Sep 11, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Launch pad fire delays Japanese cargo mission launch to the International Space Station (ISS). India’s efforts to re-establish communications with the Chandrayaan-2 moon lander continue, as the opportunity for surface operations...
Sep 10, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The assembly of the first Space Launch System (SLS) core stage moves ahead. The fate of India’s efforts to soft land a spacecraft on the Moon, Chandrayaan-2 suggest once again that landing on the Moon will be a challenge for NASA and...
Sep 9, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel expresses concern over Artemis leadership gap. Florida’s Space Coast launch facilities escape major damage from Hurricane Dorian. India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission lander goes silent...
Sep 6, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Integration of NASA’s Space Launch System continues as engine section is moved into place. India is poised Friday to join the small circle of nations that have soft landed spacecraft at the Moon. Meanwhile, efforts in the U.S., public and...
Sep 5, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Multinational astronauts drill in the Pacific to assess training strategies for future Moon missions. Hurricane Dorian moves away from Florida’s Atlantic Coast as teams assess post storm damage to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center...
Sep 4, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The Trump administration lists space exploration and commercialization among the nation’s top R&D priorities for 2021. The Japanese Space Agency seeks funds to participate in lunar Gateway. Hurricane Dorian begins to turn away...
Sep 3, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. leadership in space promises dividends from a growing space economy. NASA’s international partners pledge support for an early lunar orbiting, human tended Gateway. Florida’s space coast braces for a brush with...
Aug 21, 2019
Deep Space Extra will be on Summer hiatus starting, Thursday, August 22, returning on Tuesday, September 3. Coalition for Deep Space Exploration offices will also reopen after summer break on September 3.In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Vice President Mike Pence declared...
Aug 20, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… The White House National Space Council, chaired by Vice President Mike Pence, will meet publicly for the sixth time today. NASA calls on the private sector to bid on resupply missions to the future lunar Gateway. India’s Chandrayaan...
Aug 19, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA Administrator announces that the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) will oversee development of the Artemis lunar lander.Human Space ExplorationMSFC wins lander program despite objections from JSC Congressional...