Space News
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Key Test Drive of Orion on NASA’s Artemis II to Aid Future Missions
Astronauts will test drive NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the first time during the agency’s Artemis II test flight next year. While many of the spacecraft’s maneuvers like big propulsive burns…
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NASA Sees Progress on Blue Origin’s Orbital Reef Life Support System
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A digital rendering of Blue Origin’s free-flying station named Orbital Reef, which continues to be developed as part of…
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NASA to Select Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions
Artist’s concept of a Lunar Terrain Vehicle on the surface of the Moon. Credits: NASA NASA will host a news conference to announce the company, or companies, selected to move…
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NASA, Industry Improve Lidars for Exploration, Science
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA engineers will test a suite of new laser technologies from an aircraft this summer for Earth science remote…
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Sketch the Shape of the Sun for Science During the Solar Eclipse
5 min read Sketch the Shape of the Sun for Science During the Solar Eclipse Calling all eclipse admirers! The SunSketcher team is looking for one million volunteers to capture…
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Casey Honniball: Finding Her Space in Lunar Science
Lunar scientist Casey Honniball conducts lunar observations and field work near volcanoes to investigate how astronauts could use instruments during moonwalks. Name: Casey HonniballTitle: Lunar scientistOrganization: Planetary Geology, Geophysics, and…
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NASA’s Curious Universe Podcast Unveils New Sun + Eclipse Series
Credit: NASA NASA released Tuesday the first episode of a new six-part podcast series for first-time space explorers to learn about the Sun. Ahead of the total solar eclipse in…
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Tech Today: NASA Helps Find Where the Wildfires Are
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) In 2022, nearly 100 large wildland fires burned in the U.S. West. Almost two dozen of those burned Washington…
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Expedition 69 Astronauts Tour NASA Goddard, Speak With Employees
A trio of astronauts visited with employees at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on March 18, 2024, to share their spaceflight experiences aboard the International Space Station.…
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US, Germany Partnering on Mission to Track Earth’s Water Movement
An engineering geologist measures water depth at an agricultural well in a field north of Sacramento, California. Groundwater is an important source of water for irrigation in the state’s Central…