Today’s Deep Space Extra
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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
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...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Kathy Leuders, newly appointed lead of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Directorate, talks about the challenges faced by the country in developing a strategy for returning to the Moon. The future is bright for women astronauts....
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA expresses confidence it has overcome COVID-19 pandemic and technical challenges to launch the Perseverance Mars 2020 rover mission on July 20, early in a launch period that extends to August 15 if necessary. The mission will look for...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine sees a bright future for America in space. Kathy Lueders, NASA’s new human exploration chief, names Joel Montalbano as acting International Space Station (ISS) program manager to succeed the soon to...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… More hardware for the launch of Artemis 1, the first test flight of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule, comes together at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) with an historical note. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Space...Space Talk
HiPOD: Marvelous Martian Mega-Ripples
In a down-wind perspective view we can see mega-ripples collecting along the flanks of dark sand dunes near the North Polar deposits. A closer look illustrates the fine scale details of some active mega-ripples.
https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_053345_2640
The rounded top of the container is interesting — presumably you'd want square corners.
Maybe a vestigial requirement, so it fits in the space-modified C5s?
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at the Space Coast! Carried inside NASA's Pegasus barge, this new telescope is set to launch on Falcon Heavy later this year.
@pronounced_kyle I didn’t know that NASA had a barge, but I am now obsessed with the NASA barge.
@mualphaxi @pronounced_kyle The Pegasus barge replaced the Poseidon and Orion barges that served the Saturn program and has been in service since 1999 when it served the Shuttle program. I'll just leave this here to feed that new obsession. 😉
Oh, there were recovery ships too!
NASA’s Pegasus Barge - NASA
NASA’s barge, Pegasus, will ferry the massive core stage of the agency’s new rocket, the Space Launch System, ...
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Celebrating a Remarkable Legacy of Service
Recently, the Titusville Police Department had the honor of recognizing four incredible employees as they begin their well-earned retirements.
Together, these dedicated professionals represent an astounding 120 years of service to the
For the first time, NASA will launch two student missions on one sounding rocket!
The sounding rocket will launch Wednesday, June 24, with a window opening at 5:30 a.m. EDT. A livestream will be available on the Wallops YouTube channel. Stay tuned for our launch viewing map!
