Jul 6, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Orion is the right – and only – crewed spacecraft capable of extended missions to the Moon and beyond, writes astronaut Tony Antonelli. NASA and its Space Launch System (SLS)/Orion contractor team continue to make progress in preparations...
Jul 2, 2020
Today’s Deep Space Extra will not be published tomorrow, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. It will return on Monday, July 6. In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Orion crew capsule Structural Test Article performs well in recent ground assessment. NASA...
Jul 1, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The launch of NASA’s Perseverance Mars 2020 rover has been delayed to not earlier than July 30, prompting an extension of the launch window to August 15. The Hubble Space Telescope recognized with a commemorative gold coin. Comet...
Jun 30, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA and its contractor team move out to prepare for future Artemis missions for the human exploration of the Moon beyond the Artemis 3, the planned 2024 lunar south pole landing with the first explorers since the Apollo era.Human Space...
Jun 29, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA astronauts have begun a series of spacewalks to complete a solar power system battery upgrade outside the International Space Station (ISS). The Canadian Space Agency selects a contractor for a third space robot arm, the latest...
Jun 26, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA completes final testing on the liquid oxygen tank of the Space Launch System. NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken embarked on the first of a half-dozen possible spacewalks through July outside the International Space...
Jun 25, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Testing continues for NASA’s first Artemis moon mission. NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) make progress in agreements to develop a lunar orbiting, human tended Gateway and to bring samples of the Martian surface back to Earth. NASA...
Jun 24, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The first two astronauts on the Moon in more than 50 years will spend about six to seven days on the lunar surface during the Artemis 3 mission. NASA makes new strides in its partnership with commercial space companies for suborbital and...
Jun 23, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Reaching the surface of the Moon with human explorers in 2024 now requires stable leadership. NASA’s launch services team rehearses the countdown for a planned July 20 launch of the Perseverance Mars 2020 rover.Human Space...
Jun 22, 2020
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Changes in leadership of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations continue to unfold. At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) is moving ahead with preparations for the Artemis 1 test flight of...