Dec 3, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… A busy Monday starts the week for NASA. A new U.S., Canadian and Russian crew launched to the International Space Station (ISS). NASA’s Osiris Rex asteroid sample return mission arrives at its destination Bennu, following a more than...
Nov 30, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA picks nine U.S. rocket companies as partners for future activities on the lunar surface. NASA anticipates another deep space milestone on Monday, as its first asteroid sample return mission spacecraft Osiris Rex reaches its target,...
Nov 29, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will announce U.S. companies selected to establish new lunar landing capabilities Thursday afternoon. Their commercial services will help established sustained human activities on the lunar surface. Human...
Nov 28, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, of Maryland, urges appropriators to keep development of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope (WFIRST) on track. Mars Insight Landers’ MarCo CubeSat pair, a NASA...
Nov 27, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA, Lockheed Martin and an international team celebrated Monday as the Mars InSight lander touched down successfully on the Red Planet for a two years mission, sending back images and deploying vital solar panels. Human Space Exploration...
Nov 26, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… With Thanksgiving 2018 now in the rear-view mirror, there is lots of suspense at NASA’s Mars Insight lander attempt to touchdown on Mars on Monday afternoon. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has set January for its first uncrewed...
Nov 20, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA and Roscosmos discuss cooperation in plans to assemble a human tended, lunar orbiting Gateway. NASA selects Jezero Crater, an ancient dry crater lake on Mars as the destination for its Mars 2020 rover. The rover is to gather soil and...
Nov 19, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… U.S. and Russian cargo missions reached the International Space Station (ISS) early Monday and Sunday afternoon. Russia’s successful soyuz Progress cargo launch on Friday signals Russia’s readiness to resume soyuz crew launches...
Nov 16, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine leads a presentation Friday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) marking the arrival of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Orion service module. In Washington, the National Space Council hosted...
Nov 15, 2018
In Today’s Deep Space Extra… At the Moon, future human explorers will learn to tackle the challenges of exploring Mars, according to policy makers and space veterans. NASA offers the public an upfront and personal opportunity to follow along as Mars InSight attempts a...