Once again into the breach

NASA open to significantly reduced return of Mars samples spacenews.com/nasa-open-to-s…

'How Pluto got its heart' Alan Stern See earthsky.org/space/how-plut…

Returning diverse, scientifically-relevant samples from Mars is a key priority. Our next steps will position us to bring this transformational mission forward and deliver revolutionary science from Mars — providing critical new insights into the origins and evolution of Mars, our…

Media brief at 1pm ET and media/science/public town hall at 2pm ET for NASA response to Mars Sample Return Independent Review Board👇 2pm one. Not sure direct link to 1pm one science.nasa.gov/researchers/vi…

Fun fact: Apollo 13 passed the far side of the Moon at an altitude of 254 km above the lunar surface, and 400,171 km from Earth, a spaceflight record marking the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth.

This happened 54 years ago #Today .

[NASA] SMD: APRIL 15TH TOWN HALL - NASA RESPONSE TO MARS SAMPLE RETURN INDEPENDENT REVIEW BOARD REPORT
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Space questions I hear a lot:
- Is Betelgeuse about to explode?
- How far away are the stars?
- When we see things happening 'now' in deep space, didn't they really happen a long time ago?
I decided to answer all 3 together.
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NASA document outlines selection of lunar rover companies spacenews.com/nasa-document-…

SwRI’s Matthew Kubesh will present “Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle Applications,” at the SAE International World Congress Experience (WCX) in Detroit, April 16. The conference runs through Thursday, April 18. For information more information visit: ow.ly/BSJV50Rgcom

What's Up? The Space Place: New Horizons finds evidence for 2nd Kuiper Belt whatsupthespaceplace.com/2024/04/new-ho…
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On Monday, Apr 15, at 1:00 pm ET, NASA Admin Bill Nelson and SMD AA Nicky Fox will hold a media telecon to reveal NASA's decision on the path forward for the Mars Sample Return mission. Watch on NASA TV.

Happy International Day of Human Spaceflight! If we rise above, it is because we lift each other up along the way. I was honored to have served as science co-lead for the first International Institute for Astronautical Sciences research flight with Kellie Gerardi 's Virgin Galactic flight in Nov 2023. Ad astra! 👩🏽‍🚀🌠🚀

Fusion propulsion is our bridge to the next era that will put our vast solar system within reach for science, exploration, commerce and more. On the #InternationalDayofHumanSpaceFlight , we celebrate the journey of explorers, past and present, and the discovery that lies ahead.

'New Horizons finds evidence for 2nd Kuiper Belt' Alan Stern See earthsky.org/space/new-hori…

Thank you SatNews for covering Solstar's news! Solstar Space has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1,248,735 to address pressing challenges for the Department of the Air Force. Read the full story bit.ly/4auBrmM

#SolarEclipse Solar eclipses only happen on Pluto every 120 years, but when they do, it's a real bonanza! Charon & I take turns eclipsing one another once a Plutonian day (every 6.4 Earth days) for five years in a row.🤩 #EclipseSeason #Space

At WH press conf right now, Prez Biden announces that 2 Japanese astronauts will join future American missions to the Moon and one will become the first non-American to land on the Moon.

Join us for the Game Changers track at #SpaceSymsposium this morning to hear from Dylan Taylor 🌎 on the “World Post Starship'' panel. It starts at 9:10am - see you there! #39space