Today’s Deep Space Extra, Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Mars One: Billionaires could make visions of a red planet settlement possible. Orion capsule testing takes place at YPG. NASA’s Dawn...
‘The Time is Now’ for America’s Journey to Mars
Have you seen this op-ed in Roll Call from NASA veterans Doug Cooke and Dan Dumbacher? A mission to Mars would be extremely valuable to the country, both scientifically and financially. Congress must act now to ensure our continuing leadership in space. Do you...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. U.S. deep space planning should include lunar resources, the commercial sector and a wide international partnership, according to a lunar...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Monday, August 24, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Experts address the stress challenges of human Mars exploration. NASA refurbishes the Pegasus barge to chauffeur NASA’s Space Launch...
Orion brings new tech to tested design
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is a mix of old and new: the tried and tested Apollo-era capsule design elements have been married with Shuttle-era crew amenities and modern technology. With the ability to carry a crew of four, a “glass cockpit” digital...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Friday, August 21, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Could Mars be the new Jamestown? 3-D Printing emerging as a key space technology for deep space exploration. The Smithsonian Institution raises...
55 years ago today, Russian space dogs returned to Earth
On this day in 1960, the USSR accomplished another first–the recovery of two dogs from space. These became the first living organisms to return from orbit, and were a very important component of the preparation for Yuri Gagarin’s first flight. Belka and...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Thursday, August 20, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. Modifications to the Mobile Launch Platform for NASA’s Space Launch System exploration rocket take shape at the agency’s Kennedy...
Today’s Deep Space Extra, Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Today’s Deep Space Extra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space related activities from across the globe. NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman is focused on human Mars exploration. NASA assembles Orion hardware at NASA’s Glenn Research Center...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
