Space News
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NASA to Host Media Call on Upcoming Air Quality Satellite Launch
Media are invited to a NASA media teleconference 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 5, to discuss the upcoming launch of the first space-based instrument to observe major air pollutants across…
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New Program Office Leads NASA’s Path Forward for Moon, Mars
NASA has established the new Moon to Mars Program Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington to carry out the agency’s human exploration activities at the Moon and Mars for the…
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NASA Awards Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to the University of Colorado-Boulder, for the management and operations of the Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center, part of NASA’s Earth Observing System…
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Chandra Determines What Makes a Galaxy’s Wind Blow
NGC 253 shows the effect of powerful winds being launched in opposite directions from the center of the galaxy. Although it is a spiral like our Milky Way galaxy, NGC…
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NASA Receives Top Honor of Best Place to Work in Federal Government
NASA is taking home the honor of the Best Place to Work in the Federal Government among large agencies for 11 years in a row, as ranked by the Partnership…
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NASA’s Jon B. Olansen to Serve as New Gateway Program Manager
NASA has selected Dr. Jon B. Olansen as the new manager of the agency’s Gateway Program, an international collaboration building humanity’s first lunar space station, which will support Artemis missions…
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NASA Astronauts Bring STEM to Washington Students
Local students will have an opportunity to hear from NASA astronauts and learn more about Artemis lunar exploration, in an event hosted at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, March 30, at…
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NASA Helps Fund Minority Institutions Preparing Students for College
High school students from traditionally underrepresented and underserved communities will have a path to pursue careers in STEM with help from NASA. The agency announced Monday it has selected seven…
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NASA, Boeing to Host Media Briefing, Provide Starliner Update
NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 29, to provide an update on the Crew Flight Test (CFT) of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft…
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NASA Names Two Diversity Champions for Agency
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday he is taking additional steps forward to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) at the agency. Nelson named Steve Shih to serve in…