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  1. 13 hours ago

    We're about a week away from the first all-private astronaut mission to the ! Tune in Friday, March 25 after the Flight Readiness Review for a briefing with & mission leaders. Estimated start time is 6pm ET (22:00 UTC):

    A photo of the International Space Station, seen in full against the black background of space, from inside the Crew Dragon capsule. The ring of the capsule's window is visible near the edges of the photo.
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  2. 15 hours ago

    NOW: NASA Deputy Administrator joins Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten for a special event:

    Portrait of Pam Melroy
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  3. 16 hours ago

    LIVE NOW: We just opened one of the last sealed samples collected during Apollo 17. Use to ask our lunar experts questions about this historic moment. 🌑

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  4. 18 hours ago

    What happens when one of the last pristine Moon samples from the Apollo era meets modern technology? Talk with us at 3pm ET about the sample opening & what it means for future missions. Send questions with . Info: Watch:

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  5. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    🚀 We've missed you. So... APPLY NOW to cover the launch of our NASA Crew-4 mission, set for April 19! Following safety protocols, participants will tour , meet experts, and share their experiences online with their fans and followers:

    Four SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts in spacesuits seated inside Crew Dragon spacecraft
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  6. Mar 23

    Your task: cable management. Your equipment: bulky, pressurized gloves. Your location: space. Could you do it? and did, as they installed hardware upgrades during a spacewalk:

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  7. Mar 23

    Artemis III astronauts will touch down on the Moon aboard a Starship Human Landing System. We will be asking U.S. companies to develop astronaut Moon landers for missions beyond III:

    An astronaut steps out of the shadow of a lander and looks out at the Moonscape before them. There is a lunar rover in the foreground. The Earth can be seen in the black sky.
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  8. Mar 23

    LIVE NOW: NASA leaders, including administrator , provide an update on our plans to get astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon under . Listen in:

    An image of the Moon illuminated with deep grey craters throughout the lunar surface. This view of the Moon's north pole is a mosaic assembled from 18 images taken by NASA's Galileo imaging system through a green filter as the spacecraft flew by on December 7, 1992.
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  9. Mar 23

    Watch live as and astronaut make upgrades during their spacewalk. Follow along with the progress of the with

    We're going on a spacewalk! Tune in LIVE as and make upgrades to the . Today's spacewalk begins around 8:50am ET (12:50 UTC) and will run for about six-and-a-half hours:
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  10. Mar 23

    Today’s spacewalk officially began at 8:32 am ET, when the two astronauts set their spacesuits to battery power. Watch as and astronaut began their spacewalk outside the to install hoses that help maintain ISS at proper temperature.

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  11. Mar 23

    We're going on a spacewalk! Tune in LIVE as and make upgrades to the . Today's spacewalk begins around 8:50am ET (12:50 UTC) and will run for about six-and-a-half hours:

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    Mar 22

    NASA engineer Gretchen Morales-Valle shares her thoughts on our "First Woman" graphic novel and the tale of fictional character Callie Rodriguez—first woman on the Moon. It's a soon-to-be reality as part of future missions. Explore the novel:

    NASA's "First Woman" Graphic Novel Reviewed by Gretchen Morales-Valle
    First Woman tells the tale of Callie Rodriguez, the first woman to explore the Moon. While Callie is a fictional character, the first female astronaut will soon set foot on the Moon.
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  13. Mar 22

    NASA astronaut Raja Chari and astronaut Matthias Maurer will venture outside of the International on March 23 at 8:50 a.m ET (12:50 UTC) to make upgrades to the station. Watch live starting at 7:30 a.m (11:30 UTC):

    March 15, 2022 --- NASA astronaut Kayla Barron is pictured in a bright white EVA suit installing a modification kit on the International Space Station's Port-4 truss segment during a six-hour and 54-minute spacewalk setting it up for its next roll-out solar array.
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    Mar 22

    Earth, the water planet. Its lakes, rivers, and oceans hold a crucial element for life. Earth-orbiting satellites help us track and better understand how this water moves around the globe.

    NASA Follows Changing Freshwater from Space
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  15. Mar 22

    How will we transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon? We'll provide an update on this on March 23 at 3:30 p.m. ET (19:30 UTC). Media may register to participate:

    Waxing gibbous Moon. More than three quarters of the Moon is visible in this close-up image taken by the Galileo spacecraft. Its large, gray patches of mare are large and scattered across its surface, just like its many craters.
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    Mar 19

    The rocket and spacecraft have rolled out to the launch pad for the final prelaunch test for the I mission. Want to get involved? Register as a virtual launch participant, watch-party host, or to get free teaching materials:

    NASA’s Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B after being rolled out to the launch pad for the first time at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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    Mar 21

    A Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket launching for the is counting down to launch! Weather is looking good for tonight with clear skies and low winds. The window opens at 7 p.m. EDT.

    A Terrier Improved Malemute sounding rocket launched August 19, 2021, at 5 p.m. EDT from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility carrying student experiments for the RockSat-X mission.
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  18. Mar 21

    Today marks the discovery of over 5,000 known planets beyond our solar system according to the Archive! 🤩🪐 Listen to decades of discovery, and learn about the significance of each sound:

    5,000 Exoplanets: Listen to the Sounds of Discovery
    In this animation, exoplanets are represented by musical notes played across decades of discovery. The lower the note, the longer the orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Russo, A. Santaguida
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  19. Mar 20

    Seasons in the Sun! ☀️ Today marks the vernal equinox, or the in the Northern Hemisphere and first day of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Twice a year, on the equinoxes, both hemispheres will see equal amounts of daylight:

    Flower blooming in VEGGIE facility aboard the International Space Station
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  20. Mar 18

    This Week at NASA, I Moon mission rolled out for a prelaunch test, astronauts completed a 7-hour spacewalk, and ’s mirrors got closer to perfection. Subscribe to our newsletter for details on all our top stories:

    This Week @ NASA: March 18
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