Space News
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NASA Renews Support of Vertical Lift Research Centers of Excellence
NASA is continuing its support of university research into technologies for future helicopters and other vertical lift aircraft in partnership with the U.S. Army and Navy. First published at NASA.gov
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NASA Statement on Departure of JPL Director Michael Watkins
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the departure of Michael Watkins, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California: First published at NASA.gov
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NASA Invites Media to New OSIRIS-REx, Asteroid Bennu Study Briefing
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 11, to discuss an important finding from NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft. First…
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NASA’s Perseverance Team Assessing First Mars Sampling Attempt
Data sent to Earth by NASA’s Perseverance rover after its first attempt to collect a rock sample on Mars and seal it in a sample tube indicate that no rock…
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Huge Rings Around a Black Hole
Astronomers spotted an unusual set of rings in X-rays around a black hole with a companion star. These rings are created by light echoes, a phenomenon similar to echoes on…
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NASA’s TESS Tunes into an All-sky ‘Symphony’ of Red Giant Stars
Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, astronomers have identified a vast collection of pulsating red giant stars that will help us explore our galactic neighborhood. First published at NASA.gov
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NASA TV Coverage Set for Next International Space Station Cargo Launch
NASA and Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:56 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 10, for the company’s 16th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. First published at NASA.gov
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Statements on Swearing in of Margaret Vo Schaus as NASA CFO
The following are statements from Margaret Vo Schaus, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy on Wednesday’s swearing in of Vo Schaus as NASA’s Chief Financial Officer: First…
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NASA Updates Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Starliner Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station. First published at NASA.gov
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Statements on Senate Confirmation of Margaret Vo Schaus as NASA CFO
The following are statements from Margaret Vo Schaus, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy on Friday’s U.S. Senate confirmation of Schaus as NASA’s chief financial officer: First…