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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.

The Space Shuttle Program returned to flight on September 29, 1988—33 years ago this month—with the launch of Discovery on STS-26 from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Return to Flight

September 16, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Team of spaceflight veterans begins recovery with STS-26.

A team led by NASA researchers was able to use data from the more than two years OSIRIS-REx spent examining Bennu to model the asteroid’s orbital trajectory with unprecedented precision through 2300. Credit: NASA

OSIRIS-REx Team Models Bennu’s Future Path

August 30, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Data from sample return mission allows unprecedented precision.

Spotlight on Lessons Learned: Copper Tube Pinch Failure

August 26, 2021 // by INSIGHT Staff

While pinching copper tubes is a standard practice for many applications on Earth, it presents challenges for spaceflight applications.

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Quick Webinars

August 17, 2021 // by Daniel Connell

APPEL Knowledge Services offers a varied series of one-hour webinars to meet the needs of NASA’s technical workforce on a range of topics. Webinars typically draw hundreds of attendees, who learn from expert facilitators with decades of experience in professional coaching and leadership development. The format also allows attendees the unique opportunity to interface, share, and learn from each other.

The Space Shuttle Discovery launches on its first flight, STS-41-D, on August 30, 1984, 37 years ago this month. The crew deployed three satellites and heard knocking at the payload bay doors. Credit: NASA

This Month in NASA History: Discovery’s First Launch

August 5, 2021 // by Kevin Wilcox

Crew deploys record number of satellites, hears knocking at the door.

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