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An artist's impression of ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab
ESA Spacecraft Ready to Orbit the Sun

Solar Orbiter’s suite of instruments will unlock secrets of the solar wind, magnetic field.

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The 2020 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition is soliciting undergraduate and graduate teams to develop new concepts that leverage innovations for NASA’s Artemis program and future human missions to Mars. Credit: NIA
Competition Asks Student Teams to Solve Moon to Mars Challenge

NASA sponsored contest focuses on breaking through frozen soil to harvest water ice.

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This global view of Jupiter's moon, Io, was obtained during the tenth orbit of Jupiter by NASA's Galileo spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
This Month in NASA History: Galileo Begins Journey to Jupiter

Spacecraft made many important discoveries in 2.8-billion-mile mission.

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EPISODE 21: NASA HUMAN RESEARCH PROGRAM

NASA Human Research Program Director Bill Paloski discusses methods and technologies to support safe, productive human space travel to the Moon and Mars.

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Critical Knowledge inSight: Change Management

Managing change effectively is an important component to being successful with NASA’s innovative missions.

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EPISODE 20: EXPLORATION SPACESUIT DESIGN

NASA Exploration EVA System Development Lead Jesse Buffington discusses spacesuit design for spacewalks on the Moon and Mars.

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The SEAL instrument, which stands for Surface and Exosphere Alterations by Landers, was built in 1998 as an engineering model for Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft, Nozomi.
Instrument Once Meant to Support Mars Mission Now Bound for the Moon

SEAL experiment will examine how lunar regolith absorbs and releases volatiles.

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Engineers and technicians at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are testing the spacesuit astronauts will wear
EPISODE 19: MAGIC INSIDE THE ORION SPACESUIT

Orion Spacesuit Engineer Kirstyn Johnson discusses the internal systems of the Orion spacesuit.

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Earthrise viewed from lunar orbit during the Apollo 11. The Space Task Group suggested a Moon base as one goal of a post-Apollo space program. Credit: NASA
This Month in NASA History: Space Task Group’s Ambitious Plan

Independent panel suggests national goals of crewed mission to Mars, Moon base, massive space station.

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