Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Apr 6, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA continues to work around coronavirus restrictions in order to resume astronaut launches from the U.S. this year. An underwater NASA robot could search for evidence of life on ocean world planets. Implications of recent failed Chinese...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Apr 3, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA provides a National Space Council requested strategy for returning human explorers to the surface of the Moon to establish a south pole habitat and provide other assets, including an orbital Gateway to prepare for expeditions to Mars....
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Apr 2, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… News of a reorganization of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Directorate may be coming soon. Thousands of highly STEM educated Americans apply for NASA’s astronaut corps. Canada space spending to increase.Human Space...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Apr 1, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA rounds out four member astronaut crew for first operational commercial crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS). James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) demonstrates successful pre-launch primary mirror deployment. Coronavirus...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Mar 31, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… An update on NASA’s Gateway small lunar space station plans. Japan assigns an astronaut to a U.S. commercial space station launch. National security experts warn of satellite interference. Watch Bepi Columbo race by Earth on April...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Mar 30, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA, a commercial resupply services provider for the lunar Gateway, seeks proposals for Orion service module rocket engines. Landing on asteroid Bennu will be a challenge for NASA’s Osiris-Rex.Human space explorationNASA requesting...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Mar 27, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Though Kazakhstan is in the midst of a coronavirus quarantine, Russia is “go” for the return of two NASA astronauts and a cosmonaut from the International Space Station (ISS) in a remote region next month. Veteran astronauts...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Mar 26, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Despite coronavirus pandemic constraints, NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion crew capsule returns to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), following crucial pre-launch testing in Ohio. Human Space ExplorationNASA looking to play greater role...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Mar 25, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA will work with SpaceX to investigate an engine anomaly on the Falcon 9.  Meanwhile, a drop test of the Dragon 2 parachute system goes awry prior to the system test. Both issues must be resolved prior to Demo 2, a planned test flight...
Today’s Deep Space Extra

Today’s Deep Space Extra

Mar 24, 2020

In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Aerojet Rocket suggests an option for an Artemis 3 2024 Moon landing prior to the assembly of a lunar orbiting Gateway.  Efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic continue within the aerospace community. An opportunity to view a bright...