Feb 7, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Commercial Crew Program test flights of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner have been slowed by a record partial U.S. government shutdown. Global temperatures continue to rise, according to...
Feb 5, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… At Mars, NASA’s InSight lander deploys and shields a mission critical seismometer for first ever measures of the planet’s subsurface activities. Private sector investments in the space sector continue to rise. Human Space...
Feb 4, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA looks to resume human launches to the International Space Station (ISS) with commercial partners, while it develops new capabilities for deep space exploration. New efforts to restore communications with the 14-year-old Opportunity...
Feb 1, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Northrop Grumman completes production of NASA’s first Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket motor segments. NASA’s Curiosity rover addresses a mystery over the formation of a towering Mount Sharp on Mars. China’s STEM...
Jan 31, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s annual Day of Remembrance set for February 7. Despite a rough start, 2019 should be favorable for the U.S. civil space industry. Russia, Japan unveil future human exploration strategies. Human Space Exploration...
Jan 30, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks with workers to acknowledge government shutdown challenges. Europe looks to expand the role of a proposed orbital debris removal spacecraft. Human Space Exploration NASA leadership cautions...
Jan 29, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Might human space exploration benefit from regular 10-year priority assessments by the National Academies of Sciences? NASA workers return to their jobs following a record partial shutdown. Human Space Flight Europe’s Space Station...
Jan 28, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… This week marks the anniversary of three NASA tragedies, the January 27, 1967 Apollo 1 fire that claimed three lives, the January 28, 1986 shuttle Challenger loss in which seven fliers perished and the February 1, 2003 loss of the shuttle...
Jan 25, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A U.S. Senate bid Thursday to end a record partial U.S. government shutdown failed. Russian space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin receives a scolding over agency performance issues. Blue Origin will break ground Friday in Huntsville, Alabama,...
Jan 24, 2019
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. lawmakers continue to resolve a record partial government shutdown whose toll is increasing. Blue Origin logs a 10th successful flight of its reusable suborbital New Shepard launch vehicle. U.S. and Japanese asteroid sample return...