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Commander Callie Continues Moon Mission in NASA’s New Graphic Novel

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(NATIONAL) “Astronaut Callie Rodriguez continues her space adventures as the first woman to walk on the Moon in NASA’s new graphic novel, “First Woman: Expanding Our Universe.” Fictional...

NASA Highlights Upcoming Ring of Fire Eclipse

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An annular “ring of fire” solar eclipse on May 20, 2012 NASA/Bill Dunford (NATIONAL) On Saturday, Oct. 14, the Moon will pass between Earth and the Sun, giving people across the United...

NASA Shares Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report

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(NATIONAL) In response to a recommendation by an independent study team for NASA to play a more prominent role in understanding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the agency...

Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon

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(NATIONAL) Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the...

NASA Sets New Date for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch

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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it arrives at Launch Pad 39B, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space...

NASA Waves Off First Artemis I Launch Attempt

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(NATIONAL) The Artemis I launch was scrubbed from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday. The approximately two-day countdown for launch began Saturday,...

NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Artemis Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft

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(NATIONAL) NASA will provide coverage of prelaunch, launch, and postlaunch activities for Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS)...

NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe

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Photo Courtey: Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI  (NATIONAL) The dawn of a new era in astronomy is here as the world gets its first look at the full capabilities of NASA’s James Webb...

CAPSTONE Launches to Test New Orbit for NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions

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(NATIONAL) NASA’s CubeSat designed to test a unique lunar orbit is safely in space and on the first leg of its journey to the Moon. The spacecraft is heading toward an orbit intended in...

NASA Seeks Comments on Moon to Mars Objectives by June 3

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(NATIONAL) 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,...