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An illustration of Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben
NASA Mission Updates
December 20, 2018 // by

The Parker Solar Probe reaches the Sun, OSIRIS-REx finds hydroxyls on Bennu, and still no contact from Opportunity.

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Taken aboard Apollo 8 by William A. Anders, this iconic picture shows Earth rising above the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft orbited the Moon. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Apollo 8 Changes the World’s Perspective
December 18, 2018 // by

One billion people were following news of the first spacecraft to reach the Moon with humans aboard. 

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission. When NASA returns to the Moon, it will be with commercial partners. Credit: NASA
NASA Announces Innovative Moon Partnerships
December 12, 2018 // by

Payload program is envisioned to foster a robust commercial space program in which NASA is one customer among many.

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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard present an award at the NASA Honor Award ceremony Thursday, November 8, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
APPEL Knowledge Services Wins Headquarters Honor Award for Team Excellence
November 30, 2018 // by

Merger of APPEL and CKO creates synergies that strengthen both functions. 

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X-1E airplane being loaded under the mothership, Boeing B-29. A hydraulic lift elevated the launch aircraft and then lowered it over the rocket plane for mating. Credit: NASA Photo / NACA/NASA
This Month in NASA History: The X-1E Makes Final Flight
November 28, 2018 // by

Crack in fuel tank ends storied research program at the dawn of the space age.

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This artist’s concept of the InSight lander shows the solar panels and scientific instruments deployed. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
InSight Nears Mars with Bold, New Mission to Explore Planet’s Interior
November 16, 2018 // by

Lander will search beneath the surface of Mars for clues to how all rocky planets formed and evolved. 

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Apollo 7 lifts off. The mission’s success set the stage for Apollo 8, which orbited the Moon months later. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Apollo 7 Returns America’s Focus to Landing on the Moon
October 30, 2018 // by

Mission of firsts achieves 101 percent success and sets the stage for orbiting the Moon.

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NASA engineers Rob Gallagher (left), Ken Smith (right) and Deneen Ferro (inside the spacecraft, center) work on the GPM Core satellite in the clean room at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt Md. Credit: NASA
7 Habits of Highly Effective (NASA) Systems Engineers
October 29, 2018 // by

September VPMC session examines how NASA’s top systems engineers approach their role.

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Saturn eclipsing the sun for Cassini.
New Science Published from Cassini’s Grand Finale
October 23, 2018 // by

The spacecraft’s historic series of dives into the narrow gap between Saturn and its rings yields treasure trove of new data.

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