Space News
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NASA Awards Balloon Operations Follow-On Contract
NASA has awarded a follow-on contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Greenbelt, Maryland, for support of the agency’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, located in Palestine, Texas. First published at…
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NASA to Discuss Artemis Strategy for Astronaut Moon Landers
NASA will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 23, to provide an update on the agency’s goals to transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface…
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NASA’s Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft Complete First Roll to Launch Pad
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop arrived at Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday in preparation for a final…
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NASA Awards Ground Systems and Mission Operations-3 Contract
NASA has awarded the Ground Systems and Mission Operations-3 (GSMO-3) contract to KBR Wyle Services LLC of Greenbelt, Maryland. The contract will provide services including systems engineering, facility engineering, launch…
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California Students to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Students from Los Angeles will have an opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. First published at NASA.gov
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NASA’s Webb Reaches Alignment Milestone, Optics Working Successfully
Following the completion of critical mirror alignment steps, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team expects that Webb’s optical performance will be able to meet or exceed the science goals the…
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El telescopio Webb de la NASA alcanza un hito en su alineación
El telescopio Webb de la NASA alcanza un hito en su alineación First published at NASA.gov
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NASA Mourns Passing of Visionary Heliophysicist Eugene Parker
Dr. Eugene N. Parker, visionary of heliophysics and namesake of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, has passed away. He was 94. First published at NASA.gov
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NASA to Discuss Progress as Webb Telescope’s Mirrors Align
NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at noon EDT Wednesday, March 16, to provide an update on the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirror alignment. First published at NASA.gov
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Tiny Star Unleashes Gargantuan Beam of Matter and Antimatter
A city-sized collapsed star has generated a beam of matter and antimatter that stretches for trillions of miles. First published at NASA.gov