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Researchers are learning more about the surprisingly rugged surface of the asteroid Bennu, which is covered with boulders and has defied expectations. Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona
New Research Examines Asteroid’s Surface
July 28, 2022 // by

New surprises from smallest object NASA has ever orbited. 

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Issaouane Dune Sea, Eastern Algeria is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 13 crewmember on the International Space Station on August 8, 2006. Credit: NASA
NASA Mission to Examine Earth’s Arid Regions
July 21, 2022 // by

EMIT will quantify mineral composition of desert dust. 

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The Space Shuttle Challenger, with its seven member crew and battery of scientific experiments aboard, eases its rear landing gear onto the dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing STS-51-F. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: STS-51-F
July 12, 2022 // by

Crew recovers from engine shutdown to complete ambitious science objectives.

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The twin 7 ft diameter solar panels that power NASA’s InSight Mars lander, shown here during final testing, are now a dull orange after years on the dusty surface of Mars. Energy production has dropped 90 percent. Credit: NASA
As InSight Winds Down, Discoveries Continue
June 27, 2022 // by

Examination of data from the first seismometer on the surface of Mars just beginning.

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(From left) Andria Mosie, Charis Krysher and Juliane Gross, lunar sample curators, positioning the Apollo 17 drive tube prior to removing from its teflon bag and extruding sample 73002 at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA/James Blair
Taking a New Look at Pristine Apollo Samples
June 13, 2022 // by

Researchers are examining lunar soil and rocks with new tools.

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Close-up view of astronauts James A. McDivitt (foreground) and Edward H. White II inside their Gemini-4 spacecraft. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Engineering the First American Spacewalk
June 9, 2022 // by

Gemini IV astronauts solve hatch problems, test human endurance.

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Systems Engineering Leadership Program (SELP) graduates posing for a photo. Left to right front row: Evan Anzalone, Sarah N. D'Souza, Carla Haroz, Claudia Eyzaguirre, Susan Danley, Karma Snyder, Laura Kushner, K. Renee Horton. Back row: Ben Powell, Darren Baird, Miles Skow, Timothy Roberts, Andrew Rechenberg, George J. Williams, Jr. Credit: NASA/Masha Berger
APPEL KS SELP Class of 2022 Graduates
May 27, 2022 // by

Cohort completed systems engineering and leadership development program during pandemic.

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Program Management (PgM) Series Overview graphic. Credit: NASA
APPEL KS Presents Unique Learning Opportunity
May 24, 2022 // by

PgM Series features facilitated seminars on program management.

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Surveyor 1 was a three-legged spacecraft, 10 feet tall, with large pads at the end of each leg. At about 650 pounds, it was a true test of the lunar surface and the first controlled-descent, soft landing on the Moon. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Surveyor 1 Launches
May 12, 2022 // by

Robotic lander series demonstrated lunar surface would support Apollo’s Lunar Module.

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