Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Space Launch System (SLS) test of the RS-25 rocket engine was successful last Thursday. So far, so good for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program SpaceX Dragon Demo-1 test flight to the International Space Station (ISS). The European Space...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA adjusts development schedule for first Gateway element in response to December/January partial U.S. government shutdown. Bipartisan legislation is filed to extend NASA oversight of the International Space Station (ISS) from 2024 to...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Saturday’s launch forecast looks favorable for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program launch of an uncrewed SpaceX Dragon capsule to the International Space Station (ISS). U.S. space visionaries predict many humans will be living and...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… UAE announces it will fly its first astronaut to the ISS in September. A new U.S. Congress will find much left over from the previous Congress to resolve on the commercial space policy front.Human Space Exploration UAE says its first...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is prepping for Saturday’s SpaceX Crew Dragon launch on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station (ISS). U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, of Texas, intends to introduce legislation soon...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… SpaceX and Boeing warned by NASA of design safety concerns. Japan’s Hayabusa 2 successfully landed on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu late Thursday for a quick sample collection session. An Israeli lunar lander launched from...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA’s Orion abort test has been rescheduled from April to June because of the record December/January partial U.S. government shutdown. Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft descended toward the surface of the asteroid Ryugu on...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Work on the core stage of NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS), which is to start astronauts on future missions of deep space exploration is reaching new milestones leading to first flight. NASA’s Mars InSight begins regular...
Today’s Deep Space Extra
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… Researchers address the psychological challenges of future human deep space exploration. With activities shaping up around the globe, 2019 could be one of the most active years for lunar activities in decades. The White House is to...Space Talk
This tiny box may make a future global quantum internet possible — but first, it's heading to space in 2027 for a year-long experiment.
Read about our Q4S quantum networking satellite system, which recently completed ground testing: https://www.boeing.com/features/2026/06/boeing-takes-a-major-step-toward-the-quantum-internet
I wrote about the rise of optical communications through the lens of a company called Observable Space, which was co-founded by SpaceX's former VP of Software.
This former hacker saw the light—and now wants to collect all of it
I don’t know of a bigger question we can answer as humans."
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Dengue, which is spread by mosquitoes, is a serious health threat in Puerto Rico and a growing concern in parts of the U.S. 🦟
Scientists are using @NASA data to track the environmental conditions linked to dengue and improve forecasts of dengue risk in Puerto Rico.
There’s only one planet we know of with life - our own. Getting to study objects that formed in a different system than our own is a rare opportunity for learning how common, or uncommon, the conditions are for the evolution of life elsewhere in the universe.