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We’re headed back to the moon

April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 - by News Director

TweetPinShareMERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – It happened. At 6:35 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, NASA’s Space Launch System generated 8.8 million pounds of thrust and lifted four human beings …

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Kelly, colleagues introduce bill to bolster American space research and exploration

November 20, 2025 - by News Director

TweetPinShareSpace RACE Act Would Create New Space Research Institute to Ensure Competitive Edge Over Foreign Adversaries Contributed Article WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, Arizona senator and former NASA astronaut Mark …

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Discovery Park to host lecture on NASA’s DART Mission

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 - by News Director

TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy NASA/Johns Hopkins APL: An illustration of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, as it approaches its target moonlet around the asteroid Didymos.  By Kara Camp/EAC THATCHER – …

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The ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurs Monday night

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 - by News Director

TweetPinShareThe ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn will be at its closest on Monday coincidentally during the Winter Solstice. Contributed Article/Courtesy NASA Skywatchers are in for an end-of-year treat. What …

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