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Artifacts From NASA’s Webb, Parker Solar Probe on View at Smithsonian
A testing replica of the “backbone” of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and a full-scale model of the agency’s Parker Solar Probe are now on permanent display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. “From touching the Sun with Parker Solar Probe to creating humanity’s most powerful window into the cosmos with…
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NASA, Smithsonian Open New Exhibit to Showcase Our Dynamic Earth
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson joined the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington and agency leadership to unveil the new Earth Information Center exhibit during an early preview on Monday. “NASA has studied Earth and our changing climate for more than 60 years. The Earth Information Center at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History will expand…
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Smithsonian Latino Museum Students to Hear from NASA Station Astronaut
Frank Rubio, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, will speak to students associated with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Latino. NASA coverage of the Earth-to-space call will begin at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, May 18, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Rubio, who is on track to break the record for longest single…
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Press Releases
T-Mobile Contributes $1 Million to The Smithsonian’s New Exhibit on the Impact of Wireless Connectivity
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced a $1 million contribution toward the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s new upcoming Cellphone: Unseen Connections exhibition to share the journey and impact of wireless connectivity – past to present – and inspire tomorrow’s innovators to think about what’s possible into the future. T-Mobile Contributes $1 Million to The Smithsonian’s New Exhibit on the Impact of…
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NASA, Smithsonian to Discuss Air Quality Satellite Instrument
Media are invited to a joint briefing with NASA and The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at 9 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 14, to discuss the first space-based instrument to observe major air pollutants across North America every hour during the daytime. NASA’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) instrument will improve life on Earth by revolutionizing the way scientists observe air…
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Check out this free Smithsonian exhibit on African American aerospace pioneers
In honor of Black History Month, the Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution released a free online exhibit celebrating African American achievements in aerospace. https://airandspace.si.edu/highlighted-topics-/african-american-pioneers-aviation-and-space Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museums located in Washington, D.C. and Virginia are currently closed. However, you can still learn about these inspiring individuals and the adversity they faced while making significant contributions…
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NASA Television to Broadcast Sixth Meeting of the National Space Council
NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the sixth meeting of the National Space Council at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 20, from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. This meeting will address a whole-of-government effort for deep space exploration, prospective cooperation with international partners, and strengthening U.S. commercial space…
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