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5 min read NASA’s Swift Reaches 20th Anniversary in Improved Pointing Mode After two decades in space, NASA’s Neil Gehrels…

Technicians carefully install a piece of equipment to house Gateway’s xenon fuel tanks, part of its advanced electric propulsion system.…

Imagine designing technology that can survive on the Moon for up to a decade, providing a continuous energy supply. NASA…

NASA NASA astronaut Alan Bean steps off the lunar module ladder in this photo from Nov. 19, 1969, joining astronaut…

Early conceptual renderings of cargo variants of human lunar landing systems from NASA’s providers SpaceX, left, and Blue Origin, right.…

Following eight months of intense research, design, and prototyping, six university teams presented their “Inflatable Systems for Lunar Operations” concepts…

2 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The thermal protection system on the outside of the space…

Associate Director for Mission Planning, Earth Sciences, and environmental scientist Robert J. “Bob” Swap makes a difference by putting knowledge…

5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Abigail Reigner, a systems engineer at NASA’s Glenn Research Center…

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