Category: News
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Rocket Flight to Sharpen NASA’s Study of the Sun
It’s best not to look directly at the Sun, unless you’re one of NASA’s Sun-observing instruments. And even then, doing so will cause some damage. Exposure to the Sun degrades light sensors of all kinds, from the retinas in the human eye to instruments aboard NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, or SDO. Fortunately, with periodic calibrations,…
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Rocket Launch Scheduled Sept. 11 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility
A two-stage suborbital sounding rocket is scheduled for launch Sept. 11, 2021, for the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration from NASA’s launch range at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The launch of the Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket is scheduled between 4-7 p.m. EDT on Sept. 11. The backup launch date is Sept. 12. The flight…
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Perseverance Rover Collects First Martian Rock Sample (video)
Martian Rock Sample NASA’s Perseverance rover completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil. Mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California received data that confirmed the historic milestone. The core is now enclosed in an airtight titanium sample tube, making…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample
NASA’s Perseverance rover today completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil. Mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California received data that confirmed the historic milestone. The core is now enclosed in an airtight titanium sample tube, making it…
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California Family Physicians Stand with Texas Abortion Providers
Law Threatens Access to Health Services The California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP) strongly denounces SB 8, the Texas law which allows private individuals to sue abortion providers and anyone else who assists a person in obtaining an abortion. The CAFP recognizes that an individual has the right to make their own reproductive decisions. In order to…
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NASA Invites Students, Educators to Join Artemis I Mission
As students and educators return to classrooms online and in-person, NASA welcomes the next generation of explorers – the Artemis Generation – to learn more about the mission that will pave the way to land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon. NASA’s Artemis program will reach new heights…
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Checkers & Rally’s Celebrates Hardworking, Everyday Heroes with Free Fries on Labor Day
Present a Coupon for Free Large Fries* at Participating Locations Nationwide on Monday, Sept. 6; Nominate the Hardest Worker You Know for Their Chance to Win $100 in Checkers & Rally’s Rewards Checkers & Rally’s, an iconic and innovative drive-thru restaurant chain known for bold and flavorful food at an exceptional value and its…
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‘The CLIMB’ Summit: Not a Trend but a Takeover
‘The CLIMB’ Presents 3rd Annual Career Summit Focusing on Black Women Professionals On their Corporate Climb CHICAGO — Do you want to advance your professional career but need support accessing the right tools for corporate climb success? I Choose The Ladder, the nation’s leading career consulting company that aims to bridge the gap between ambitious Black women who…
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NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Ukrainian President
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit Tuesday to NASA Headquarters in Washington: “It was an honor to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this morning. “We discussed our renewed commitment to partnership in space, our shared interest in exploration and discovery, and…
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NASA Sets Coverage for Two Russian Spacewalks Outside Space Station
Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 3, and Thursday, Sept. 9, to conduct the first pair of up to 11 spacewalks to prepare the new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module for operations in space. NASA will provide live coverage for both spacewalks, or extravehicular activities (EVA), on NASA Television,…