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NASA to Launch 4 Earth Science Missions in 2022

December 14, 2021

. NASA to Launch 4 Earth Science Missions in 2022 The missions, including two led by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will help monitor our changing planet. Scientists will discuss them at the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting. NASA will launch four Earth science missions in 2022 to provide scientists…

NASA-NOAA Tech Will Aid Marine Oil Spill Response

December 14, 2021

. NASA-NOAA Tech Will Aid Marine Oil Spill Response NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists are teaming up to test remote sensing technology for use in oil spill response. Just off…

NASA Begins Testing Robotics to Bring First Samples Back From Mars

December 14, 2021

. NASA Begins Testing Robotics to Bring First Samples Back From Mars Your browser cannot play the provided video file(s). Engineers are developing the crucial hardware needed for a series of daring space missions that will be carried out in…

Blue Origin launches Michael Strahan, Laura Shepard Churchley and others to space and back

December 11, 2021

This morning, space tourism venture Blue Shepard successfully launched its third crew of passengers to space and back on the company’s New Shepard rocket, the first time a group of six people has flown together on the vehicle. The crew included GMA host Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard — the first American in space and the namesake for the New…

Watch as Blue Origin plans to launch its first crew of six to space, with Michael Strahan on board

December 11, 2021

This morning, Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company Blue Origin is slated to launch another crew of customers to the edge of space and back. The crew cabin will be a little more crowded than usual: a total of six passengers will ride to space inside Blue Origin’s New Shepard…

NASA’s ‘Eyes on Asteroids’ Reveals Our Near-Earth Object Neighborhood

December 11, 2021

. NASA’s ‘Eyes on Asteroids’ Reveals Our Near-Earth Object Neighborhood Learn more about the growing population of near-Earth objects with NASA’s new 3D real-time web-based application. Through a new 3D real-time visualization…

Team Behind NASA’s Newest Mars Rover to Honor Persevering Students

December 10, 2021

. Team Behind NASA’s Newest Mars Rover to Honor Persevering Students Your browser cannot play the provided video file(s). Select middle schoolers who have pushed past obstacles to reach their academic goals will be rewarded with a personal message beamed down from NASA’s Perseverance rover. NASA’s “You’ve Got Perseverance” awards opportunity…

NASA’s newest astronauts talk about their journeys to becoming spacefarers

December 7, 2021

Yesterday, NASA announced its newest class of astronauts: 10 new candidates who will train to fly to space with the agency over the next two years. The group included plenty of qualified individuals with backgrounds in the military, as well some with more unique professions.

NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting

December 7, 2021

. NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting Topics of discussion include upcoming NASA Earth science launches, the scientific discoveries Perseverance’s investigations on Mars, and updates from the Juno mission. …

NASA announces 10 new astronaut candidates who could fly to the Moon someday

December 6, 2021

Today, NASA announced the selection of its newest class of astronauts: six men and four women chosen from more than 12,000 people who applied to the space agency in March of 2020. Once they train and become full astronauts, these selectees have some exciting spaceflight opportunities ahead of them, potentially including flights to the Moon someday. The astronauts announced today are part of the…