Ask Me Anything with NASA’s rocket scientists
Save the date: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and Explore Deep Space are hosting a Reddit iAMA on Thursday, Oct 15th at 3:00 p.m. eastern with rocket scientists and engineers working on NASA’s journey to Mars! Participating in the discussing are: Bill...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA appoints new Orion program manager. Studies of pebbles in Mars’ Gale Crater with NASA’s Curiosity rover suggest they were...
Flight Crew to Flight: NASA Names 1st Astronaut-Turned-Flight Director
Timothy “TJ” Creamer, who this week joined the ranks of Christopher Kraft, Eugene Kranz and Glynn Lunney as one of NASA’s flight directors, is no stranger to Mission Control. Over the course of his 20-year career at NASA, Creamer has been certified...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. A series of deep space missions that include an orbital visit to Mars ahead of a landing may hold technical and financial merit, write two U.S....
Orbital ATK prepares for QM-2 test of SLS Solid Rocket Booster in spring 2016
As work progresses around the country toward the debut of NASA’s SLS rocket in 2018, Orbital ATK is preparing for the final qualification test of the five segment Solid Rocket Booster motor that will power the SLS through first stage flight. That second qualification...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Monday, October 12, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA’s just released, three phase Journey to Mars strategy stirs debate in Congress and among outside experts. Apollo 11’s Buzz...
Space Launch System Highlights for Sept. 2015
NASA’s Space Launch System Highlights for September is out now! Among the updates: –Preparations are underway for SLS’s second booster ground test –Marshall Space Flight Center’s structural test stand adds more steel to accommodate...
Today’s Deep Space Extra for Friday, October 9, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. A new NASA primer outlines a three step strategy for the human exploration of Mars. NASA’s Mars strategy will require high profile milestones....
We lost contact with the Pioneer Venus Orbiter 23 years ago today
On this day in 1992, the Pioneer Venus Orbiter stopped transmitting and began its descent in the Venusian atmosphere. Pioneer 12 was launched in May 1978 on a mission to study and map Venus’s clouds and atmosphere. During its 14-year stay, Pioneer 12 was able to...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
