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NASA Tech Aids Soft Moon Landing, Agency Science Underway

NASA Tech Aids Soft Moon Landing, Agency Science Underway

For the first time in more than 50 years, new NASA science instruments and technology demonstrations are operating on the Moon following the first successful delivery of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander, called Odysseus, completed a seven-day journey to lunar orbit and executed procedures to softly land near […]

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NASA Welcomes India as 27th Artemis Accords Signatory

NASA Welcomes India as 27th Artemis Accords Signatory

During a ceremony at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, India became the 27th country to sign the Artemis Accords. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson participated in the signing ceremony for the agency and Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India’s ambassador to the United States, signed on behalf of India. The Artemis Accords establish a practical set of

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NASA Awards $5 Million to Women’s Colleges for STEM Gender Gap

NASA Awards $5M to Women’s Colleges for STEM Gender Gap

As part of a Biden/Harris initiative, NASA will award more than $5 million in funding to seven Women’s Colleges and Universities (WCUs) to research and develop strategies that increase retention of women in STEM degree programs and careers.  The agency’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) created the Women’s Colleges and Universities opportunity to help women overcome

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NASA Extends Roman Space Telescope Operations

NASA Extends Roman Space Telescope Operations

NASA has awarded a contract extension to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore for the support services required for the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Science Operations.  The support will include the development, integration and testing, launch and commissioning, and entry into the primary mission operations

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