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SPACE HISTORY: NASA’s First Chief Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman Was ‘Mother of Hubble’

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Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018), NASA’s first chief astronomer, is known as the ‘Mother of Hubble.’ In a time when women were discouraged from studying math and science, Roman became a research astronomer and was instrumental in taking NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope from an idea to reality and establishing NASA’s program of space-based astronomical observatories. […]

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Mary Jackson Hired in 1951 By NACA, Was First Black Female NASA Engineer

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Mary Jackson began her engineering career in an era in which female engineers of any background were a rarity. […]

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NASA Science Heads to Moon on First U.S. Private Robotic Artemis Flight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

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Carrying NASA scientific instruments as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander launched on United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket at 2:18 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. […]

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Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser New International Space Station Resupply Spacecraft for NASA

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NASA and Sierra Space are making progress on the first flight of the company’s Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station. The uncrewed cargo spaceplane is planned to launch its demonstration mission in 2024 to the orbital complex as part of NASA’s commercial resupply services. […]

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NASA, Moog Vehicle Humming Along on Latest Electric Air Taxi Noise Tests

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Inside the Rotation, Processing, and Surge Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers and technicians process the right forward center segment of the SLS rocket on November 28. […]

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WATCH: NASA Odyssey Orbiter Snaps Stunning Panoramic Views of Mars Horizon

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Astronauts often react with awe when they see the curvature of the Earth below the International Space Station. Now Mars scientists are getting a taste of what that’s like, thanks to NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter, which completed its 22nd year at the Red Planet last month. […]

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WATCH: International Space Station Astronauts Send Thanksgiving Day Message

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All seven members of the Expedition 70 crew spent Wednesday continuing its space biology research and maintaining the upkeep of the International Space Station. The orbital septet will also observe the Thanksgiving holiday and share a traditional turkey meal aboard the space laboratory. […]

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SPACE HISTORY: America’s First Satellite Launched From Cape Canaveral in 1958 Established ‘Foothold in Space’

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On the evening of Jan. 31, 1958, the United States orbited its first satellite — Explorer 1. The effort was part of the nation’s participation in the International Geophysical Year (IGY), a peaceful scientific endeavor. It also marked America’s first step in the Space Race of the Cold War. […]

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NASA: Cygnus Resupply Spacecraft Blasts Off from Wallops Flight Facility to International Space Station

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A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of NASA science investigations and cargo after launching at 8:31 p.m. EDT Tuesday from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. […]

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65 YEARS AND COUNTING: President Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed NASA Into Existence July 29, 1958

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Although NASA is best known for 60 years of engineering and scientific achievements, it originally came into being as a matter of national security. […]

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We Go as the Artemis Generation

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The Artemis generation will explore farther than ever before with the goal of sending the first woman and next man to walk on the surface of the moon.

      

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New Images Taken by NASA’s Perseverance Rover Shows Signs of Once-Rollicking River on Mars

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New images taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover may show signs of what was once a rollicking river on Mars, one that was deeper and faster-moving than scientists have ever seen evidence for in the past. […]

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