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NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission
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NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude.

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NASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission
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Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will not capture or boost an agency satellite to a higher altitude to extend its science mission as planned. However, LINK still…

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Human-Related Microbes May Survive Moon’s South Pole, NASA Finds
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Lee esta historia en español aquí. Some of Earth’s microbes likely to hitch a ride to space with human explorers could survive in the shaded nooks and crannies of the Moon’s South Pole region, NASA scientists say.  Published on Aug.…

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NASA Study Reveals Hidden Stage of Arctic Freeze
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As autumn gives way to winter across the Arctic, the ground doesn’t immediately freeze solid. Instead, soils often linger near the freezing point for days or even weeks in a phase called the zero curtain. In a new NASA-led study,…

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Elephant Butte Reservoir Runs Low
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Drought in the Rio Grande basin contributed to New Mexico’s largest reservoir dwindling to its lowest level in decades.

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NASA, ESA Astronauts Wrap Up Station Spacewalk
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NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at __ p.m. EDT. 

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NASA’s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details
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Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its…

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NASA, ESA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Swap High-Speed Antenna
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NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot began a spacewalk at 8:29 a.m. EDT outside the International Space Station to replace a Space-to-Ground antenna on the International Space Station.

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NASA, ESA Astronauts Suit Up for Spacewalk to Replace High-Speed Antenna
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NASA is streaming live coverage as two astronauts prepare for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to last about six and a half hours.

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