As part of its “Ignition” event on Tuesday, NASA announced a series of transformative agencywide initiatives designed to achieve President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy and advance American leadership …
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NASA presents initiatives to fulfill the United States’ national space policy
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAs part of its “Ignition” event on Tuesday, NASA announced a series of transformative, agency-wide initiatives designed to fulfill President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy and advance American leadership …
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NASA to Provide Update on Implementation of National Space Policy
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNASA will host a public event at 9 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 24, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters in Washington to outline how the agency is executing President Donald J. Trump’s …
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Astronauts Install Solar Array Mod Kit, Complete Spacewalk
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:54 p.m. EDT. It was Williams’ first spacewalk and Meir’s fourth. During the approximately seven-hour and two-minute spacewalk, …
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Progress Cargo Craft Launches to Resupply Station Crew
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 94 spacecraft is safely in orbit and headed to the International Space Station following its launch at 7:59 a.m. EDT (4:59 p.m. Baikonur time) on a Soyuz rocket …
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NASA Invites Media to Learn About Upcoming X-59 Test Flights
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNASA will hold a media teleconference at 5:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 19 to highlight plans for its X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft’s upcoming flight tests. The teleconference is set …
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NASA Selects Finalists in Student Aircraft Maintenance Competition
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNASA has selected eight student teams as finalists in the 2026 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, giving them the resources to help address a critical challenge for U.S. aviation: maintenance. Challenges facing the commercial aviation industry include a shortage of …
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Patches of the Sun’s surface often show strong magnetic fields. These fields can emerge within a matter of hours, and can decay slowly or quickly, sometimes over days, weeks, or …
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Cardiac Research and Spacewalk Preps Before Cygnus XL Spacecraft Departs
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Expedition 74 crew members spent Wednesday studying the cardiovascular system while preparing for a spacewalk to upgrade the orbital outpost’s power generation system. A U.S. cargo spacecraft is also packed and …
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Canadarm2 Releases Cygnus XL Spacecraft Ending Cargo Mission
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAt 7:06 a.m. EDT, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL was released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm, which earlier detached the cargo spacecraft from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s Unity module. …