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Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Description Team members past and present from NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter mission gathered on April 15, 2026, to celebrate 25 years since the spacecraft’s launch, which took place April 7, 2001. For the occasion, the team rolled out a giant global map of Mars created using imagery from Odyssey’sContinue reading “Odyssey Team Celebrates on a Global Map of Mars”
Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage on the Move
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Teams move the core stage, or largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for NASA’s Artemis III mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photo from April 27, 2026. The SLS core stage traveled 900 miles on the Pegasus barge from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans where theContinue reading “Artemis III Moon Rocket Core Stage on the Move”
NASA Welcomes Morocco as 64th Artemis Accords Signatory
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY The Kingdom of Morocco signed the Artemis Accords on April 29th during a ceremony in the country’s capital, Rabat, becoming the latest nation to commit to the responsible exploration of space. “It is my privilege to welcome the Kingdom of Morocco as the newest signatory to the Artemis Accords,” saidContinue reading “NASA Welcomes Morocco as 64th Artemis Accords Signatory “
NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Trimmed in bicentennial pageantry, NASA opened a visitor center at its Goddard campus in Greenbelt, Maryland, in May 1976. Fifty years on, the Goddard Visitor Center continues to inspire through exhibits and programs on the past, present, and future of space exploration. When the visitor center first opened its doorsContinue reading “NASA Goddard’s Greenbelt Visitor Center Marks 50th Anniversary”
NASA Explores Prioritizing First Response Drones in Crowded Skies
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Our streets are crowded with commuters and delivery vehicles, but when a police car or fire engine approaches with its lights and sirens on, drivers clear the way. In the coming years, drones for deliveries and other commercial tasks will become common in the skies over our communities, and NASAContinue reading “NASA Explores Prioritizing First Response Drones in Crowded Skies”
Winter’s End Is Written in the Clouds
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY As winter turned to spring, the skies over the Gulf of Alaska displayed textbook examples of numerous cloud formations.
I Am Artemis: Ryan Schulte
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Listen to this audio excerpt from Ryan Schulte, Orion flywheel project manager: As the four Artemis II astronauts traveled on a 694,481-mile journey around the Moon and back, the Orion spacecraft provided them with all the essentials for deep space life, including daily exercise. The crew used an exercise device called the flywheel throughout their mission to maintain their physical and mentalContinue reading “I Am Artemis: Ryan Schulte”
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4873-4878: Welcome to the Atacama Drill Target
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY Written by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Earth planning date: Friday, April 24, 2026 There was excitement in the air as the Curiosity Science Team kicked off a drill campaign at the Atacama site to characterize the first Mount Sharp layered-sulfate bedrockContinue reading “Curiosity Blog, Sols 4873-4878: Welcome to the Atacama Drill Target”
US-Indian Space Mission Maps Extreme Subsidence in Mexico City
official news from : https://bit.ly/2QkyIbY One of the most powerful radar systems ever launched into space has mapped the ground moving beneath one of fastest subsiding capitals in the world: Mexico City. The findings show how quickly and reliably the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite can track real-time changes across Earth’s surface from orbit,Continue reading “US-Indian Space Mission Maps Extreme Subsidence in Mexico City”