Aug 16, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Joined by several members of Congress, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine plans to speak on the agency’s lunar lander development strategy Friday afternoon. Thursday, the administrator toured the Michoud Assembly Facility to check...
Aug 15, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Sierra Nevada selects ULA to rocket Dream Chaser to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA announced Wednesday it will study two potential secondary mission spacecraft, one of which could be selected to launch with the agency’s...
Aug 14, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA takes more steps to prepare for the return of human explorers to the surface of the Moon in 2024 and prepare for Mars. Canadian study suggests lunar water could have high economic value. Human Space ExplorationAlabama space center...
Aug 13, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA astronauts don corporate space suits. European/Russian Mars lander missions hits a parachute snag. Mission teams are to survey four possible landing sites for NASA’s Osiris-Rex sample return mission at the primitive asteroid...
Aug 12, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA and its contract team are moving ahead on multiple fronts to achieve a human return to the surface of the Moon in 2024. A U.S. branch of the military focused on space moves closer to reality. Human Space ExplorationArtemis...
Aug 9, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… CubeSats will join astronauts aboard the first joint test launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule, Artemis 2, as they journey around the Moon. ILC Dover and Collins Aerospace offer a look at what the next U.S....
Aug 8, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA logs an Orion abort system test this week and looks ahead to a “green run” test of the Space Launch System (SLS) as it prepares for Artemis -1, the first joint test flight of the big rocket and the Orion crew capsule to...
Aug 7, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA faces challenges with new human spaceflight leadership. A deeper assessment of potential lunar resources could be valuable for Earth. Northrop Grumman’s NASA contracted resupply missions to the International Space Station (ISS)...
Aug 6, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA moves to acquire vital launch and spacecraft components for Artemis 3, an accelerated effort to return human explorers to the surface of the Moon in 2024. NASA, Mars scientists mark a productive seven years on Mars for the Curiosity...
Aug 5, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Other federal agencies see science value in the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS). India’s Chandrayaan 2 continues its journey to the Moon’s south pole. Proposed changes in U.S. launch and re-entry regulations divide...