NASA Explorers: Space School
Before Jessica Watkins was an astronaut, she was a geologist. Now working on the International Space Station, Jessica and her fellow astronauts are preparing to explore the Moon and beyond. […]
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NASA Explorers: Space School
NASA Explorers: Moon Rocks
Meet NASA’s rock detectives. Using tiny samples of lunar rock brought back by Apollo astronauts, these NASA Explorers are looking into the origins of our Moon, our planet, and ourselves. […]
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NASA Explorers: Moon Rocks
NASA’s Exoplanet Superheroes
A superhero team of space telescopes has been working tirelessly to discover exoplanets and unveil their secrets. Now, a new superhero joins the team—the James Webb Space Telescope. What will […]
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NASA’s Exoplanet Superheroes
STS-61C Mission Highlights
STS-61C was the 24th mission of NASA’s Space Shuttle program, and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. STS-65 marked second flight of International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2), carrying more than […]
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STS-61C Mission Highlights
STS-120 Mission Highlights
STS-120 was the 23rd shuttle mission to the International Space Station, and launched an Italian-built U.S. multi-port module for the station.
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STS-120 Mission Highlights
STS-53 Mission Highlights
A classified Department of Defense primary payload, plus two unclassified secondary payloads and nine unclassified middeck experiments.
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STS-53 Mission Highlights
STS-112 Mission Highlights
Primary payloads for STS-112 were the S1 integrated truss segment and the Crew and Equipment Translation Aid Cart A. The CETA is the first of two human-powered carts that will […]
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STS-112 Mission Highlights
How Do We Communicate with Faraway Spacecraft
When scientists and engineers want to send commands to a spacecraft in deep space, they turn to the Deep Space Network, NASA’s international array of giant radio antennas used to […]
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How Do We Communicate with Faraway Spacecraft
NASA Explorers: The Launch
It’s not rockets and satellites that make NASA soar. It’s people. Go inside the space agency and follow the pioneers, risk-takers and experts at the frontline of exploration. This season, […]
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NASA Explorers: The Launch
Other Worlds: Planets
The planets of our solar system are full of mysteries. Meet a few of the scientists who are using the James Webb Space Telescope to look at our solar system […]
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