ROSCOSMOS | The Daily Space

Long-Awaited Rollout of the First Space Launch System

Mar 21, 2022 | Artemis, Asteroids, Climate Change, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, JWST, Mars, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Spacecraft, SpaceX

The first SLS was rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) High Bay 3 on the Crawler Transporter on March 17, 2022, and is the first lunar rocket to emerge from the VAB since Apollo 17’s Saturn V in 1972. Plus, an asteroid impact, climate change, ancient volcanoes, spring on Mars, and a new Deep Sky Network dish.

Using the Moon to Detect Time-Space Changes

Mar 18, 2022 | Cassini, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, JWST, Mars, Moon, Physics, ROSCOSMOS, Rovers, Saturn, Sky Watching, The Sun

Scientists propose using changes in the distance from the Earth to the Moon and measured by lasers as a way to detect the phenomenon of gravitational waves. Plus, JWST is working, ExoMars is at risk, and in this week’s What’s Up, we learn about looking for zodiacal light.

Special Edition: Space Science and the Russia-Ukraine War

Mar 5, 2022 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, JAXA, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Science, Soyuz, Space History, Space Policy, Spacecraft, SpaceX

Today we’re going to discuss the repercussions to space science of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some people may find this subject upsetting, and if you need to skip this episode, we understand. We’re going to take a look at Roscosmos and how space corporations and nations are imposing sanctions that impact how, when, and what we send to space.

Lasers, Life, and Looking at Cosmonaut Brains

Feb 21, 2022 | Astrobiology, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Earth, ESA, Exoplanets, Mars, ROSCOSMOS, Spacecraft, The Sun

Do you want lasers? I want lasers! And today’s show features lots of lasers. We also have more questions than answers about Mars’ methane, misbehaving stars, and new research on how we would look for the early signs of life on other worlds. Plus, a study on how spaceflight impacts the human brain.

Space Junk Hitting the Moon is not From SpaceX

Feb 16, 2022 | Asteroids, Daily Space, Earth, Exoplanets, Guest Interview, ISRO, ROSCOSMOS, Space China, Spacecraft, SpaceX

Observers tracking a piece of space debris that is expected to impact the far side of the Moon early in March have now corrected the origin of the object, which isn’t from SpaceX but is from a Chinese Long March 3B involved in the Chang’e 5TI mission. Plus, asteroid 16 Pysche, craters in Wyoming, more launches, and an interview with Katharine Hesse from the TESS mission.

Mars Could Have Supported Life Longer Than Thought

Feb 9, 2022 | Daily Space, Galaxies, Guest Interview, Mars, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Saturn, Soyuz, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Starlink, The Sun

A NASA-funded simulation of early Mars revealed that the climate three billion years ago on the red planet was very similar to Earth now, with a stable ocean in the northern hemisphere. This new timeline would have given life another 500 million years to develop. Plus, a dwarf galaxy, Saturn’s aurorae, a Soyuz launch, and an interview with Dr. Adam Szabo, mission scientist for the Parker Solar Probe.