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NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Next Commercial Crew Launch

[ad_1] Media accreditation is now open for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station. [ad_2] Source link

NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time

[ad_1] NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return

[ad_1] NASA has awarded the Mars Ascent Propulsion System (MAPS) contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Elkton, Maryland, to provide propulsion support and products for spaceflight missions at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. [ad_2] Source link

NASA to Provide Update on Perseverance ‘Firsts’ Since Mars Landing

[ad_1] Since NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover touched down at Jezero Crater Feb. 18, mission controllers have made substantial progress as they prepare the rover for the unpaved road ahead. [ad_2] Source link

Vice President Kamala Harris Calls NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

[ad_1] In celebration of Black History Month, NASA astronaut Victor Glover welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris to the International Space Station for a virtual chat. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Celebrates ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson With Building Naming Ceremony

[ad_1] On Friday, NASA celebrated the agency’s first African American female engineer, Mary W. Jackson, with a ceremony to formally name the agency’s headquarters building in Washington in her honor. [ad_2] Source link

NASA Awards Launch Service Contract for TROPICS Mission to Study Storm Processes

[ad_1] NASA has selected Astra Space Inc. to provide a launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. [ad_2] Source link

NASA to Begin High-Voltage Ground Testing on All-Electric X-57

[ad_1] NASA is set to start high-voltage functional ground testing of the agency’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, which will perform flights to help develop certification standards for emerging electric aircraft. NASA is also supporting these new electric aircraft by developing quiet, efficient, reliable technology these vehicles will need [ad_2] Source link

NASA to Honor ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson During Headquarters Naming Ceremony

[ad_1] Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk will lead a ceremony at 1 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 26, officially naming the NASA Headquarters building in Washington in honor of Mary W. Jackson [ad_2] Source link

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gives High-Definition Panoramic View of Landing Site

[ad_1] NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Feb. 21, after rotating its mast, or “head,” 360 degrees, allowing the rover’s Mastcam-Z instrument to capture its first panorama after touching down on the Red Planet on Feb 18. [ad_2] Source link

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Category: Technology

NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Next Commercial Crew Launch

NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time

NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return

NASA to Provide Update on Perseverance ‘Firsts’ Since Mars Landing

Vice President Kamala Harris Calls NASA Astronaut Victor Glover

NASA Celebrates ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson With Building Naming Ceremony

NASA Awards Launch Service Contract for TROPICS Mission to Study Storm Processes

NASA to Begin High-Voltage Ground Testing on All-Electric X-57

NASA to Honor ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson During Headquarters Naming Ceremony

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gives High-Definition Panoramic View of Landing Site