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NASA Challenges Designers to Construct Habitat for Deep Space Exploration
NASA and the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, known as America Makes, are holding a new…
NASA Opens Media Accreditation for New Horizons Pluto Flyby
NASA has opened media accreditation for the New Horizons spacecraft’s historic encounter with Pluto in mid-July.
Astronauts at Work on the International Space Station
NASA astronauts Scott Kelly (left) and Terry Virts (right) work on a Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly…
Mission Manager Update: K2 in Campaign 5
Now in its fifth observing campaign, the Kepler spacecraft continues to operate beautifully after being revived…
NASA Study Shows Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf Nearing Its Final Act
A new NASA study finds the last remaining section of Antarctica's Larsen B Ice Shelf, which…
Kepler Observes Neptune Dance with Its Moons
NASA's Kepler spacecraft, known for its planet-hunting prowess of other stars, is also studying solar system…
Green Aviation Project Tests Shape Changing Wing Flaps
A NASA F-15D flies chase for the G-III Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE) project. The ACTE…
NASA Awards Grant to Manage “Swarmathon” Challenge
NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has selected the University of New Mexico (UNM)…
May 13, 1992, Record-Setting Spacewalk on Shuttle Endeavour’s First Mission
On May 13, 1992, following the successful capture of the Intelsat VI satellite, three astronauts continue…