Hubble Takes Mars Portrait Near Close Approach

NASA Seeks Input on Moon to Mars Objectives, Comments Due May 31

As NASA moves forward with plans to send astronauts to the Moon under Artemis missions to prepare for human exploration of Mars, the agency is calling on U.S. industry, academia, international communities, and other stakeholders to provide input on its deep space exploration objectives.  NASA released a draft set of high-level objectives Tuesday, May 17, identifying 50 points falling under four overarching categories…

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Colorado Students to Hear from Astronauts Aboard Space Station

Students from Boulder, Colorado, will have an opportunity next week to hear from American and European astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Earth call will air live at 12:05 p.m. EDT Monday, May 16, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA astronaut and Fairview High School graduate Jessica Watkins and…

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NASA, Boeing to Discuss Readiness of Uncrewed Flight Test

NASA and Boeing will hold a media teleconference at about 6 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 11, following the Flight Readiness Review for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2), the second uncrewed flight test of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Audio of the teleconference will…

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NASA, ESA Astronauts Safely Return to Earth

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts aboard the Dragon Endurance spacecraft safely splashed down Friday in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida, completing the agency’s third long-duration commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of four spent 177 days in orbit. NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, and ESA (European…

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NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Test, Launch

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 5, to discuss the status of the next wet dress rehearsal test of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website. The agency…

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