NASA Highlights Science on Next Northrop Grumman Mission to Space Station
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 10, to discuss select science investigations and technology demonstrations launching on the next Northrop Grumman commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.

April 05, 2019
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Capturing a View of the Antelope Valley's Superbloom of Poppies
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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.

April 05, 2019
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ISS from Wallasey
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Veteran NASA Astronauts Inducted into US Astronaut Hall of Fame
Janet Kavandi, director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center, and James Buchli are the latest veteran NASA astronauts to join the ranks of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

April 06, 2019
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2019 Astronaut Hall of Fame Honorees
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NASA Administrator Delivers Keynote and Speaks to Media at Space Symposium
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will deliver a keynote address and speak to media Tuesday, April 9, during the 35th Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

April 08, 2019
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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 resil

April 08, 2019
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NASA Hosts Media Teleconference to Share Twins Study Results
NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 11, to share the results of a study – embargoed by the journal Science until that time – evaluating identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly.

April 08, 2019
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Moon Occults Saturn
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/08/2019
USOS Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #54: Today Anne McLain (EV-1) and David Saint-Jacques (EV-2) exited the Joint Airlock and performed US EVA #54 (Truss Jumper EVA) with a Phased Elapsed Time (PET) of 6h 29m. The crew completed the following tasks: P4 Battery Adapter Plate relocate Spider Cable installation under Lab MMOD shield Short Truss Jumper …

April 09, 2019 at 12:00AM
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David Saint-Jacques' First Spacewalk
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Martian Moon Phobos Crosses the Sun
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/09/2019
Combustion Integration Rack (CIR)/Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME) Hardware Replacement:  The crew changed the CIR/ACME system from the BRE (Burning Rate Emulator) experiment configuration to the Flame Design experiment configuration. The Flame Design investigation studies the production and control of soot to optimize oxygen-enriched combustion and the design of robust, soot-free flames. Soot can …

April 10, 2019 at 12:00AM
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Launching Rockets to Study Auroras
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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.

April 10, 2019
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NASA Awards Contract for Software, Maintenance, Support
NASA has awarded a contract to Minburn Technology Group in Great Falls, Virginia, for the procurement of Microsoft software, maintenance, and support.

April 10, 2019
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First Horizon Scale Image of a Black Hole
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/10/2019
Cerebral Autoregulation: Using the Cardiolab Portable Doppler and European Physiology Module Facility Continuous Blood Pressure Device, the crew performed data measurements for the JAXA Cerebral Autoregulation experiment.  As the body’s most important organ, the brain needs a strong and reliable blood supply so the brain is capable of self-regulating blood flow even when the heart …

April 11, 2019 at 12:00AM
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NASA’s Landmark Twins Study Reveals Resilience of Human Body in Space
Results from NASA’s landmark Twins Study, which took place from 2015-2016, were published Thursday in Science. The integrated paper — encompassing work from 10 research teams — reveals some interesting, surprising and reassuring data about how one human body adapted to — and recovered from — the extreme environment of space.

April 11, 2019
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Asteroid Redirect Test Mission
NASA has selected SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the agency’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the first-ever mission to demonstrate the capability to deflect an asteroid by colliding a spacecraft with it at high speed – a technique known as a kinetic impactor.

April 11, 2019
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