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NASA Invites Media to Watch Artemis II Rocket Adapter Roll Out

August 14, 2024

Tiernan P. Doyle

To mark progress toward the first crewed flight test around the Moon in more than 50 years for the benefit of humanity, NASA will welcome media Wednesday, Aug. 21, to see a key adapter for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at its Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The cone-shaped launch vehicle…
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Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Langley Research Center, Tech Industry, Tech News

Exploring Deep Space: NASA Announces 2025 RASC-AL Competition

August 1, 2024

Julia L. Bradshaw

NASA has officially announced the 2025 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition, an initiative to fuel innovation for aerospace systems concepts, analogs, and technology prototyping through university engagement. RASC-AL, one of NASA’s longest-running student competitions, solicits concepts from the next generation of engineers and scientists to explore the future of deep space…
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Advanced Space Suits, Artemis, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Humans in Space, johnson space center, Spacesuits, Tech Industry, Tech News, xEVA & Human Surface Mobility

Exploring the Moon: Episode Previews

July 19, 2024

Victoria Ugalde

Discover. Learn. Explore. NASA’s video series, Exploring the Moon, takes a “behind-the-scenes” look at humanity’s next steps on the Moon. Here is your first look at some of the key moments from the upcoming series! Scroll down or navigate through CONTENTS, to the side, to explore! Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How… How many…
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Artemis, artemis 2, Common Exploration Systems Development Division, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Marshall Space Flight Center, Michoud Assembly Facility, Space Launch System (SLS), Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight

July 16, 2024

Tiernan P. Doyle

NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s core stage for the Artemis II test flight from its manufacturing facility in New Orleans on Tuesday for shipment to the agency’s spaceport in Florida. The rollout is key progress on the path to NASA’s first crewed mission to the Moon under the Artemis campaign. Using…
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Behind the Scenes of a NASA ‘Moonwalk’ in the Arizona Desert

July 1, 2024

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NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas recently performed four moonwalk simulations to help NASA prepare for its Artemis III mission. Due to launch in September 2026, Artemis III will land two, yet-to-be-selected, astronauts at the Moon’s South Pole for the first time. Traveling to space requires immense preparation, not just for the astronauts, but…
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Artemis, artemis 2, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Marshall Space Flight Center, Michoud Assembly Facility, Missions, Space Launch System (SLS), Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis II Moon Rocket Stage

June 7, 2024

Abbey A. Donaldson

NASA will roll the fully assembled core stage for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the first crewed Artemis mission out of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in mid-July. The 212-foot-tall stage will be loaded on the agency’s Pegasus barge for delivery to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Media…
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Artemis, artemis 3, astronauts, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Human Landing System Program, Humans in Space, johnson space center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Spacesuits, Tech Industry, Tech News, xEVA & Human Surface Mobility

NASA Astronauts Practice Next Giant Leap for Artemis

June 4, 2024

Lee Mohon

The physics remain the same, but the rockets, spacecraft, landers, and spacesuits are new as NASA and its industry partners prepare for Artemis astronauts to walk on the Moon for the first time since 1972. NASA astronaut Doug “Wheels” Wheelock and Axiom Space astronaut Peggy Whitson put on spacesuits, developed by Axiom Space, to interact…
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NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert

May 14, 2024

Victoria Ugalde

To prepare for exploring the Moon during NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency is conducting a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona to practice moonwalk scenarios. NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas are serving as the crewmembers and wearing mockup spacesuit systems as they traverse through…
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Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Langley Research Center, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA Selects University Teams to Compete in 2024 RASC-AL Competition

April 5, 2024

Julia L. Bradshaw

Fourteen undergraduate and graduate teams from across the country were selected as finalists to compete in one of NASA’s longest running student challenges — the Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition. The competition fuels innovation and challenges undergraduate and graduate teams to develop new concepts to improve our ability to operate on…
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NASA to Highlight Artemis, US Space Leadership During Annual Address

March 8, 2024

Tiernan P. Doyle

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will discuss the agency’s goals for the benefit of humanity during the annual State of NASA address on Monday, March 11. The event will coincide with the release of the Biden-Harris Administration’s fiscal year 2025 budget proposal. The event will air live at 1 p.m. EDT on NASA+, NASA Television, the…
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Category: Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

NASA Invites Media to Watch Artemis II Rocket Adapter Roll Out

Exploring Deep Space: NASA Announces 2025 RASC-AL Competition

Exploring the Moon: Episode Previews

NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight

Behind the Scenes of a NASA ‘Moonwalk’ in the Arizona Desert

NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis II Moon Rocket Stage

NASA Astronauts Practice Next Giant Leap for Artemis

NASA Tests Technology, Practices Artemis Moonwalks in Arizona Desert

NASA Selects University Teams to Compete in 2024 RASC-AL Competition

NASA to Highlight Artemis, US Space Leadership During Annual Address

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