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Astronauts Ready for Tuesday Spacewalk to Repair Canadarm2 Robotic Arm

The Expedition 74 astronauts are ready for a spacewalk on Tuesday following the completion of spacesuit configurations and procedure reviews on Monday. The International Space Station’s three ...
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NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Builds on Legacy of Innovation

For more than 100 years, wind tunnels at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, have helped shape the future of flight. Now, two of NASA’s longest-serving facilities — the 12-Foot ...
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Crew Packs Dragon for Tuesday Departure and Preps for Spacewalk

The Expedition 74 crew members packed a U.S. cargo spacecraft on Monday with sensitive science experiments and lab hardware for return to Earth. The orbital residents also configured spacewalking ...
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NASA’s SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon Returns Packed with Space Station Science

Scientists await a big splash in the Pacific Ocean as one of the most research-packed Dragon spacecraft to date returns, completing the 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission to the International ...
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NASA Equips Astronauts, Industry with Robotic Intelligence

In the Integrated Mobile Evaluation Testbed for Robotics Operations facility at Johnson Space Center, PickNik robotic control software proved its prowess in tasks like passing cargo transfer bags ...
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Expedition 74 Works Scientific Installs, Suit Prep Ahead of Canadarm2 Repair Spacewalk

Scientific hardware installations and biomedical monitoring topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 74 crew members also adjusted a spacesuit ...
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Botany and Biology Research Wrap Up Week as Dragon Preps for Earth Return

Space agriculture, stem cells, and cargo operations wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew also conducted blood tests and installed a new food processor as ...
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NASA Sounding Rocket to Launch Student Experiments

Students watch as their experiments launch aboard a sounding rocket for the RockSat-X program from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Aug. 11, 2022, at 6:09 p.m. EDT. The Terrier-Improved Malemute rocket ...
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Most Notable 2026 Astronomical Events: A Year of Watching the Skies

This year will be busy for avid skywatchers, with some incredible opportunities to view meteor showers, planets, and the Moon in the night sky. In 2026, we will also mark the 20th anniversary of NASA ...
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Real Martians: How to Protect Astronauts from Space Radiation on Mars

In this image taken by the Viking 1 orbiter in June 1976, the translucent layer above Mars’ dusty red surface is its atmosphere. Compared to Earth’s atmosphere, the thin Martian atmosphere is a less ...
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NASA’s SpaceX-33 Resupply Mission to Launch Research to Station

Research traveling to the International Space Station aboard NASA’s SpaceX 33rd commercial resupply mission includes testing 3D bioprinting of an implantable medical device, observing behavior of ...
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Flight Dynamics Research Facility Characteristics

Flight Dynamics Research Facility Characteristics The Flight Dynamics Research Facility is a large, subsonic wind tunnel with a vertical test section for conducting flight dynamics research for ...