Category: News
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NASA to Provide Coverage of U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction
NASA will provide live coverage of the 2021 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 13. The agency’s Deputy Administrator, Pam Melroy, is among the inductees, and the event also features remarks by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. The ceremony will take place at NASA’s Kennedy Space…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Astronauts to Discuss Mission, Splashdown
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts will answer questions about their International Space Station mission during a post-landing news conference at 9:15 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 15. The event will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Crew-2 astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and Thomas Pesquet of…
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NASA to Host Briefing on Laser Communications Demonstration
NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 16, to discuss the agency’s upcoming laser communications technology demonstration. Audio of the teleconference will livestream on NASA’s website. The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration(LCRD) will be NASA’s first end-to-end laser relay system, sending and receiving data over invisible infrared lasers at a rate of…
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NASA Outlines Challenges, Progress for Artemis Moon Missions
In the first major Artemis update provided under the Biden-Harris Administration, NASA leadership discussed Tuesday the challenges and progress of America’s lunar exploration plans and reiterated a long-term commitment to exploring the Moon and sending astronauts to Mars. The update follows a judge’s recent decision to uphold NASA’s selection of SpaceX to develop and demonstrate a modern human…
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Coverage Update for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Briefings, Events, Broadcasts
NASA will provide updated coverage of the upcoming launch and docking activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which will carry astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marks the third time the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has transported a crew rotation of astronauts to the station as part of NASA’s Commercial…
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Safe Splash Down: Crew-2 Astronauts Land in Gulf of Mexico
Safe Splash Down NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts had a safe splash down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida Monday aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, completing the agency’s second long-duration commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. The mission set a record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. crewed…
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In Appreciation for their Service, Wienerschnitzel Offers Veterans & Active Duty Military a FREE Meal on Veterans Day
On November 11th, present your U.S. military ID or wear Your Uniform to Receive a FREE Chili Dog, Small Fries & Small Pepsi RVINE, Calif. — On Veteran’s Day, Wienerschnitzel is offering veterans and active-duty military a FREE Chili Dog, Small Fries and a Small Pepsi as a token of their appreciation for their service. To…
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Landsat 9 Goes to Work
Landsat 9 is an Earth observation satellite launched on 27 September 2021 from Space Launch Complex-3E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on an Atlas V 401 launch vehicle NASA is in charge of building, launching, and testing the satellite, while the United States Geological Survey (USGS) operates the satellite, and manages and distributes the data archive. This current satellite is the ninth in the Landsat program, which…
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NASA Participates in UN Climate Change Conference
NASA is participating in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, which began Oct. 31, and runs through Friday, Nov. 12. The COP26 summit brings parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. NASA’s…
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Coverage Set for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Return to Earth
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission now is targeting a return to Earth no earlier than 7:14 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 8, with a splashdown off the coast of Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Endeavour, is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station at 1:05 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, to begin the journey home.…