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NASA News: NASA Invests in Shapeshifters, Biobots, Other Visionary Technology

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NASA Invests in Shapeshifters, Biobots, Other Visionary Technology NASA is investing in technology concepts that includes meteoroid impact detection, space telescope swarms and small orbital debris mapping technologies that may one day be used for future space exploration missions. Published March 30, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: NASA Ready to Study Heart of Mars

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NASA Ready to Study Heart of Mars NASA is about to go on a journey to study the interior of Mars. The space agency held a news conference today at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, detailing the next mission to the Red Planet. Published March 29, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: NASA to Host News Conference Announcing New Supersonic Test Aircraft

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NASA to Host News Conference Announcing New Supersonic Test Aircraft NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 3, to announce the agency's plans for its next experimental aircraft, or X-plane, called the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD). Published March 29, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: NASA Prepares to Launch Next Mission to Search Sky for New Worlds

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NASA Prepares to Launch Next Mission to Search Sky for New Worlds NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is undergoing final preparations in Florida for its April 16 launch to find undiscovered worlds around nearby stars, providing targets where future studies will assess their capacity to harbor life. Published March 28, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: NASA Awards Contract for Environmental Compliance, Operation Services

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NASA Awards Contract for Environmental Compliance, Operation Services NASA has awarded a contract to Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc., of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for continued environmental compliance and operation services at the agency's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Published March 27, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: Be a Flight Director: NASA Accepting Applications for Mission Control Leaders

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Be a Flight Director: NASA Accepting Applications for Mission Control Leaders How would you like to sit at the helm of human spaceflight, responsible for the success of missions and the highly trained teams of engineers and scientists that make them possible? NASA is hiring new flight directors for just this job at its mission control at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Published March 27, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: NASA’s Webb Observatory Requires More Time for Testing and Evaluation; New Launch Window Under Review

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NASA's Webb Observatory Requires More Time for Testing and Evaluation; New Launch Window Under Review NASA's James Webb Space Telescope currently is undergoing final integration and test phases that will require more time to ensure a successful mission. After an independent assessment of remaining tasks for the highly complex space observatory, Webb's previously revised 2019 launch window now is targeted for approximately May 2020. Published March 27, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets. ...

NASA News: NASA Hosts Media Teleconference on Status of James Webb Space Telescope

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NASA Hosts Media Teleconference on Status of James Webb Space Telescope NASA will host a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 27, to provide an update on the agency's James Webb Space Telescope – what will be the world's premier infrared space observatory and the biggest astronomical science telescope ever built. Audio of the call will stream live on NASA's website. Published March 26, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission

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NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX now is targeting its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than 4:30 p.m. EDT Monday, April 2. Published March 26, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: NASA Invites Media to View Launch of InSight Mars Lander from West Coast

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NASA Invites Media to View Launch of InSight Mars Lander from West Coast Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA's next mission to Mars - the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport spacecraft (InSight) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Published March 23, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: NASA Awards Contract for Aerospace Systems Modeling, Simulation

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NASA Awards Contract for Aerospace Systems Modeling, Simulation NASA has awarded an 8(a) small business set-aside contract to Metis Flight Research Associates LLC of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for support of aerospace systems modeling and simulation facilities at the agency's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. Published March 23, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: NASA Invites Media to Discuss First Mission to Study Mars Interior, First Interplanetary Launch from West Coast

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NASA Invites Media to Discuss First Mission to Study Mars Interior, First Interplanetary Launch from West Coast NASA's next mission to the Red Planet will be the topic of a media briefing at 5 p.m. EDT (2 p.m. PDT) Thursday, March 29, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. The briefing will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. Published March 22, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet Unsubscribe from these notifications or sign in to manage your Email Applets.

NASA News: Two NASA Astronauts Among Crew Heading to International Space Station

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Two NASA Astronauts Among Crew Heading to International Space Station Three crew members, including NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold, are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:44 p.m. EDT Wednesday (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time). Published March 21, 2018 Read more from NASA Manage this Applet