S. House, Senate and White House enacted an omnibus 2016 spending bill on Friday with increases for NASA and other federal space...
Mars InSight Spacecraft Shipped to California for March Launch

Mars InSight Spacecraft Shipped to California for March Launch

NASA’s next Mars spacecraft has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, for final preparations before a launch scheduled in March 2016 and a landing on Mars six months later. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, built and tested the spacecraft and...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Deep Space Extra for Friday, December 18, 2015

Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. U.S. House leadership pressed Thursday for passage of a $1.1 trillion 2016 omnibus appropriations measure, which includes increases for NASA’s...
Today is the 112th anniversary of the first Kitty Hawk flights

Today is the 112th anniversary of the first Kitty Hawk flights

112 years ago today, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft. The first flight, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, lasted 12 seconds and traveled 120 feet. After three more successful flights,...
Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, December 23, 2015

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...