When #Artemis astronauts return to the Moon, they will have to manage hazardous Moon dust. @NASASpinoff technology designed to measure air quality in lunar habitat concepts is helping us fight air pollution on Earth: https://t.co/vUoTywdCcf https://t.co/Bp5eq0eYAT
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👩‍🚀 Tomorrow, join us for a live Q&A with @astro_megan from the @space_station! ➡️ May 27 at 10:15 a.m. ET Fun fact: Before her current mission, McArthur worked as the flight engineer and robotic arm operator on the fifth and final servicing mission to Hubble! https://t.co/KhsDfgFkeG
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Falcon 9 putting on a show as it leaves earth behind
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One of my favorites pictures from the Cassini Mission: Saturn's Moon's Rhea and Epimetheus
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Today we remember astronaut, physicist, and educator, Sally Ride on her birthday. Selected as an astronaut in 1978, Ride cemented her place in history in 1983, when she became the first American woman in space. Ride was passionate about STEM education, particularly for women. https://t.co/d5jBsRkg0Y
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SpaceX 0845-EX-ST-2021 FCC Experimental License: Launch from VAB & Landing on Droneship filed
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"The person who developed this is slightly smarter than me. Slightly." - Natasha Romanoff Today in 1942, the prototype XP-61 Black Widow flew for the first time. The Black Widow was designed to locate and destroy enemy aircraft at night and in bad weather. https://t.co/WerCJpNHBZ
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Super blood Moon lunar eclipse (2021/05/26)
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My new Orion dobs 8 is fantastic
I have not done astronomy since childhood. I’m planning to get back into it and bought an Orion dobs XT8. I was not prepared for how beautiful everything looked. It took my breath away. Sky is the limit!!! My new life starts today.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster has landed on the droneship “Just Read the Instructions” in the Atlantic Ocean, completing this rocket’s second trip to space. It’s the 85th successful Falcon booster recovery overall. https://t.co/iYLjIzzuBn https://t.co/BDXyrxTtOg
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On June 3, our next @SpaceX cargo resupply mission heads to the @Space_Station bringing with it new solar arrays, a variety of @ISS_Research, & more! Liftoff is targeted for 1:29pm ET from @NASAKennedy. 🚀 Get the details and a schedule of mission events: https://t.co/mosW1AbXrh https://t.co/7J8PWsL8zT
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Cost and schedule overruns continue to grow for NASA programs
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Picture perfect 📸 Today in 1969, Apollo 10 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean less than four miles from the target point and recovery ship, an end to a successful mission: https://t.co/4qaZCd0ioX https://t.co/MWVIneduFi
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"Hey, Mars. Did you do something different with your atmosphere?" "Nah! I just got a new crater. You like it?" https://t.co/9jstiHCipS
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Sixty Starlink internet satellites have deployed from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket 180 miles above Earth south of New Zealand. This was the 103rd consecutive successful orbital launch by SpaceX, and the 100th successful flight in a row for a Falcon 9 rocket. https://t.co/iYLjIzzuBn https://t.co/dYsbqC5y7C
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