NanoSail-D Stories
For West Virginia Engineer, Home Is Where the Heart Is… and NASA, Too
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Growing up in Grafton, West Virginia, engrossed in Star Wars and all things science fiction, Fletcher Newell had an early interest in space exploration. That interest only grew when, in 2013, his fourth-grade class took a field trip to a…
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Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke
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From the International Space Station, astronauts photographed Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as wildfire smoke spread across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2026.
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NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon
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The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to…
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