Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, November 30, 2015
Monday’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA’s Space Launch System will carry CubeSats aboard Exploration Mission-1, the agency’s 2018 inaugural SLS test flight of the...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Though risky, human space exploration is worth the challenge, according to a South Carolina editorial. Popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse...
The many destinations of SLS
When completed, the Space Launch System will be able to boost a huge variety of payloads to Earth orbit and deep space. Some possible destinations the rocket can service include Saturn, Uranus and even interstellar space. Click on the images below to see some of the...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA contracts with Aerojet Rocketdyne to manufacture the rocket engines for the first stage of the Space Launch System exploration rocket. Planners...
Check out Orion’s shiny new coating
NASA recently released new images of the Orion capsule with a new paint job–a chrome layer that will help with thermal insulation for the spacecraft. The chrome layer, being highly reflective, will help maintain Orion’s temperature during its missions....
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, November 23, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Apollo 11’s Buzz Aldrin crusades for Mars. NASA prepares the James Webb Space Telescope’s big mirror for assembly ahead of late...
Happy Birthday, ISS
17 years ago today, the Zarya module of the International Space Station launched into orbit, making the ISS 17 years old! Zarya, meaning “sunrise” in Russian, provided electrical power and storage while the station was being assembled, and also served as...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, November 20, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA introduces a silvery addition to the Orion crew exploration capsule. Space Florida works to make space exploration an issue in the 2016...
46 years ago today, Apollo 12 landed on the moon
On this day in 1969, Apollo 12 landed on the moon. The second mission to reach our satellite, Apollo 12 was crewed by astronauts Pete Conrad, Richard Gordon and Alan Bean. Apollo 12 completed a number of firsts, including the first visit of a manned spaceflight to a...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
