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Following Apollo 13, a Mercury Seven astronaut guides NASA’s next mission to the Moon.
Following Apollo 13, a Mercury Seven astronaut guides NASA’s next mission to the Moon.
As 2019 ends, the X-59 supersonic aircraft, Artemis I’s SLS core stage and OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission move forward.
Harrison Schmitt, who trained earlier astronauts, examines lunar geology up close in final Apollo mission.
Expansion provides a wide array of approaches to landing science and technology on the Moon.
Astronauts will work to add new cooling system to key physics experiment at ISS.
Team solves glitches to save NASA’s second mission to land on the Moon.
VIPER mission to the Moon’s south pole will quantify precious resources in shaded craters.
Solar Orbiter’s suite of instruments will unlock secrets of the solar wind, magnetic field.
NASA sponsored contest focuses on breaking through frozen soil to harvest water ice.