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Technologies developed by NASA engineers are designed to advance mission success at the agency and often enhance life on Earth as well. Here, engineers at Glenn Research Center (GRC) test an electrical motor that will drive a small, conical pump designed to help circulate blood in children born with a single heart ventricle. Credit: NASA/Bridget Caswell
NASA Engages with Current and Future Engineers

During National Engineers Week and throughout the year, NASA spotlights the crucial role of engineers in developing solutions to advance space exploration and enhance life on Earth. 

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January 2017 APPEL News Digest Now Available!
February 2017 APPEL News Digest Now Available

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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While on the International Space Station (ISS) for the One-Year Mission, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly also participated in the Twins Study, which compared his molecular information to that of his twin brother, Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut who stayed back on Earth. Here, Kelly gives himself a flu shot as part of an investigation into the twins’ immune responses. Credit: NASA
New Findings from One-Year Mission and Twins Study

As NASA moves forward on the journey to Mars, researchers share new information about the effects of prolonged spaceflight on the human body. 

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Onboard International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren harvests lettuce grown during the station-based Veg-01 experiment.
NASA Explores Food Sources for Deep Space Missions

In preparation for crewed missions to deep space, NASA is developing critical technologies, addressing human health risks—and crafting the perfect meal.

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The first-ever 360-degree image of the sun provided by the two STEREO spacecraft, supplemented by data from the Solar Dynamic Observatory. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/STEREO/SECCHI
This Month in NASA History: STEREO Spied Both Sides of the Sun

Communication interference. Electrical failures. Astronaut hazards. NASA’s STEREO mission offers a unique perspective on solar events that disrupt Earth-based activities.

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NASA engineers have developed a new spacesuit—the Modified Advanced Crew Escape Suit—to protect crew during Orion deep space missions. Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford
Assessing the Risks of Long-Duration Human Spaceflight

As NASA’s human spaceflight program passes critical technological milestones, the agency continues its work to examine risks to humans.

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NASA @ Home and City
NASA Innovations Enhance Life on Earth

Not Teflon. Not Velcro. Not even Tang. Contrary to popular belief, NASA did not develop those products. The technologies NASA does develop, however, have a profound impact on our lives.

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This image depicts the potential path New Horizons will take to reach its next target in the Kuiper Belt: 2014 MU69. Image Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI/Alex Parker
New Horizons Heads Deeper into the Third Zone

New Horizons plans to cap its first-ever flyby of Pluto with an even more far-reaching goal: a close flyby of a small Kuiper Belt object (KBO).

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January 2017 APPEL News Digest Now Available!
January 2017 APPEL News Digest Now Available

A new edition of the APPEL News Digest has been released. We invite you to read it today on our website.

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