Today’s Deep Space Extra, Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. There is sound, then space: NASA’s Orion prime contractor will subject the developing human spacecraft to acoustic forces during ground...
Expedition 45 launches to the ISS tonight
Don’t forget–tune in to NASA TV tonight to watch Expedition 45 launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EDT. This will be a taxi flight aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, taking up Sergey Volkov and Aidyn Aimbetov of Roscosmos and Andreas...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Essayist urges the space community to temper its expectations of The Martian and the film’s power to enlist support for exploration. NASA...
Experience Mars with ‘Experience Curiosity’
Want to drive a Mars rover? NASA JPL’s ‘Experience Curiosity’ lets you be a virtual commander of the Curiosity rover in a 3D representation of the Martian surface. The simulation uses real photos from Curiosity and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter....
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Monday, August 31, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. A NASA research effort aims for more accurate Mars spacecraft landings. In Hawaii, six scientists initiate a year-long Mars spaceflight...
July highlights from the SLS team
July’s SLS Highlights Report is ready for your consumption! In this issue: SLS’s development for an eventual Mars mission is evaluated, a Simsbury, CT industry partner is highlighted, and the construction of the core stage hydrogen tanks is documented....
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Friday, August 28, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Andy Weir, author of The Martian, predicts human exploration of the red planet by 2050, sooner if Congress backs the plans. The moon has a good...
The Mariner 2 launch was 53 years ago today
Mariner 2, the first human probe to Venus, launched from Cape Canaveral on this day in 1962. Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to encounter another planet, and confirmed that Venus has cool clouds and an extremely hot surface. Mariner 2 also set the stage for future...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Thursday, August 27, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA’s Orion capsule clears a milestone unpiloted parachute recovery test. The 2016 U.S. presidential candidates and their stance on...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
