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NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture  
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As part of a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday the agency is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program to achieve the national objective of returning American astronauts to the Moon and establishing an enduring presence.…

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Dragon Splashes Down and Returns Science, Cargo
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At 11:44 p.m. PST, the unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of California, marking the return of the company’s 33rd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station for NASA.

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Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice
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Nearly 50 years ago, the first Landsat satellite captured the rare sight of Mid-Atlantic waterways frozen over.

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Teams Begin Artemis II Repairs in Vehicle Assembly Building
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Once NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Feb. 25, technicians immediately began addressing why the flow of helium to the SLS upper stage was interrupted as engineers were…

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Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture
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For over 50 years, the Landsat program has provided the longest continuous satellite record of Earth's land surface from space. Landsat 9, launched in 2021, is the latest mission in this remarkable legacy.

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Science-Packed Dragon Departs Station, Heads for Splashdown
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At 12:05 p.m. EST, the unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module following a command from ground controllers at SpaceX.

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Cargo-Filled Dragon Departs Station Soon on NASA+
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The unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will undock at 12:05 p.m. EST from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module and fire its thrusters to move safely away from the orbiting complex. NASA will not stream splashdown but will post…

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NASA Invites Media to Discuss Next Steps for Artemis Campaign
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With rollback of NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building complete, the agency will host a news conference at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27. Live from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…

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NASA’s ESCAPADE Ready to Study Space Weather from Earth to Mars
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Mars is not what it used to be. Once warm, watery, and blanketed by a thick atmosphere, today the Red Planet is cold, dry, and draped by a thin atmospheric veil. The main culprit is a relentless stream of particles…

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Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia
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Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks.

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