Dec 14, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… China’s lunar sample return mission, the first attempted by any nation in more than four decades, begins its journey back to Earth. Virgin Galactic weathers a troubled first New Mexico test flight. Space ScienceChinese lunar...
Dec 11, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA offers update on the Space Launch System’s (SLS) core stage Green Run test series. There’s still time to enter NASA’s Artemis Moon Pod Essay contest. Human Space ExplorationSLS Green Run tests slip, but November 2021 remains...
Dec 10, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The United States issued a new space policy on Wednesday. NASA selects 18 astronauts to prepare for future missions to the Moon. Human Space ExplorationTrump Administration issues new National Space PolicySpacepolicyonline.com...
Dec 9, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The White House National Space Council convenes today for its eighth meeting. The Canadian Space Agency moves ahead with Canadarm3, Canada’s planned contribution to the Gateway. Human Space ExplorationVice President Mike Pence is set...
Dec 8, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A new NASA report outlines the science priorities for Artemis III. The latest commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) delivers a commercial airlock developed by Nanoracks. Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...