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Earthrise viewed from lunar orbit during the Apollo 11. The Space Task Group suggested a Moon base as one goal of a post-Apollo space program
This Month in NASA History: Space Task Group’s Ambitious Plan
September 11, 2019 // by

Independent panel suggests national goals of crewed mission to Mars, Moon base, massive space station.

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Illustration of the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the sun. Credits: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Amazing Updates on Key NASA Missions
August 27, 2019 // by

Parker Solar Probe approaches third perihelion, OSIRIS-REx team zeros in on a collection point, and InSight team tries to free ‘mole.’ 

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An S-IC is lifted into the B-2 stand from a barge on the East Pearl River, circa 1967. Credit: NASA
Historic Test Stand at Stennis Points Way to the Moon
August 26, 2019 // by

Once again, NASA’s route to the Moon goes through Hancock County, Mississippi.

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New York City welcomes Apollo 11 crewmen in a showering of ticker tape down Broadway and Park Avenue in a parade termed as the largest in the city's history. Pictured in the lead car, from the right, are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. Credit: NASA/Bill Taub
This Month in NASA History: From the Moon to an Airstream Trailer
August 15, 2019 // by

Apollo 11 astronauts end 21 days in quarantine and finally return home. 

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LOFTID pack and deployment testing started with a load test to verify that the heat shield will perform as expected in flight under real-life conditions. Credit: NASA
Inflatable Decelerator Could Unlock Larger Missions to Mars
July 30, 2019 // by

New technology, set for major test in 2022, might hold one of the keys to a crewed mission to Mars.

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On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, NASA unveiled the completed Orion crew capsule for the Artemis 1 mission. Credit: NASA
Orion Takes Another Step Toward the Moon
July 26, 2019 // by

On Apollo 11 anniversary, NASA unveils completed crew module for Artemis 1.

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Generation-3 Navigational Doppler Lidar device. Credit: NASA
NASA Testing New Technology to Aid Moon Landing
July 25, 2019 // by

Lidar systems are increasing precision by more than an order of magnitude.

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In this photograph, astronaut Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin takes his first step onto the surface of the Moon. Credit: NASA/Neil Armstrong
This Month in NASA History: NASA Lands on the Moon
July 15, 2019 // by

With alarms sounding and fuel running low, Armstrong and Aldrin become the first humans on the Moon.

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