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Engineers and technicians stack the left aft assembly for the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) solid rocket booster inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in late November. Credit: NASA/Glenn Benson
NASA Moving Forward with Artemis II

Investigation into Artemis I heatshield reveals link between material permeability and skip reentry maneuver.

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NASA is developing the Roman Space Telescope to search for exoplanets, create vast maps of the universe, and learn more about dark matter and dark energy. In September 2024, Dr. Lucas Paganini, deputy program executive for the Roman Space Telescope, was a guest on the Small Steps, Giant Leaps podcast, discussing the challenges and rewards of keeping a large, high-profile project moving forward. Credit: NASA
Small Steps, Giant Leaps Begins 7th Year

Podcast highlights the work of NASA’s technical workforce. 

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This Month in NASA History: Mariner 2 Arrives at Venus

Team met technical challenges to gather first data from another planet.

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Aerial view of Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Credit: NASA
NASA Knowledge Workshop Emphasizes Continuity

Nearly 200 gather to discuss key issues for technical workforce.

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In this artist’s illustration, future Artemis astronauts explore the Moon’s south pole. A new report finds that NASA’s Moon to Mars effort is a significant driver of economic activity in the U.S. Credit: NASA
Report Quantifies NASA’s Economic Impact

Research finds that $25.4 billion budget yields $75.6 billion in economic output. 

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Commander John W. Young (left), and Payload Specialist Ulf Merbold, enjoy a meal in the middeck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-9. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: The First Spacelab Mission

The shuttle program’s first crew of 6 works around the clock in a mission of firsts, then overcome daunting challenges to return safely.  

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This image from June 20, 2013, at 11:15 p.m. EDT shows the bright light of a solar flare on the left side of the sun and an eruption of solar material shooting through the sun’s atmosphere, called a prominence eruption. Credit: NASA/Goddard/Solar Dynamics Observatory
Solar Cycle 25 Reaches Maximum

Powerful geomagnetic solar storms mark new phase of 11-year cycle, as Parker Solar Probe comes ever closer to the Sun’s surface.

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This view of a valley where water flowed billions of years ago was captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover using the Mastcam-Z instrument. A puzzling rock named “Cheyava Falls” is about 361 feet in front of the rover here and left of center. Credit: NASA
The Long Journey to Understand Mars

New research adds clues in the quest to learn what happened to ancient water on the planet and if it ever supported microbial life.

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In January 1961, engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center prepared the massive first stage of the Saturn I rocket for checkout. The booster was designed with eight clustered H-1 engines capable of producing as much as 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: The First Saturn Rocket Launch

Saturn I-A was the bold first step in a giant technological leap.

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