Jan 6, 2021
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA is targeting the final test in the Space Launch System (SLS) Green Run campaign, the hot fire, for as early as January 17. Watch the Cygnus spacecraft depart the International Space Station (ISS); live coverage begins at 9:45 a.m....
Jan 5, 2021
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… An astrophysicist poses questions about dark matter noting that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could help provide answers. A new virtual reality series puts viewers aboard the ISS. Space ScienceBad space weather may make...
Jan 4, 2021
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… As 2020 came to a close, the White House issued a new strategy for planetary protection. And take a look at the space missions set to take place this year. Human Space ExplorationRoscosmos head reveals likely cause of crack in ISS...
Dec 23, 2020
Deep Space Extra will be on hiatus for the winter break starting tomorrow, Thursday, December 24 and returning on Monday, January 4, 2021. The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration wishes you and your family a happy holiday and new year!In Today’s Deep Space Extra…...
Dec 22, 2020
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration releases statement on the passage of FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act. (Read the statement here). In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA receives $23.271 billion in the final fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending bill. The...
Dec 21, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne. Work on NASA’s lunar Human Lander System (HLS) brings four U.S. aerospace competitors closer together. Jupiter and Saturn will glow shoulder to shoulder shortly after sunset...
Dec 18, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s top human space exploration executive discusses the Moon and returning to the lunar surface with astronauts in 2024. Japan’s space agency receives top level praise for its asteroid sample return mission, Hayabusa 2. The...
Dec 17, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has formalized its agreement with NASA for the future human exploration of the Moon. China’s Chang’e 5 lunar sample return mission delivers with a landing in Mongolia. The White House issues a...
Dec 16, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A look at how the International Space Station (ISS) contributes to human deep space exploration. China’s lunar sample return mission is returning to the Earth today.Space ScienceChinese spacecraft heading back to Earth with lunar...
Dec 15, 2020
New Episode of The Deep Space Podcast Available Now!Join us for Episode 3 of the Deep Space Podcast’s Workforce of the Future Series, featuring Ty Lee, a systems engineer at Maxar and Sapna Rao, a systems engineer at Lockheed Martin. From museums to science fiction to...