Space News
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Gemini VI Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Walter M. Schirra Jr.
NASA Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (left), and Walter M. Schirra Jr., pose for the camera during suiting up exercises on Oct. 22, 1965. Stafford was selected among the second group…
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NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact
The asteroid Dimorphos was captured by NASA’s DART mission just two seconds before the spacecraft struck its surface on Sept. 26, 2022. Observations of the asteroid before and after impact…
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Student-Built Robots Clash at Competition Supported by NASA-JPL
Teams prepare for a playoff match at the L.A. regional FIRST Robotics Competition in El Segundo on March 17. The robots, built by high school teams, would go on to…
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NASA’s Swift Temporarily Suspends Science Operations
1 min read NASA’s Swift Temporarily Suspends Science Operations Swift, illustrated here, is a collaboration between NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, Penn State in University Park, the…
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NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to Space Pioneer Thomas Stafford
(1966) — Portrait of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, wearing his spacesuit. Credits: NASA The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Monday’s passing of Thomas Stafford, a…
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NASA Wallops Supports Rocket Lab Launch for NRO From Virginia
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia will support commercial launch provider Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket launch no earlier than…
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NASA Challenge Invites Artemis Generation Coders to Johnson Space Center
NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement has selected seven student teams to participate in a culminating event for the 2024 App Development Challenge (ADC), one of the agency’s Artemis Student Challenges,…
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NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch; Trio to Join Expedition 70
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on Nov. 2, 2023…
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NASA Selects New Round of Candidates for CubeSat Missions to Station
Students from the University of Michigan work on their Measurement of Actuator Response and In Orbit (MARIO) CubeSat which launched to the International Space Station in November 2022. Photo credit:…
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Leslie Livesay Named Deputy Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Leslie Livesay is JPL’s new deputy director. NASA/JPL-Caltech The first woman to serve as JPL’s deputy director, Livesay serves…