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  • NASA SEES Interns Tackle Real-World Challenges in Lunar Exploration
    Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:28:08 +0000

    The NASA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Internship Program at the University of Texas Center for Space Research places high school students on small, mission-focused research teams mentored by NASA, academic, and industry experts. During summer 2026, the SEES Mission Architecture Tool for Research, Integration, and eXploration (MATRIX) team […]

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  • NASA Invites Media to Moon Landing Simulation Experience in California
    Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:13:44 +0000

    Members of the media are invited to tour a new lunar landing simulator at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley on Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30.

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  • NASA’s X-59 Aircraft and Test Pilot
    Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:25:47 +0000

    NASA test pilot Mike Lippert poses for a photo ahead of his first time flying the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on Oct. 21, 2026. The X-59 has flown numerous times since its inaugural flight in November 2025; its first supersonic flight was on June 5, 2026. Lippert took off from NASA’s Armstrong Flight […]

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On the Station
  • Science on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins
    Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:05:08 +0000

    NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, safely mixing living cell samples with a bioink and then filling a special cartridge with the cell‑ink mixture. The advanced research operations were part of the InSPA‑Auxilium Bioprinter‑Cell Printing investigation, which explores 3D […]

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  • I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen
    Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:24:29 +0000

    As the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison Mjoen and her family watched with awe and pride. Mjoen, NASA’s operations manager for the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, helped shape the systems and ground operations that will one day send humans back to […]

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  • Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply
    Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

    From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support systems, daily activities, and hundreds of research investigations that improve life on Earth and prepare humans for deep space exploration. Over the past five years, NASA augmented the station’s […]

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  • NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101
    Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:13:29 +0000

    NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stream the event through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live NASA participants […]

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