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NASA Ignites New Golden Age of Exploration, Innovation in 2025

NASA Ignites New Golden Age of Exploration, Innovation in 2025

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With a second Trump Administration at the helm in 2025, NASA marked significant progress toward the Artemis II test flight ...

NASA Selects Two Heliophysics Missions for Continued Development

NASA Selects Two Heliophysics Missions for Continued Development

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NASA selected one small research mission concept to advance toward mission design and another for a long concept development period. ...

NASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis IV Lunar Surface Science

NASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis IV Lunar Surface Science

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NASA has selected two scientific instruments intended for astronauts to deploy on the lunar surface during the Artemis IV mission ...

NASA Wins Second Emmy Award for 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Broadcast

NASA Wins Second Emmy Award for 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Broadcast

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NASA's broadcast of the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse won an Emmy Award for Excellence in Production Technology. At ...

NASA, SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Oceans

NASA, SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Oceans

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The satellite, recently launched by NASA and its partners, is about the size of a full-size pickup truck and will ...

NASA Sets Launch Coverage for International Ocean Tracking Mission

NASA Sets Launch Coverage for International Ocean Tracking Mission

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NASA will provide live coverage of the pre-launch preparation and launch of Sentinel-6B, an international mission providing critical sea and ...

NASA, Blue Origin Launch Two Spacecraft to Study Mars, Solar Wind

NASA, Blue Origin Launch Two Spacecraft to Study Mars, Solar Wind

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A pair of NASA spacecraft eventually destined for Mars will study how the Sun affects its magnetic environment. The mission ...