Space News
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Inventor of Air Conditioning Helped Chill NASA Wind Tunnels
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) When constructed in the early 1940s, NASA Glenn Research Center’s Altitude Wind Tunnel was the nation’s only wind tunnel…
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NASA: Let’s Ketchup on International Space Station Tomato Research
Two rogue tomatoes have been recovered nearly a year after astronaut Frank Rubio accidentally lost track of them while harvesting for the XROOTS experiment. NASA NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is…
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NASA Facility Builds on Space Station Legacy at Kennedy
Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida pose inside the Space Station Processing Facility’s high bay to celebrate 25 years of supporting the International Space Station. NASA/Ben Smegelsky Built…
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Experience the Launch of NASA’s PACE Mission
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud Ocean Ecosystem (PACE)…
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NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus
Water from the subsurface ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus sprays from huge fissures out into space. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which captured this image in 2010, sampled icy particles and scientists…
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120 Years Ago: The First Powered Flight at Kitty Hawk
On Dec. 17, 1903, humanity’s long-held dream of flying came true. Ideas of flying date back centuries, from the Greek legend of Icarus and Daedalus, to kite flying in China,…
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The Marshall Star for December 13, 2023
16 Min Read The Marshall Star for December 13, 2023 Marshall Team Members Celebrate Holiday Season By Jessica Barnett Marshall team members gather at the center’s holiday reception Dec. 7…
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NASA’s NEOWISE Celebrates 10 Years, Plans End of Mission
NEOWISE is depicted in an artist’s concept in front of an image of the infrared sky that the mission captured. The string of red dots moving across the sky near…
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NASA Provides Update on Venture-Class Launch Services
NASA currently is working with several commercial companies as part of the agency’s VADR (Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare) launch services contract, providing new opportunities for science, and technology…
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I am Artemis: Bruce Askins
Bruce Askins Growing up, Bruce Askins was passionate about space and oceanography. His desire to explore other worlds always made him want to be an astronaut. Though he did not…