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The lunar South Pole region
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Feel the Power of an RS‑25 Hot Fire Test! 🔥 We successfully tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The main objectives of the test were to acceptance test RS-25 flight components for future @NASAArtemis missions and validate the new thermal protection system, which protects the RS-25 engine nozzle from the thermal environment surrounding NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket during launch. While this developmental engine will not be used in flight, the hot fire test provides NASA and NASA's prime engine contractor @L3HarrisTech with the capability to capture critical data to improve engine performance and reliability.
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Planting the seeds for deep space exploration! 🌱🚀 Astronauts on the space station are continuing to test ways to grow fresh food in microgravity using plant pillows, advancing @NASAScience_ research on seed storage and crop growth capabilities for future exploration missions.
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There's a lot of ground to cover when you're building a Moon Base. During the first phase of @NASAMoonBase development, robotic rovers will gather new details about the lunar South Pole region, while lunar terrain vehicles will extend the reach of each Artemis mission.
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Welcome to the Artemis Accords, Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan has joined 76 other nations around the world by committing to the peaceful and safe exploration of space. go.nasa.gov/4hWoI2z
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Join us on Oct. 23 for an update on our plans to return American astronauts to the Moon by 2028. NASA leadership will also give details on the upcoming Artemis III mission to test critical systems needed for future Moon landings. go.nasa.gov/4hNAvjO
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Fitness goals don’t stop in space 💪 During their mission, @NASAArtemis II astronauts used a compact device, the flywheel, similar to a rowing machine, for daily exercise. Using the device helped the crew maintain muscle strength on their mission.
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When the Apollo 8 astronauts became the first to observe the Moon up close, NASA gathered insights from what they saw into a special publication. The Artemis II preliminary lunar science report is a continuation of this story of data and science made possible by NASA's missions to the Moon. 🔗 go.nasa.gov/4igLKBj
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Shaken, spun, baked, and blasted! A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of establishing @NASAMoonBase, humanity’s first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical tests at JPL. 1/2
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Congratulations to the teams selected for the 2027 Human Exploration Rover Challenge and Student Launch! 🛞🚀 It's time to lock in & get to work. We can't wait to see your designs on the course & in the air next spring! Did your school or alma mater make the list? ⬇️
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“We had to find a way and we did. Looking back, we were the luckiest people in the world; there was no choice but to be pioneers.” —Margaret Hamilton Rest in peace, Margaret. Your trailblazing work leading the development of the on-board flight software for the Apollo spacecraft will forever be remembered. 🫡
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Studying the albedo of lighter and darker patches on the Moon — with crew observations from missions like @NASAArtemis II, and spacecraft like LRO — helps us to identify types of rocks present in different regions, and the likely history of their formation.
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In the DC area on Thursday? NASA is hosting a free event for World Space Week where the public can learn how we streamed imagery from the Moon to Earth during the recent Artemis II mission. 👩‍🚀 Join us in-person on Oct. 8 at 3:30 p.m. at NASA Headquarters. Register: bit.ly/4AQcXSw
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Ready to shake things up! The LEMS-SP instrument was chosen to fly to the Moon with the CLPS program, with Goddard helping lead the team. LEMS-SP will use a seismometer to monitor micrometeoroids & the abundance of volatiles that drift into the Moon’s thin outer layer of gases.
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You’ve seen the photos. Now hear the story behind them.🌕 On this week’s #HWHAP, hear never-before-released recordings from the Artemis II crew’s lunar flyby as lunar scientists Juliane Gross and Aaron Regberg unpack what the astronauts saw and why it matters. go.nasa.gov/4rLgq0D
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“Besides just being an orbiting laboratory, it’s also our technical proving ground.” @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman explains how missions aboard the @Space_Station, including the Crew-13 mission, are integral for testing technologies needed for future Artemis missions on the Moon.
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NASA has selected three new science investigations through its PRISM program to prepare for humanity’s first lunar outpost, @NASAMoonBase. From monitoring hazards to finding natural shelters and mapping water ice, take a look at the science paving the way for lunar exploration: go.nasa.gov/4iS0h7k
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NASA and @LunarOutpostInc teams conducted human-in-the-loop testing on Lunar Outpost’s Pegasus lunar terrain vehicle prototype at @NASAJohnson. NASA selected Lunar Outpost and Astrolab to build and deliver the first phase of lunar terrain vehicles for Moon Base development.
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All the way up! The final fueled segments for @NASAArtemis III’s twin SLS boosters are stacked inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.
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Welcome to the Artemis Accords, San Marino 🇸🇲 San Marino has joined 75 other nations by committing to the safe and sustainable exploration of space. go.nasa.gov/4ANBPKW
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Welcome to the Artemis Accords, Côte d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire is the 75th country to sign the Artemis Accords. In doing so, they commit to a common set of principles for a safe, peaceful, and prosperous future in space. go.nasa.gov/3V1mgyS
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