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Engineers at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley test robotics software on an engineering prototype of NASA’s VIPER rover. Credit: NASA/Dominic Hart

Progress Continues on Rover to Explore for Water Ice on Moon

January 15, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

VIPER will map a portion of the lunar surface and drill into suspected pockets of water ice.

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 51, Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign

Podcast Episode: Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign

January 13, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign Deputy Lead Shivanjli Sharma discusses the “third revolution” in aviation.

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The Space Shuttle Columbia launches before dawn on January 12, 1986 with a tight-knit crew that deployed a key communications satellite. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Columbia Launches on STS-61-C

January 7, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Tight-knit crew deploys a key communications satellite and performs science missions.

Podcast Episode 50: Futuristic Space Technologies

December 29, 2020 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program Executive Jason Derleth discusses visionary concepts that could transform future space missions.

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Critical Knowledge inSight: Lessons from Working Internationally

December 21, 2020 // by INSIGHT Staff

Programs with international partnerships benefit from having a process framework in place to help with timing of key programmatic decisions, engineering standards, interfaces, software and many other details that contribute to program success.

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APPEL’s new Space Shuttle Resources page contains links to hundreds to key documents, videos, photos, and more about the Space Shuttle Program and the lessons learned for today’s technical workforce. Here, Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-120 to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

APPEL KS Creates New Resource for Shuttle Era Research, Learning

December 16, 2020 // by Kevin Wilcox

Web page links to hundreds of documents that detail the triumphs and tragedies of the Shuttle Program.

The Hayabusa2 spacecraft is a modified version of the Hayabusa design. Credit: NASA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Recovers Asteroid Sample in Australia

December 10, 2020 // by Kevin Wilcox

NASA and JAXA will share samples of asteroids to advance scientific discovery.

Podcast Episode 50: Futuristic Space Technologies

December 9, 2020 // by INSIGHT Staff

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program Executive Jason Derleth discusses visionary concepts that could transform future space missions.

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Gemini VII as seen from Gemini VI-A during the more than five hours of maneuvering the astronauts performed during the first spacecraft rendezvous. The two spacecraft are approximately 43 feet apart at this point, eventually closing to about one foot apart. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Gemini VII Becomes A Pilot’s Mission

December 4, 2020 // by Kevin Wilcox

Borman, Lovell set record for space endurance and rendezvous with Gemini VI-A.