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This artist’s illustration depicts the Lucy spacecraft passing one of the Jupiter Trojan Asteroids. Lucy will travel 4 billion miles in 12 years, passing by seven of these asteroids, believed to be remnants from the formation of the planets. Credit: Southwest Research Institute

Pioneering Spacecraft Bound for Jupiter Trojan Asteroids

October 26, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Lucy will travel ambitious trajectory to examine remnants from the early solar system.

Langley Research Center CKO Kevin Rivers. Credit: NASA

Knowledge Community Corner: NASA Langley’s Kevin Rivers

October 22, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

Kevin Rivers discusses knowledge sharing at NASA’s Langley Research Center.

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano took this "space-selfie" during an extravehicular activity (EVA) at the International Space Station (ISS) in 2019. Six years earlier, Parmitano’s helmet dangerously filled with water during an EVA at the ISS. Credit: NASA

Investigation of EVA 23 Resonates at PK Expo

October 18, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

High-visibility close call yields timeless lessons learned.

Critical Knowledge inSight: Collaborating Across Cultures

October 14, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

Working on international programs and projects makes good collaboration essential.

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An NB-52 mothership carries an X-15 aloft for a research flight on April 13, 1960, Maj. Gen. Robert M. White's first flight in the hypersonic rocket plane. The X-15s reached speeds well beyond 4,000 mph and altitudes that qualified eight pilots for astronaut wings. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: The X-15 Lands

October 8, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Rocket plane pushed the boundaries of aeronautics at dawn of the space race.

In the fall of 2022, the DART spacecraft will collide head-on with the smaller asteroid in the Didymos system in the first space test of the kinetic impactor method for deflecting an asteroid. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

DART Takes Aim at Asteroid Moonlet

September 29, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Mission will be first space test of kinetic impactor method.

Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Best Practices for the Elemental Profiling of High-Purity Hydrazine

September 27, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

Best practices for conducting high-purity hydrazine elemental analysis processes must be followed to avoid sample contamination that could impact space missions.

Twelve orbits a day provide the MOC wide angle cameras on NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor with a global snapshot of weather patterns across the planet. Here, bluish-white water ice clouds hang above the Tharsis volcanoes. Credit: NASA

Mars: The Next Giant Leap for Humanity

September 24, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA’s Administrator discusses Moon to Mars plans at summit.

Critical Knowledge inSight: Adapting to Change

September 20, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

External circumstances can cause the need for NASA programs and projects to adapt and change.

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