In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA announces nuclear thermal propulsion reactor concept awards. The agency is working on adding Orion’s launch abort system onto the spacecraft ahead of the Artemis I mission. Human Space Exploration NASA issues contracts for nuclear...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Bill increasing NASA’s budget advances in the House. Gateway elements make progress. KSC to host launch viewing for Starliner’s OFT-2. Human Space ExplorationHouse appropriations bill supports increase to NASA’s...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… On Sunday, The House Appropriations Committee released its draft FY2022 Commerce-Justice-Science bill proposing $25.04 billion for NASA, a $1.77 billion increase over FY2021, and $240 million more than the Biden Administration proposed for...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage built by ULA and Boeing was added to the SLS this week. Human Space ExplorationSpace Launch System State Adapter and ICPS Upper State StackedCoalition Members in the news: Boeing, United Launch...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Space shuttle Atlantis launched for the last time 10 years ago today. NASA experts continue to pinpoint the cause of a malfunction on the Hubble space telescope. Human Space ExplorationOn This Day in Space! July 8, 2011: Space Shuttle...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Artemis a priority for Nelson. NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity sails through ninth flight while three rovers are at work on Mars. Human Space ExplorationNew NASA chief Bill Nelson brings a politician’s eye to space...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA is seeking proposals for the next phase of Artemis landers. James Webb Space Telescope passes key launch review. Human Space ExplorationNASA seeking proposals for next phase of Artemis lunar lander services despite industry...
Deep Space Extra will observe the 4th of July holiday on Monday, July 5. It will return on Tuesday, July 6. In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Scientists closer to explaining Mars methane mystery. Russia’s Progress MS-17 resupply capsule docked with the International...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA names two women to lead the Kennedy Space Center and the Johnson Space Center. Human Space ExplorationTwo NASA Centers get new Directors, both womenSpacepolicyonline.com (6/30): Vanessa Wyche was named director of the Johnson...
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Northrop Grumman’s 15th resupply mission departed the International Space Station yesterday for secondary activities. Russia launched the Progress 78 cargo mission to the International Space Station.Human Space...
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#NASA estimates that a human mission to Mars could take months or years with current propulsion technologies. To accelerate this timeline, NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring nuclear thermal propulsion.
.@NASA_Langley is testing the Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy capabilities Development for Surface Operations (LANDO), a robotic arm designed to lift payloads and place them on the #lunar surface.