NASA Completes Critical Design Review for Space Launch System
For the first time in almost 40 years, a NASA human-rated rocket has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review (CDR). The agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the first vehicle designed to meet the challenges of the journey to Mars and the first...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, October 23, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket has completed the Critical Design Review phase, a major milestone in its assigned mission...Apollo 7 splashed down 47 years ago today
On this day in 1968, Apollo 7 returned to Earth to splashdown in the Pacific. Apollo 7 was a landmark mission for the program, and served to prove the spacecraft technology for future missions. As the first manned flight after the Apollo 1 tragedy, Apollo 7 also...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Thursday, October 22, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Presidential politics revive talk in the U.S. of a human lunar base. Underwater habitats prepare astronauts for low gravity, spacecraft...
Orion and SLS Spinoffs
SLS and Orion will propel our explorers into deep space, but did you know our next-generation spacecraft is already providing benefits on the ground? Check out a few of the technological spinoffs that are already enhancing safety and lowering costs for industries on...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Advanced propulsion will be a crucial part of reaching Mars with humans. A model of a time traveling DeLorean from the movie Back to the Future...
Mars, national infrastructure, and dispelling myths
When asked about human missions to Mars at a recent campaign event, Donald Trump replied, “Honestly, I think it’s wonderful; I want to rebuild our infrastructure first, ok? I think it’s wonderful.” This demonstrates a pattern often voiced by...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. President Obama hosted students at Monday’s “Astronomy Night” at the White House, suggesting some of them may have the...
If We Don’t Push the Limits With Space Exploration, What Are We Really Doing?
By Abigail Harrison, aspiring NASA astronaut & Board Chair at the Mars generation. I believe a love of learning is something that every person is born with. Think about it … when toddlers dump over a bowl of cereal, they are observing and playing with the...Space Talk
No single telescope can tell the whole story of our Universe!
As we look ahead to the launch of #NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a new chapter in cosmic exploration is about to begin.
Each #NASA space telescope sees the Universe differently - revealing its stars,
A spacewalk starts long before the hatch opens. 👨🚀🛰️
Astronaut Anil Menon says preparations can begin around 8 hours earlier, with equipment checks, suit-up procedures and breathing 100% oxygen before the EVA.
Hours of work go into every step outside the ISS.
#Space #Spacewalk
HiRISE 3D: A Very Small Landslide
This image highlights a landslide starting near the bottom of a slope, which is hard to discern details in Context Camera data, but a great target for HiRISE.
https://www.uahirise.org/anaglyph/ESP_093194_1845_ESP_093339_1845_RED
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
#Mars #NASA #science
Less than a week until Roman takes flight! 🔭🚀
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is targeting an Aug. 30 launch aboard Falcon Heavy.
With Hubble-like sharpness but a field of view ~100× larger, Roman will survey huge areas of the cosmos.
#Space #SpaceExploration
