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NASA Space Tech’s Favorite Place to Travel in 2025: The Moon!
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NASA Space Technology has big travel plans for 2025, starting with a trip to the near side of the Moon!…

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Why the Moon’s Icy South Pole is a Hot Target for NASA
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The Moon’s South Pole is a bizarre landscape. Mountain ridges glow in perpetual sunlight while deep craters freeze in billion-year-old…

NASA Sets Sights on Mars Terrain with Revolutionary Tire Tech
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The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the Sun is reminiscent of a rich,…

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NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards 
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President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for…

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Liftoff! NASA Sends Science, Tech to Moon on Firefly, SpaceX Flight
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A suite of NASA scientific investigations and technology demonstrations is on its way to our nearest celestial neighbor aboard a…

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NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies
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NASA selected 15 visionary ideas for its NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) program which develops concepts to transform future missions…

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Nuclear Electric Propulsion Technology Could Make Missions to Mars Faster
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The trip to Mars and back is not one for the faint of heart. We’re not talking days, weeks, or…

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NASA to Test Solution for Radiation-Tolerant Computing in Space
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Onboard computers are critical to space exploration, aiding nearly every spacecraft function from propulsion and navigation systems to life support…

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NASA Lander to Test Vacuum Cleaner on Moon for Sample Collection
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Among all the challenges of voyaging to and successfully landing on other worlds, the effective collection and study of soil…

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