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You're invited! ✉️ Join our Flight Opportunities Program at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 4, as we explore flying externally mounted payloads on suborbital rockets. Hear about testing opportunities provided by exterior mounting, how to prepare payloads for these conditions, and lessons learned from researchers:

You're invited! ✉️ Join our Flight Opportunities Program at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 4, as we explore flying externally mounted payloads on suborbital rockets. Hear about testing opportunities provided by exterior mounting, how to prepare payloads for these conditions, and lessons learned from researchers:

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Something's cooking 🍽️ Stay tuned next week to learn how you can get involved in our upcoming food-based prize opportunity!

Something's cooking 🍽️ Stay tuned next week to learn how you can get involved in our upcoming food-based prize opportunity!

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We're testing new technologies to stick the landing on planetary surfaces with challenging terrain! Over 4 months, 4 precision landing systems flew on 4 different vehicles, gathering key data for safer, more accurate landings for future missions. More:

We're testing new technologies to stick the landing on planetary surfaces with challenging terrain! Over 4 months, 4 precision landing systems flew on 4 different vehicles, gathering key data for safer, more accurate landings for future missions. More:

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Join us on May 7 to find out how researchers leveraged simulated lunar gravity to advance their innovations aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket. Hear lessons learned and how flight tests like these speed up tech development and support industry:

Join us on May 7 to find out how researchers leveraged simulated lunar gravity to advance their innovations aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket. Hear lessons learned and how flight tests like these speed up tech development and support industry:

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Could a jumping robot explore Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus? 🪐 The LEAP robot is a bold mission concept that could hop across ice, jump through tall plumes and sample the subsurface ocean. See how LEAP could explore some of the most extreme terrain in the solar system:

Could a jumping robot explore Saturn’s icy moon, Enceladus? 🪐 The LEAP robot is a bold mission concept that could hop across ice, jump through tall plumes and sample the subsurface ocean. See how LEAP could explore some of the most extreme terrain in the solar system:

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2025-2026 NASA TechRise Student Challenge! The 60 teams of 6-12 graders from across the U.S. will launch their science and technology experiments on a Virgin Galactic or @worldviewspace vehicle this summer:

Congratulations to the winners of the 2025-2026 NASA TechRise Student Challenge! The 60 teams of 6-12 graders from across the U.S. will launch their science and technology experiments on a Virgin Galactic or @worldviewspace vehicle this summer:

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They say practice makes perfect. And it’s super important if you’re going to the Moon. Read about yesterday's Blue Origin flight that simulated lunar gravity for a whopping ~2 minutes, giving researchers more time to prep technologies for the big trip:

They say practice makes perfect. And it’s super important if you’re going to the Moon. Read about yesterday's Blue Origin flight that simulated lunar gravity for a whopping ~2 minutes, giving researchers more time to prep technologies for the big trip:

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Each year, our scientists, engineers, and developers create software packages to manage space missions, test spacecraft, and analyze data from research satellites. Through our new software catalog you can download and use these programs for free!

Each year, our scientists, engineers, and developers create software packages to manage space missions, test spacecraft, and analyze data from research satellites. Through our new software catalog you can download and use these programs for free!

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Not science fiction, science fact! 🔬 Researchers are exploring an idea to use engineered bacteria to clean Martian water, turning contaminants into consumables. This concept could one day help us produce valuable resources for explorers on the Red Planet. Explore more:

Not science fiction, science fact! 🔬 Researchers are exploring an idea to use engineered bacteria to clean Martian water, turning contaminants into consumables. This concept could one day help us produce valuable resources for explorers on the Red Planet. Explore more:

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Researchers are working on an idea that may vastly improve how we build in space. Launching large objects to orbit today is limited by rocket size/cargo capacity. The Bend-Forming process may beat these limitations and transform in-space construction.

Researchers are working on an idea that may vastly improve how we build in space. Launching large objects to orbit today is limited by rocket size/cargo capacity. The Bend-Forming process may beat these limitations and transform in-space construction.

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Attention middle & high schoolers! The 5th NASA TechRise Student Challenge is now open. Submit an idea for a chance to fly your experiment on a NASA-sponsored suborbital spacecraft with Virgin Galactic or a high-altitude balloon with World View. Learn more:

Attention middle & high schoolers! The 5th NASA TechRise Student Challenge is now open. Submit an idea for a chance to fly your experiment on a NASA-sponsored suborbital spacecraft with Virgin Galactic or a high-altitude balloon with World View. Learn more:

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"We put the [Navigation Doppler Lidar for Precise Velocity and Range Sensing] as a tech demo and as a test, we weren't planning to use it... for the actual mission... but now we are. So, basically, it is the primary system to help provide the velocity and altitude information." — Space Tech Mission Directorate Deputy Associate Administrator Prasun Desai

"We put the [Navigation Doppler Lidar for Precise Velocity and Range Sensing] as a tech demo and as a test, we weren't planning to use it... for the actual mission... but now we are. So, basically, it is the primary system to help provide the velocity and altitude information." — Space Tech Mission Directorate Deputy Associate Administrator Prasun Desai

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Launching no earlier than Feb. 26 on Intuitive Machines second mission to the Moon, our Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 will extract and analyze lunar soil to help us better understand subsurface resources in preparation for future #Artemis missions:

Launching no earlier than Feb. 26 on Intuitive Machines second mission to the Moon, our Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 will extract and analyze lunar soil to help us better understand subsurface resources in preparation for future #Artemis missions:

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Jason Frieman is an electrical engineer at NASA's Glenn Research Center working on the most fuel efficient rocket engine we've ever built. This electric propulsion system brings science fiction space travel to life and could bridge the gap to get us to Mars:

Jason Frieman is an electrical engineer at NASA's Glenn Research Center working on the most fuel efficient rocket engine we've ever built. This electric propulsion system brings science fiction space travel to life and could bridge the gap to get us to Mars:

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The Intuitive Machines Hopper robot – heading to the Moon tonight aboard the IM-2 mission – will deploy from the Athena lander and hop into a nearby crater, providing a first look into undiscovered regions on the lunar surface. More about this novel tech:

The Intuitive Machines Hopper robot – heading to the Moon tonight aboard the IM-2 mission – will deploy from the Athena lander and hop into a nearby crater, providing a first look into undiscovered regions on the lunar surface. More about this novel tech:

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Could magnets help astronauts breathe on Mars? 🧲 Living and working on Mars will require innovative technologies to produce oxygen for future explorers. That's why researchers, working with NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, are developing a powerful new idea using swirling fluids and strong magnets to produce breathable air. Learn more:

Could magnets help astronauts breathe on Mars? 🧲 Living and working on Mars will require innovative technologies to produce oxygen for future explorers. That's why researchers, working with NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, are developing a powerful new idea using swirling fluids and strong magnets to produce breathable air. Learn more:

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Among the 17 NASA-supported technologies flying on @BlueOrigin’s New Shepard-29 mission are a handful designed to solve housekeeping's biggest issue – dust. Learn about these experiments that will undergo testing in a simulated lunar gravity environment:

Among the 17 NASA-supported technologies flying on @BlueOrigin’s New Shepard-29 mission are a handful designed to solve housekeeping's biggest issue – dust. Learn about these experiments that will undergo testing in a simulated lunar gravity environment:

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In partnership with @Nokia, we're setting up the first mobile network on the Moon! Launching with Intuitive Machines on Feb. 26, the Lunar Surface Communication System will use the same cellular tech used on Earth to establish lunar surface connectivity:

In partnership with @Nokia, we're setting up the first mobile network on the Moon! Launching with Intuitive Machines on Feb. 26, the Lunar Surface Communication System will use the same cellular tech used on Earth to establish lunar surface connectivity:

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Venus is hot enough to melt a spacecraft, but a new mission concept might one day helps us bring a piece of it back to Earth using: 🎈 A high-flying, fuel-making balloon 🛩️ A solar-powered airplane 🚀 And rockets Learn how NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program could unlock a new chapter in planetary exploration using proven technology in a bold, new way:

Venus is hot enough to melt a spacecraft, but a new mission concept might one day helps us bring a piece of it back to Earth using: 🎈 A high-flying, fuel-making balloon 🛩️ A solar-powered airplane 🚀 And rockets Learn how NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program could unlock a new chapter in planetary exploration using proven technology in a bold, new way:

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“…a lot of people told me that I couldn’t do it. Well, watch me, I can.” NASA's Glenn Research Center's Lauren Ameen develops technology to keep rocket fuel cold for long-duration missions – one of the most enabling capabilities to get astronauts to the Moon and Mars:

“…a lot of people told me that I couldn’t do it. Well, watch me, I can.” NASA's Glenn Research Center's Lauren Ameen develops technology to keep rocket fuel cold for long-duration missions – one of the most enabling capabilities to get astronauts to the Moon and Mars:

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Meeting Sally Ride as a young girl inspired Lindsay Kaldon to join the U.S. Air Force with the hope of someday becoming an astronaut. Now at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Lindsay works on a novel nuclear fission system that could power #Artemis habitats and rovers on the Moon:

Meeting Sally Ride as a young girl inspired Lindsay Kaldon to join the U.S. Air Force with the hope of someday becoming an astronaut. Now at NASA's Glenn Research Center, Lindsay works on a novel nuclear fission system that could power #Artemis habitats and rovers on the Moon:

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Tiny technology for big discoveries ✨ Scientists working with NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program hope to transform how we explore deep space by using powerful lasers to push a swarm of tiny autonomous probes. See how a swarm of tiny spacecraft may one day help us study distant worlds:

Tiny technology for big discoveries ✨ Scientists working with NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program hope to transform how we explore deep space by using powerful lasers to push a swarm of tiny autonomous probes. See how a swarm of tiny spacecraft may one day help us study distant worlds:

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Researchers are working on a mission concept called Skylight to explore and model lunar pits. Planetary pits are gateways to caves which offer havens for human habitation and are also high priority targets for science. Learn more about Skylight: ➡

Researchers are working on a mission concept called Skylight to explore and model lunar pits. Planetary pits are gateways to caves which offer havens for human habitation and are also high priority targets for science. Learn more about Skylight: ➡

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