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Curation team members at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston successfully remove the two fasteners from the sampler head that had prevented the remainder of OSIRIS-REx’s asteroid Bennu sample material from being accessed.

Rollout for ULA's upcoming launch of the Vulcan rocket carrying Astrobotic's lunar lander scheduled for January 8, 2024 from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Onboard the lander are a suite of NASA scientific instruments as part of the agency's CLPS initiative.

Commerical Lunar Paylod Services Overview.

This imagery shows how technicians at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility moved the aft dome of the liquid oxygen tank for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the next phase of production inside the Vertical Assembly center Dec. 18. 2023.

For 40 years, NASA has expanded our view of the universe with space telescopes that detect infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye. Observing the infrared realm helps us study the origins of planets, stars, galaxies, and even the universe itself.

What are some skywatching highlights in January 2024? The year kicks off with the Quadrantid meteors, and some great Moon-planet pairings. Plus, did you know the stars shift in the sky by four minutes each day?

After 1,000 Martian days of exploration, NASA’s Perseverance rover is studying rocks that show several eras in the history of a river delta billions of years old. Scientists are investigating this region of Mars, known as Jezero Crater, to see if they can find evidence of ancient life recorded in the rocks.

Landing science on the Moon, demonstrating quiet supersonic aircraft, and launching two new Earth climate satellites, plus a mission to Europa, one of Jupiter's icy moons, are just a FEW of the milestones Nasa have planned for 2024.

A new name and new journey for an asteroid mission, testing the self-flying capabilities of some drones, and test firing a 3D-printed rocket engine are amongst the things talked about in this video.

Ensuring U.S. leadership of in-space manufacturing in low Earth orbit by enabling the use of the ISS National Laboratory to demonstrate the production of advanced materials Hundreds of experiments flew aboard the International Space Station in 2023, covering a wide range of scientific topics, including biology, human research, and Earth science. Take a glimpse back at a year of science in space.

NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment marked a historic milestone by streaming an ultra-high-definition video from deep space by laser for the first time. A 15-second video featuring a cat named Taters chasing a laser pointer was beamed to Earth by the optical, or laser, communications technology demonstration on Dec. 11, 2023, from nearly 19 million miles away.

NASA’s mission is to explore the unknown in air and space, innovate for the benefit of humanity, and inspire the world through discovery. NASA showed the world that anything is possible in 2023.

Processing of the Artemis II booster inside the RPSF at Kennedy Space Center

Test stand video captured at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, shows ignition of a full-scale Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine combustor, which was fired for a record 251 seconds and achieved more than 5,800 pounds of thrust.

Years of accomplishments, one day at a time. From medicinal testing to climate study and systems maintenance, every day of advancement adds up to years of groundbreaking achievements.

The first images from our Psyche spacecraft, celebrating an anniversary for the space station, and a new tool to help fight climate change

STEMonstrations: Physical and Chemical Changes

Sustained success does not happen by accident. Daily operations on the space station fuel research in plant growth, medical science and life support technology that improves life on Earth.

The SpaceX/Dragon cargo craft departed the International Space Station 17th Sept 2017, one month after delivering more than three tons of supplies and scientific experiments for the station’s residents.

Loaded with almost four tons of supplies and scientific experiments, Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station Oct. 5, three days after launching from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, atop the company’s Antares rocket. Named the “SS Kalpana Chawla”.

Spacesuits are personalized spaceships that mimic all of the protections from the harsh environment of space and the basic resources that Earth and its atmosphere provide. Spacesuit Engineers Amy Ross, Kristine Davis and Dustin Gohmert showcase the advanced features of the next generation spacesuits that will be worn by astronauts as they explore the Moon as part of the Artemis program.

Loaded with some three tons of experiments and supplies, the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station Dec. 2017, where Expedition 53 crew members Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA captured it by using the Canadian-built robotic arm.

Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 59 Flight Engineers Anne McClain and Nick Hague of NASA conducted a spacewalk 2019-03-22 which began the replacement of the old nickel-hydrogen batteries with new, more powerful lithium-ion batteries as part of an ongoing upgrade to the station’s power system.

NASA’s Jacob Keaton answers questions about the International Space Station. He highlights building this home off Earth and what astronauts do while aboard. Research and other lessons learned from the space station will help us send humans to the Moon under the Artemis program and prepare for Mars.

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) discussed living and working in space with the JAXA Space Education Center during an in-flight interview Nov. 27