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All our stories on NASA. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the U.S. government responsible for the civilian space program. It started operations on October 1st, 1958.
The latest articles around NASA
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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos compete to help NASA return humans to the moon
NASA has formally recruited tech billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to help its Artemis project return humans to the ...
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How COVID-19 postponed the European Space Agency's Mars mission
In the five decades since we first started sending spacecraft to Mars, exploration of the red planet has had a poor record ...
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Oros' new hoodie and parka use NASA-inspired aerogel to fight the cold
One of my favorite pieces of wearable technology I've tested here at TNW was an actual article of clothing: the Oros Orion Parka. Using an Aerogel-based insulator called Solarcore - Aerogel is the same material used by NASA to insulate equipment such as the Mars Rover - the coat ...
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The story of Katherine Johnson, the scientist who helped NASA send humans to space
Katherine Johnson, who has died at the age of 101, was an amazing woman. But up until a few years ago, hardly anyone had heard of her or her achievements. She was a mathematician and she worked for NASA. But on paper, neither of those facts would make her stand out from the crowd. ...
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NASA’s InSight lander discovers active faults in Mars’ crust
Most space missions investigate the surface or atmosphere of a body. But NASA’s InSight probe, which landed on Mars in November 2018, is different – it is the first mission dedicated to studying the interior structure of the planet and whether it gives rise to “marsquakes.” ...
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NASA, PayPal, Reddit, and Spotify are coming to TNW2020 – don't miss their talks
Hearing big ideas from leaders in tech can be a great way to bring inspiration to your work, both personally and professionally. Sometimes, it can be hard to find exactly what you're looking for – and in some cases, your favorite speakers are scattered across several events. At ...
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NASA wants the auto industry to build its next Moon rover
NASA earlier this week released an official contract inquiry seeking help from the automobile industry in designing a new ...
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New bill could kill NASA’s Moon base plans
The US House of Representatives recently proposed a bipartisan bill that would essentially tank NASA's plans to build a fully-functioning ...
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Elon Musk: SpaceX will send NASA astronauts to space in Q2
Elon Musk said last night that SpaceX plans to send NASA astronauts to space between April and June. The mission, dubbed ...
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NASA finally launches unisex spacesuit — preventing more spacewalk let-downs
On Tuesday, NASA showed off the space agency’s latest, most diverse spacesuit yet. It was created specially for NASA’s ...
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NASA charged taxpayers $5M for SpaceX safety review after Elon Musk got high
Remember when Elon Musk got high with Joe Rogan during an interview last year? It seemed like good, legal fun at the time. ...
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[Best of 2019] NASA engineer says Viking missions discovered life on Mars in the 1970s
Gilbert Levin, a NASA engineer who worked on the Viking missions, says he's “convinced we found evidence of life of Mars ...
