NASA Named Best Place to Work in Federal Government for 8th Straight Year

[ad_1] For the eighth consecutive year, NASA has been selected by the Partnership for Public Service as the Best Place to Work in Government. The rankings, announced Tuesday, reflect NASA’s unified focus and dedication to sending humans farther into space than ever before, and the agency’s highest employee satisfaction results since this index was develop […]

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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Cleared for Final Assembly

[ad_1] NASA’s first large scale, piloted X-plane in more than three decades is cleared for final assembly and integration of its systems following a major project review by senior managers held Thursday at NASA Headquarters in Washington. [ad_2] Source link

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NASA to Provide Coverage of Boeing Orbital Flight Test for Commercial Crew

[ad_1] The launch of Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station, as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, is targeted for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20. The uncrewed flight test will be the Boeing CST-100 Starliner’s maiden mission to the space station. [ad_2] Source link

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Hubble Views Galaxy’s Dazzling Display

[ad_1] ​NGC 3175 is located around 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Antlia (the Air Pump). The galaxy can be seen slicing across the frame in this Hubble image, with its mix of bright patches of glowing gas, dark lanes of dust, bright core, and whirling, pinwheeling arms coming together to paint a […]

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X Marks the Spot: NASA Selects Site for Asteroid Sample Collection

[ad_1] After a year scoping out asteroid Bennu’s boulder-scattered surface, the team leading NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission has officially selected a sample collection site. [ad_2] Source link

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A Treat for the International Space Station's First Crew

[ad_1] In this image from December 2000, the Expedition One crew–the first to permanently inhabit the International Space Station–are about to eat a treat of fresh oranges. [ad_2] Source link

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Texas Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station

[ad_1] Students from Texas will have an opportunity this week to talk with a NASA astronaut currently living and working aboard the International Space Station. [ad_2] Source link

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Brilliance at Night: The Americas in Darkness

[ad_1] This image of North and South America at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. [ad_2] Source link

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NASA, Boeing to Hold Media Teleconference on Orbital Flight Test Mission

[ad_1] NASA and Boeing will hold a news teleconference Thursday, Dec. 12, following the agency’s Flight Readiness Review for Boeing’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT) to the International Space Station, as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. [ad_2] Source link

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NASA Administrator Names Robert Pearce Head of Agency Aeronautics

[ad_1] NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named Robert Pearce as the next associate administrator for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD). Pearce replaces Jaiwon Shin, who retired from the agency on Aug. 31. [ad_2] Source link

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