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This high-resolution Earthrise image was captured by the LRO and released by NASA in 2015. Credit: NASA
As key Apollo anniversaries near, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter expands NASA’s knowledge of the Moon
March 21, 2019 // by

Mission that began in 2009 recently published research that adds to the understanding of water on the Moon.

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Apollo 9 crew, from left, James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart, posing in front of their Saturn V rocket at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Pad 39A. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Apollo 9 Tests the Lunar Module in Space
March 13, 2019 // by

Mission validates the critical link to landing humans on the Moon and bringing them home safely.

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A Falcon 9 rocket with Dragon cargo spacecraft are vertical at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 2017. Credit: SpaceX
NASA, SpaceX Working Toward March Demonstration of Crew Dragon
February 26, 2019 // by

New capsule will be capable of carrying U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station.

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14321 following an initial saw cut, showing the west face. Credit: NASA
Moon Rock Collected During Apollo 14 Might Have Origins on Earth
February 25, 2019 // by

Research team finds clast in Big Bertha that appears to have taken a fantastic journey to the Moon and back. 

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John H. Glenn Jr. during his historic flight in the tight Mercury spacecraft on February 20, 1962. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: John Glenn Triumphs in MA-6
February 19, 2019 // by

Astronaut demonstrated capability of humans in space, guiding the capsule manually for multiple orbits and an eventful reentry. 

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Astronauts for the first Apollo mission (L-R) Roger B. Chaffee, Edward H. White and Virgil I. Grissom practice for the mission in the Apollo Mission Simulator. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Tragedy Strikes the Apollo Program
January 31, 2019 // by

A deadly fire during a routine test shocked the nation and lead to a solemn vow to be tough and competent.   

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Voyager 2 has entered interstellar space. Credit: NASA
Voyager 2 Enters Interstellar Space
December 26, 2018 // by

Probe that rewrote textbooks in the 1980s reaches a remarkable milestone decades later.

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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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