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NASA and International Space Station Members Announce First Flight, Record-Setting Mission

On April 22, 2019 By NASA

NASA and its International Space Station partners have set a new schedule and new crew assignments that will include the first flight of NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, an extended stay for NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, and a record-setting flight for NASA astronaut Christina Koch.

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NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Reveals Methane Lakes On Titan, Saturn’s Largest Moon

On April 20, 2019 By NASA

On its final flyby of Saturn’s largest moon in 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft gathered radar data revealing that the small liquid lakes in Titan’s northern hemisphere are surprisingly deep, perched atop hills and filled with methane.

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UCF Engineering and Computer Science Students Showcase Their Game-Changing Projects on Friday

On April 19, 2019 By ANTHONY MOORE, UCF

A group of 14 graduating UCF engineering and computer science seniors spent more than a year designing and building a fishing boat that creates only minimal noise.

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WATCH: NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 Measures How Plants Grow—and Glow

On April 17, 2019 By NASA

When plants take in too much energy, they don’t get fat — they lighten up. They absorb more sunlight than they need to power photosynthesis, and they get rid of the excess solar energy by emitting it as a very faint glow.

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Florida Tech Office of Research, NASA to Host Space Technology Day May 23

On April 16, 2019 By Space Coast Daily

The Florida Tech Office of Research in collaboration with NASA will host Space Technology Day on the university’s Melbourne campus Thursday, May 23. Due to limited seating, pre-registration is required. There will be no on-site registration.

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NASA Has Sights Set To Send Astronauts To Moon’s South Pole in Five Years

On April 16, 2019 By NASA

NASA is working right now to send American astronauts to the surface of the Moon in five years, and the agency has its sights set on a place no humans have ever gone before: the lunar South Pole.

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Northrop Grumman Spacecraft Will Take Technology, Scientific Investigations to Space Station

On April 15, 2019 By NASA

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft scheduled to liftoff on April 17 carries supplies and scientific experiments to the International Space Station.

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NASA’s Landmark Kelly Twins Study Reveals Resilience of Human Body in Space

On April 13, 2019April 14, 2019 By NASA

Results from NASA’s landmark Twins Study, which took place from 2015-2016, were published Thursday in Science. The integrated paper — encompassing work from 10 research teams — reveals some interesting, surprising and reassuring data about how one human body adapted to — and recovered from — the extreme environment of space.

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LAUNCH UPDATE: NASA Technologies One Step Closer to Launch on Next SpaceX Falcon Heavy

On April 13, 2019 By NASA

A new kind of atomic clock, non-toxic propellant system and missions to characterize how space weather interferes with satellites and communication transmissions are one step closer to liftoff. With the second-ever SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch complete, these NASA technologies await the powerful rocket’s next flight.

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NASA Invests in 18 Exciting Revolutionary Space Technology Concepts

On April 11, 2019 By NASA

Smart spacesuits and solar surfing may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but they are just two of the technology concepts NASA has selected for further research as part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.

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NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Recognizes Stennis Employee Mike Pannell With Honoree Award

On April 10, 2019 By Space Coast Daily

Stennis Space Center employee Mike Pannell, a resident of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and native of Titusville, Florida, was recognized April 3 by NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Program with an Honoree Award for outstanding support of human spaceflight.

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NASA Achieves RS-25 Rocket Engine Test Milestone Needed for Moon Missions

On April 8, 2019 By NASA

NASA is a step closer to returning astronauts to the Moon in the next five years following a successful engine test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

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All Points’ Business Specialist Donna Noonan Receives Kudos From NASA

On April 7, 2019 By Space Coast Daily

All Points’ Business Specialist Donna Noonan received kudos and gratitude from NASA for a job well done recently in regard to an extensive upgrading to Cradle.

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WHERE TO WATCH: NASA’s SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Viewing at Port Canaveral Wednesday, April 10

On April 7, 2019April 11, 2019 By Space Coast Daily

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch is currently scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, with a window of 6:35 p.m. through 8:35 p.m. Watching the launch from Port Canaveral is very popular and many thousands of people have enjoyed spectacular views from the Port.

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SPACE HISTORY: Legacy of Apollo 6 Still Remembered 51 Years Later

On April 6, 2019 By Space Coast Daily

“Pretty exciting day.” That’s how Flight Dynamics Officer Jay H. Greene described his shift on this day (April 4) in 1968 when he was working the problem-ridden flight of Apollo 6.

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WATCH: New ‘Spinoff 2019’ Publication Highlights NASA Technology Everywhere

On April 5, 2019 By Space Coast Daily

From precision GPS to batteries for one of the world’s first commercial all-electric airplanes, NASA technology turns up in nearly every corner of modern life.

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WATCH: Space-Grown LRRK2 Crystals Found by NASA Astronauts Offer Clarity on Parkinson’s Disease

On April 3, 2019 By Space Coast Daily

Parkinson’s disease affects more than 5 million people on Earth. Research on the International Space Station could provide insight into this chronic neurodegenerative disease and help scientists find ways to treat and prevent it.

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45th Space Wing Inaugural State of the Installation Hosted by Brig. Gen. Doug Schiess

On April 3, 2019 By Tech. Sgt. Andrew Satran, 45th Space Wing Public Affairs

Brig. Gen. Doug Schiess, 45th Space Wing commander, spoke with community partners about current and future missions during the inaugural State of the Installation event at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.

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WATCH: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Watches Spun-Up Asteroid ‘Gaunt’ Coming Apart

On March 30, 2019 By NASA

A small asteroid has been caught in the process of spinning so fast it’s throwing off material, according to new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: NASA’s Fermi Satellite Clocks ‘Cannonball’ Pulsar Speeding Through Space

On March 27, 2019 By NASA

Astronomers found a pulsar hurtling through space at nearly 2.5 million miles an hour — so fast it could travel the distance between Earth and the Moon in just 6 minutes.