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NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract to Northrop Grumman After Successfull Sample Return

On March 6, 2021 By NASA

NASA has awarded the Mars Ascent Propulsion System contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Elkton, Maryland, to provide propulsion support and products for spaceflight missions at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. […]

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NASA to Begin High-Voltage Ground Testing on All-Electric X-57

On February 28, 2021 By Space Coast Daily

NASA is set to start high-voltage functional ground testing of the agency’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, which will perform flights to help develop certification standards for emerging electric aircraft. NASA is also supporting these new electric aircraft by developing quiet, efficient, reliable technology these vehicles will need in routine use. […]

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WATCH: NASA Missions Make Unprecedented Map of Sun’s Magnetic Field

On February 22, 2021 By Space Coast Daily

For decades after its discovery, observers could only see the solar chromosphere for a few fleeting moments: during a total solar eclipse, when a bright red glow ringed the Moon’s silhouette. […]

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NASA, Boeing Targeting No Earlier Than March 25 for Launch of Starliner’s Second Uncrewed Flight Test

On January 26, 2021 By Space Coast Daily

NASA and Boeing are targeting no earlier than Thursday, March 25, for the launch of Starliner’s second uncrewed flight test as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. […]

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NASA Celebrates Establishment of John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland 80 Years Ago

On January 25, 2021 By NASA

On January 23, 1941, local authorities, military representatives, and agency officials assembled in Cleveland to initiate the construction of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) new research laboratory. […]

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NASA Lends 3.9 Million Year Old Moon Rock for Display Inside the Oval Office of The White House

On January 23, 2021 By NASA

In symbolic recognition of earlier generations’ ambitions and accomplishments and support for America’s current Moon to Mars exploration approach, a Moon rock now sits in the Oval Office of the White House. […]

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Upcoming International Space Station Spacewalks Will Complete Long-Term Battery Upgrade

On January 21, 2021 By NASA

Two NASA astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station Wednesday, Jan. 27, and Monday, Feb. 1, for a pair of spacewalks to finish installing a European science platform and complete long-term battery upgrade work. […]

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Boeing Starliner Installs NASA Docking System Cover On CST-100 Starliner Spacecraft

On January 17, 2021 By Space Coast Daily

Boeing teams in the Starliner assembly facility at Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County recently installed and tested a new NASA Docking System cover on the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft that will fly the Orbital Flight Test mission in March. […]

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NASA, Government of Japan Finalize Lunar Gateway Partnership for Artemis Program

On January 14, 2021 By NASA

NASA and the Government of Japan have finalized an agreement for the lunar Gateway, an orbiting outpost that commercial and international partners will build together. […]

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NASA Accelerates Space Launch System Rocket Hot Fire Test Which Will Launch Artemis I Mission

On January 13, 2021 By NASA

Following a test readiness review on Monday, NASA is now targeting Saturday, Jan. 16, for the final test in the Green Run testing series for the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will launch the agency’s Artemis I mission. […]

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WATCH: NASA Celebrates Perseverance Rover Landing With Mars Student Challenge

On January 11, 2021 By NASA

On Feb. 18, NASA will attempt to land the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on the surface of the Red Planet, and you can join the excitement with NASA’s Mission to Mars Student Challenge. […]

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NASA, Federal Aviation Administration Partnership Bolsters American Commercial Space Activities

On January 10, 2021 By NASA

NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) reaffirming the agencies’ longstanding relationship to foster robust American commercial space transportation capabilities, including commercial crew and cargo activities. […]

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WATCH: A Look Back NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Monumental Progress This Past Year

On January 5, 2021 By Space Coast Daily

The world’s largest and most powerful space observatory advanced through a series of engineering milestones at Northrop Grumman’s facilities in Redondo Beach, California, in preparation for its launch in 2021. […]

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WATCH: NASA to Launch New Telescope Expanding Ability to See Into our Universe in 2021

On January 2, 2021 By NASA.gov

Sending the first Artemis mission to the Moon in preparation for human missions, landing a new rover on Mars, and launching the James Webb Space Telescope into space, expanding our ability to see deep into the universe, are just a few of the things NASA has planned for 2021. […]

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Lessons Learned in 2020 from NASA, International Space Station Science Experiments and Research

On December 29, 2020 By NASA

Dozens of experiments are going on at any given time aboard the International Space Station. Research conducted in 2020 is advancing our understanding in areas of study from Parkinson’s disease to combustion. […]

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NASA’s Hubble Telescope Captures Incredible ‘Molten Ring,’ One of the Largest, Most Complete Einstein Rings Ever Seen

On December 28, 2020 By Space Coast Daily

GAL-CLUS-022058s is the largest and one of the most complete Einstein rings ever discovered in our universe. The object has been nicknamed by astronomers studying this Einstein ring as the “Molten Ring,” which alludes to its appearance and host constellation. […]

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NORAD Tracks Santa Claus Making Special Visit to International Space Station

On December 24, 2020 By Space.com

Astronauts on the International Space Station are getting a special visit from a strange spacecraft powered by reindeer and carrying a jolly old elf. Yes, Santa has reached the final frontier. […]

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Skywatchers Ready to Witness ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn known as ‘Christmas Star’

On December 20, 2020 By NASA

Skywatchers are in for an end-of-year treat. What has become known popularly as the “Christmas Star” is an especially vibrant planetary conjunction easily visible in the evening sky over the next two weeks as the bright planets Jupiter and Saturn come together, culminating on the night of Dec. 21. […]

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NASA Astronomers Discover Comet ‘SOHO’ During Total Solar Eclipse

On December 20, 2020 By NASA

As Chile and Argentina witnessed the total solar eclipse on Dec. 14, 2020, unbeknownst to skywatchers, a little tiny speck was flying past the Sun — a recently discovered comet. […]

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NASA Provides Latest Technology in Today’s U.S. Economy, Cutting-Edge Products Improve Daily Life

On December 16, 2020 By NASA

Whether upgrading air traffic control software or honing the food safety practices that keep our dinner tables safe, NASA has worked for more than six decades to ensure its innovations benefit people on Earth. […]