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NASA’s Day of Remembrance Honors Fallen Heroes of Exploration
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NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 22, which includes commemorating the crews of Apollo 1…

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NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-23 Infographics & Hardware
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NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 23, or Northrop Grumman CRS-23, will deliver more than 11,000 pounds of science and…

September 11, 2025
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40 Years Ago: STS-51C, the First Dedicated Department of Defense Shuttle Mission
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On Jan. 24, 1985, space shuttle Discovery took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on STS-51C, the…

January 24, 2025
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Former NASA Official, Astronaut Bob Cabana Receives Top Civilian Award
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Robert Cabana, who served as a NASA associate administrator, astronaut, and a colonel in the United States Marine Corps, received…

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How US-Indian NISAR Satellite Will Offer Unique Window on Earth
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A Q&A with the lead U.S. scientist of the mission, which will track changes in everything from wetlands to ice…

January 6, 2025
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NASA-DOD Study: Saltwater to Widely Taint Coastal Groundwater by 2100
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Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure. Seawater will infiltrate underground…

December 11, 2024
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15 Years Ago: STS-129 Delivers Cargo on the Third Utilization and Logistics Flight
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On Nov. 16, 2009, space shuttle Atlantis began its 31st trip into space, on the third Utilization and Logistics Flight…

November 18, 2024
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40 Years Ago: STS-51A – “The Ace Repo Company”
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Successfully deployed from the space shuttle Challenger during the February 1984 STS-41B mission, the Westar 6 and Palapa B2 communications…

November 8, 2024
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30 Years Ago: STS-66, the ATLAS-3 Mission to Study the Earth’s Atmosphere
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On Nov. 3, 1994, space shuttle Atlantis took to the skies on its 13th trip into space. During the 11-day…

November 4, 2024
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35 Years Ago: STS-34 Sends Galileo on its Way to Jupiter
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On Oct. 18, 1989, space shuttle Atlantis took off on its fifth flight, STS-34, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC)…

October 21, 2024
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Kathryn Sullivan: The First American Woman to Walk in Space
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Forty years ago, in October 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. But being the…

October 10, 2024
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40 Years Ago: STS-41G – A Flight of Many Firsts and Records
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The 13th flight of the space shuttle program and the sixth of Challenger, STS-41G holds many distinctions. As the first…

October 7, 2024
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