Low Earth Orbit

Artist’s representation of the OCSD, a cubesat funded by NASA and developed by the Aerospace Corporation of El Segundo, CA. Image Credit: NASA

Advancing CubeSat Technology for Communications and Exploration

October 21, 2015 // by APPEL News Staff

The Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) mission is helping transform communications and deep space exploration capabilities.

The first rendition of the SLS, known as Block I, is shown in this artist’s concept of the finished configuration. Block I is being developed for the initial SLS flights: Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1), planned for 2018, and EM-2, which will occur in 2021 or 2022. Photo Credit: NASA/MSFC

Government Brief: GAO Reviews SLS Estimate Practices

September 2, 2015 // by APPEL News Staff

A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report noted that development of Space Launch System (SLS) cost and schedule estimates largely reflects best practices.

ISS Expedition 42 came to an end on March 11, 2015, as the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan. The mission included a focus on human health management for long-duration spaceflight. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Human Risk Evaluation Supports Deep Space Exploration

April 2, 2015 // by APPEL News Staff

In preparation for missions beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), NASA has enlisted the Institute of Medicine to examine reports of human spaceflight risks.

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