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NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas push a tool cart loaded with lunar tools through the San Francisco Volcanic Field north of Flagstaff, Arizona, as they practice moonwalking operations for Artemis III.

NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert

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Engineers test the VIPER rover's wheel movement and rotation in a clean room at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Engineers test the VIPER rover's wheel movement and rotation in a clean room at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Mission Manager Update: VIPER Rover Approved to Move into Environmental Testing!

article 5 hours ago

NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas push a tool cart loaded with lunar tools through the San Francisco Volcanic Field north of Flagstaff, Arizona, as they practice moonwalking operations for Artemis III.

NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert

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Amendment 12: D.16 IXPE General Observer Amendment: ToO Update and joint programs with Swift and NuSTAR

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A woman sits on the floor and looks through an eyepiece device. She is wearing a light brown flight suit. Two people are behind her in blue flight suits and one person in front of her to the right is wearing a light brown flight suit.

Eleasa Kim: Pioneering CLDP Payload Operations and Cultural Integration

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NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas push a tool cart loaded with lunar tools through the San Francisco Volcanic Field north of Flagstaff, Arizona, as they practice moonwalking operations for Artemis III.

NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert

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Four people converse onboard an aircraft.

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NASA’s New Mobile Launcher Stacks Up for Future Artemis Missions

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C.26 Rapid Mission Design Studies for Mars Sample Return Correction and Other Documents Posted

C.26 Rapid Mission Design Studies for Mars Sample Return Correction and Other Documents Posted

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NASA Selects Students for Europa Clipper Intern Program

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The Big Event, 2024

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Hubble Glimpses a Star-Forming Factory

Hubble Glimpses a Star-Forming Factory

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This image of the Andromeda galaxy uses data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope. Multiple wavelengths are shown, revealing stars (in blue and cyan), dust (red), and areas of star formation. Dust swirls around like water going down a drain, as the black hole at the heart of the Andromeda consumes it.

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Amendment 13: Due Date Delay and FAQ Posted for A.58 Increasing Participation of Minority Serving Institutions in Earth Science Surface-Based Measurement Networks

Amendment 13: Due Date Delay and FAQ Posted for A.58 Increasing Participation of Minority Serving Institutions in Earth Science Surface-Based Measurement Networks

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In a field in western Kentucky, a machine sprays cover crops

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Amendment 12: D.16 IXPE General Observer Amendment: ToO Update and joint programs with Swift and NuSTAR

Amendment 12: D.16 IXPE General Observer Amendment: ToO Update and joint programs with Swift and NuSTAR

article 6 hours ago

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Four people converse onboard an aircraft.

NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory

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A woman poses, smiling with her hands on her hips, in front of the mission control desk onboard an aircraft. She is wearing a tan flysuit, and the switch board behind her is crowded with buttons, switches, monitors, cords, and stickers.

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NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy

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Jim Gentes wearing the Jiro Prolight bicycle helmet.

Tech Today: A NASA-Inspired Bike Helmet with Aerodynamics of a Jet

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blue glow emanates from a ring-like Hall-effect Thruster

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Amendment 13: Due Date Delay and FAQ Posted for A.58 Increasing Participation of Minority Serving Institutions in Earth Science Surface-Based Measurement Networks

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Latest Join Artemis News and Features

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A woman sits on the floor and looks through an eyepiece device. She is wearing a light brown flight suit. Two people are behind her in blue flight suits and one person in front of her to the right is wearing a light brown flight suit.

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Four people converse onboard an aircraft.

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Jim Gentes wearing the Jiro Prolight bicycle helmet.

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2021 Astronaut Candidates Stand in Recognition

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image of an experiment facility installed in the exterior of the space station

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Image of planetary nebula NGC 7027 also includes an illustration of helium hydride molecules.

First Molecule Found

Image of planetary nebula NGC 7027 also includes an illustration of helium hydride molecules.

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