Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 7, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) enters a critical ground test phase. Japan’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample container descended into Australia over the weekend, ending a six-year journey to asteroid Ryugu. Human Space...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 4, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA selects four companies to collect space resources. The National Science Foundation (NSF) said it will be up to Congress and the space science community to decide whether the Arecibo Observatory is rebuilt. Human Space...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 3, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra…  The Perseverance rover and the Mission Extension Vehicle-1 (MEV-1) are among the greatest space innovations of 2020. Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly has been sworn in as a U.S. Senator from Arizona. Human Space ExplorationHow Boeing...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 2, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… In its 30th year in orbit, Hubble continues to make discoveries. The Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico has collapsed. Human Space ExplorationAir leakage virtually unnoticeable aboard orbital outpost, cosmonauts sayTASS of Russia...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Dec 1, 2020

New Episode of The Deep Space Podcast Available Now Tune in to the second episode of our Deep Space Podcast’s Workforce of the Future series. Young professionals Beverly Case of Jacobs Space Operations Group and David Vaughn of Northrop Grumman share insights into...

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Nov 30, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne work on new engine production techniques for future deep space missions. China’s Chang’e 5 nears attempt to land on the Moon to gather samples. Human Space ExplorationSLS continuing engine...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Nov 25, 2020

The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration wishes you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. Deep Space Extra will return on Monday, November 30. In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Curiosity rover spots signs of ancient megafloods on Mars. A complex new era of...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Nov 24, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… China has launched a lunar sample return mission, the first of its kind since the 1970s. Northrop Grumman achieves Gateway HALO milestone. NASA’s Orion crew module includes a robust abort mechanism.   Human Space Exploration...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Nov 23, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A NASA/ESA satellite carrying a radar altimeter to measure rising sea levels on our home planet launched into orbit Saturday. JAXA’s Hayabusa2 mission is nearing a December 6 drop-off of material gathered from asteroid Ryugu. Human...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Nov 20, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to decommission the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico. The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover team has collected audio of the spacecraft’s hurtles through deep space.   Human Space...