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Looking for new ways to connect students to STEM careers?🔎
Join the My NASA Data team for a free webinar on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. ET to explore STEM Career Connection lessons & activities.
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Swift, you spent a lifetime watching the biggest explosions in the universe. May your final descent create a brilliant spark of your own.
Swift began its watch on Nov. 20, 2004, when it lifted off aboard a Delta II rocket from here in Florida.
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Science operations for our Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have now ended.
With the spacecraft orbiting less than 171 miles (275 kilometers) above Earth, atmospheric drag prevents the satellite’s telescopes from steadily gazing at their cosmic targets. 🧵
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Big move, bigger mission!
The Artemis III Space Launch System core stage moved to the transfer aisle at NASA Kennedy. Next up – teams will lift and integrate the massive 212-foot-rocket with the solid rocket boosters as we prepare for the next giant leap in lunar exploration.
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We are not slowing down. 🚀
Our Artemis III mission will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit next year to test critical systems needed for future lunar landings and we’re accelerating efforts to ensure the success of Artemis IV, the first Artemis mission on the lunar surface
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Tune in today at 2 p.m. ET, as NASA leadership discusses all things Artemis, live from Kennedy.
Ready for an Artemis update?
Tune in Friday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. ET (1800 UTC) to hear our latest progress and accelerated plans for Artemis lunar missions.
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The aircraft lineup just keeps getting bigger. ✈️
MAX POWER, a new aerospace expo, is set for Nov. 7-8 @NASAKennedy — featuring flyovers and static displays, including NASA’s F-15, F-18, T-38, and ER-2 aircraft.
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The wheels are in motion for Moon Base!
From robotic rovers to lunar terrain vehicles, our latest update highlights progress on the mobility systems that will support early Moon Base development and Artemis exploration.
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The next chapter of human lunar exploration will unfold near the Moon’s South Pole.
This interactive lets you tour the region where the Moon Base will take shape and explore its distinctive lighting, rugged terrain, and notable landmarks.
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Behind this work is Kennedy’s space crop production team, helping grow the technologies future explorers will rely on. 🌱🧑🚀
Planting the seeds for deep space exploration! 🌱🚀
Astronauts on the space station are continuing to test ways to grow fresh food in microgravity using plant pillows, advancing @NASAScience_ research on seed storage and crop growth capabilities for future exploration missions.
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LIVE: Get a preview of two upcoming spacewalks set for Oct. 29 and Nov. 5. @astro_anil and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk will use both spacewalks to finish installing solar arrays.
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🚀 All aboard the space rideshare!
Two commercial partners hitched a ride into low Earth orbit on SpaceX Bandwagon-5 to test near real time spacecraft connectivity, moving NASA closer to modernizing science mission communications via commercial relay services.
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Join NASA’s Night Sky Network on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 5:00 p.m. PT (8:00 p.m. ET) for a livestream all about Roman! Learn about the telescope and how it will unveil the cosmos in ways never before possible. The event will also be recorded. Details:
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There's a lot of ground to cover when you're building a Moon Base.
During the first phase of @NASAMoonBase development, robotic rovers will gather new details about the lunar South Pole region, while lunar terrain vehicles will extend the reach of each Artemis mission.
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Rockets shake and vibrate on their way to space after launch, and delicate instruments must survive.🚀
NASA engineers found a new use for a software tool to identify risks before liftoff. This has saved months of analysis and will help the team to mitigate issues in the future.
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A new chapter begins at NASA Kennedy!
100 employees transitioned from contractor roles to become NASA civil servants as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the agency.
Their expertise will help support current operations and enable the missions of tomorrow.
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“It was the greatest adventure that four humans can ever go on.”
Listen to Artemis II's Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman reflect on their historic, 10-day journey around the Moon in a recent episode of Houston We Have a Podcast:
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Hear from Crew-12 after 237 day of living and working in space! 👇
LIVE: Members of Crew-12 are at @NASAJohnson to discuss their mission aboard the @Space_Station and answer questions from the media. The crew spent 237 days living and working in orbit and returned to Earth on Thursday, Oct. 8.
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The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026.
Roman continues its journey in space to its final orbit, completing critical milestones along the way. We expect first images by early 2027.
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