Space News
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50 Years Ago: Skylab 4 Astronauts Return From Record-Breaking Spaceflight
The longest spaceflight up to that time ended on Feb. 8, 1974, when Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue splashed down in the…
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Nuevos astronautas de Artemis se gradúan y la NASA hará la cobertura
La promoción de candidatos a astronautas de la NASA, fotografiada durante un acto cerca del Centro Espacial Johnson de la NASA en Houston el 7 de diciembre de 2021. Créditos:…
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New Artemis Generation Astronauts to Graduate, NASA Sets Coverage
NASA’s astronaut candidate class is pictured at an event near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Dec. 7, 2021. Credits: NASA/James Blair Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí.…
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For Your Processing Pleasure: The Sharpest Pictures of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io in a Generation
1 min read For Your Processing Pleasure: The Sharpest Pictures of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io in a Generation Jupiter’s moon Io, its night side illuminated by reflected sunlight from Jupiter,…
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NASA Ames Hosts JAXA Leader to Discuss Space Science and Spaceflight
NASA/Don Richey Daniel Andrews, project manager for NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) (left), stands next to a full-scale model of the rover alongside visitors from the Japan Aerospace…
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JPL Workforce Update
NASA/JPL-Caltech Workforce statement and memo to employees. JPL statement issued on Feb. 6, 2024: After exhausting all other measures to adjust to a lower budget from NASA, and in the…
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40 Years Ago: STS-41B, the First Flight of the Manned Maneuvering Unit
On Feb. 3, 1984, space shuttle Challenger took off on its fourth flight, STS-41B. Its five-person crew of Commander Vance D. Brand, Pilot Robert L. “Hoot” Gibson, and Mission Specialists…
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First Artemis Moon Crew Trains for Return to Earth
NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman exits the side of a mockup of the Orion spacecraft during a training exercise in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at NASA’s Johnson…
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Sislyn ‘Pauline’ Barrett: Procuring the Perfect Engineering Services
7 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Procurement manager Sislyn “Pauline” Barrett takes great joy in helping people go beyond what they think they can. Name:…
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Gamma-ray Bursts: Harvesting Knowledge From the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions
7 min read Gamma-ray Bursts: Harvesting Knowledge From the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions The most powerful events in the known universe – gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) – are short-lived outbursts of…