NASA Studies New Upper Stage For Second SLS Mission
Frank Morring, Jr. NASA human-spaceflight managers are evaluating whether it will be possible to switch to a more capable upper stage for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) in time for its first flight with a crew. The U.S. space agency has scheduled that flight...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Two space veterans make the case for the moon as a destination on the way to Mars with humans. As NASA starts a human Mars landing site...
Orion’s tech and the future of deep space exploration
The Orion spacecraft is being engineered for humanity’s journey to Mars, with the tech needed for a wide range of mission profiles. Check out this video from FW: Thinking on the engineering that will take us out to deep space:
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. A NASA workshop gathered scientists and engineers to prep for the first human landings on Mars. NASA engineers have tested a rocket engine that...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, November 2, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA is pursuing spacecraft development at an aggressive pace, say experts. Writer Andy Weir explains how The Martian was formulated. The...
NASA Marks Completion of Test Version of Key SLS Propulsion System
A structural test article of the interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) for NASA’s new deep-space exploration rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), has been completed at United Launch Alliance in Decatur, Alabama, prior to handover to the Boeing Company of...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, October 30, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The U.S. Senate early Friday joined the House in approving a two year budget/debt limit deal that goes to President Obama for signature. NASA...
John Glenn’s second spaceflight anniversary
On this day in 1998, John Glenn returned to space and became the oldest human to do so. John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth, preforming a four-hour flight in the Friendship-7 spacecraft on Feb. 20, 1962. After retiring from the Astronaut Corps. and...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, October 29, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. The Coalition for Space Exploration to formalize organization. Cassini, the long running U.S., European and Italian spacecraft mission at...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
