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NASA Brings Moon and More to Visitors at COSI Science Festival
NASA will host a range of activities and demonstrations, including a virtual reality chair and Oculus Go trip to the Moon, at the COSI Science Festival Wednesday, May 1, through Saturday, May 4, in Columbus, Ohio. NASA’s exhibit will be in the atrium of the COSI building, located at 333 W. Broad St., from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT May 1-3, then…
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NASA Hosts University Students to Discuss Future of Space Exploration
NASA is giving university students an opportunity to interact with agency leadership, including NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, as well as astronauts abroad the International Space Station, during a live event 2 p.m. EDT Monday, April 29, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. The event, intended to inspire the next generation of STEM explorers skilled in the fields of science, technology, engineering and…
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Northrop Grumman Heads to Space Station with New NASA Science, Cargo
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with about 7,600 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 4:46 p.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The spacecraft launched on an Antares 230 Rocket from the Virginia Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A at Wallops and is scheduled to arrive at the orbiting laboratory around…
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NASA Announces First Flight, Record-Setting Mission
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — NASA and its International Space Station partners have set a new schedule and new crew assignments that will include the first flight of NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, an extended stay for NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, and a record-setting flight for NASA astronaut Christina Koch. NASA and its International Space Station partners announced April 17, 2019, a new schedule and new crew assignments that…
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NASA Invests in 18 Potentially Revolutionary Space Tech Concepts
Smart spacesuits and solar surfing may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but they are just two of the technology concepts NASA has selected for further research as part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. The program will fund 18 studies to determine the feasibility of early-stage technologies that could go on to change what’s possible in space. The…
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NASA Selects Two New Space Tech Research Institutes for Smart Habitats
As exploration missions venture beyond low-Earth orbit and to the Moon — and eventually Mars — NASA must consider automated technologies to keep habitats operational even when they are not occupied by astronauts. To help achieve this, NASA has selected two new Space Technology Research Institutes (STRIs) to advance space habitat designs using resilient and autonomous systems. The selected proposals…
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Counting the Many Ways the International Space Station Benefits Humanity
The third edition of NASA’s “International Space Station Benefits for Humanity” book now is available. The new edition fills more than 200 pages with the many benefits of conducting research on the orbiting microgravity laboratory and includes new assessments of the economic value — as well as greater detail about the scientific value — of the International Space Station. How does…
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NASA Administrator Statement on Return to Moon in Next Five Years
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Tuesday’s announcement by Vice President Mike Pence, at the fifth meeting of the National Space Council, about putting American astronauts back on the Moon in the next five years: “Today, I joined leaders from across the country as Vice President Mike Pence chaired the fifth meeting of the National…
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NASA Updates Spacewalk Assignments, Announces Final Preview Briefing
With the first in a series of three spacewalks successfully completed at the International Space Station, NASA has updated astronaut assignments for the remaining two spacewalks and will preview the third in an upcoming news conference on NASA Television and the agency’s website. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain conducted the first spacewalk in this series on March 22. Hague and fellow NASA astronaut Christina Kochnow…
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Press Releases
SPACE JUNKIES™ OPEN BETA BEGINS MARCH 21
SAN FRANCISCO — March 20, 2019 — Today, Ubisoft announced that Space Junkies™, the upcoming arcade VR shooter, will hold an open beta beginning on March 21 (6PM CET/10AM PDT) until March 24 (12PM CET/4AM PDT) for PlayStation®VR. Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed Reality players will have access until March 25 (12PM CET/4AM PDT). The open beta will give players…
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