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Indoor Testing Facilities available at the NASA Unmanned Autonomy Research Complex (NUARC)

By |2026-04-09T17:21:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

WindShaper April 8, 2025A large WindShaper fan array is available for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.NASA/John Melton April 9, 2025The Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this view of the rover’s deck on Feb. 20, 2021.NASA/JPL-Caltech A large WindShaper fan array is available for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.  [...]

Starstruck

By |2026-04-09T16:29:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

A stunning snapshot in time. The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way.NASA The Artemis II crew captured this photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, on April 7, 2026. The Milky Way’s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central [...]

Watching the Artemis II Mission Unfold at JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility

By |2026-04-09T15:32:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read Watching the Artemis II Mission Unfold at JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility PIA26747 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Watching the Artemis II… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Watching the Artemis II Mission Unfold at JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility JPEG (66.13 MB) Description [...]

The Deep Space Network Acquires Artemis II Signal

By |2026-04-09T15:28:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 Min Read The Deep Space Network Acquires Artemis II Signal PIA26746 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal The Deep Space Network… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads The Deep Space Network Acquires Artemis II Signal JPEG (62.03 MB) Description A graphical representation of the Deep Space Network’s [...]

Watching Over the Deep Space Network Before Artemis II Signal Acquisition

By |2026-04-09T15:17:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read Watching Over the Deep Space Network Before Artemis II Signal Acquisition PIA26744 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Watching Over the Deep Space… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Watching Over the Deep Space Network Before Artemis II Signal Acquisition JPEG (63.52 MB) Description Blanca [...]

Watching the Artemis II Launch From JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility

By |2026-04-09T15:12:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read Watching the Artemis II Launch From JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility PIA26743 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Watching the Artemis II Launch… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Watching the Artemis II Launch From JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility JPEG (96.19 MB) Description Staff [...]

JPL’s ‘Lucky Peanuts’ Before Artemis II Launch

By |2026-04-09T15:06:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

1 Min Read JPL’s ‘Lucky Peanuts’ Before Artemis II Launch PIA26742 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal JPL’s ‘Lucky Peanuts’… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads JPL’s ‘Lucky Peanuts’ Before Artemis II Launch JPEG (67.09 MB) Description A container of “lucky peanuts” sits above workstations within the Space [...]

Supporting Artemis II From JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility

By |2026-04-09T14:57:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , , , |

2 Min Read Supporting Artemis II From JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility PIA26741 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Supporting Artemis II From… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About   Downloads Supporting Artemis II From JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility JPEG (63.68 MB) Description The Artemis II mission patch appears [...]

Busy Day of Space Science and Lab Maintenance Greets Station Crew

By |2026-04-09T13:10:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|

Astronauts (from left) Chris Williams, Sophie Adenot, and Jessica Meir, who is wearing a portable breathing apparatus for testing purposes, pose for a portrait aboard the International Space Station.ESA/Sophie Adenot A packed schedule filled with numerous science objectives and critical lab maintenance tasks greeted the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. [...]

Artemis II Flight Day 9: Crew Prepares to Come Home

By |2026-04-09T11:47:00-04:00April 9th, 2026|Categories: NASA News|Tags: , , , , |

(April 7, 2026) – The Artemis II crew – (clockwise from left) Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover – take time out for a group hug inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home. Following a swing around the far side of the Moon on April [...]

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